Best Elementary Schools in Alabama

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Summative Assessment test scores by the Alabama State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 9, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 684)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
010111000401	461	JE Terry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	70 Academy St	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 266-2838	80	5	16	78.8%	38 (47.5%)	36 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	$12,312			$2,048			$10,242	35.1	69.9	191	270
010297001157	462	Meadowview Elementary School	Public	K-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	276	14	19.7	69.9%	19 (6.9%)	242 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$10,109			$1,741			$8,361	35	23.5	524	62
010213000812	463	Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Shiloh Street	Linden	36748	Marengo County	Linden City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 295-5860	196	14	14	79.6%	6 (3.1%)	186 (94.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,533			$3,887			$8,552	34.8	38.1	430	33
010111000404	464	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3486 Dallas Road 3	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 996-8636	176	9	19.5	80.1%	0 (0.0%)	169 (96.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,997			$2,121			$9,854	34.3	35.3	455	9
010279001113	465	Goshen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23 County Road 2238	Goshen	36035	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-1851	462	28	16.5	72.3%	263 (56.9%)	171 (37.0%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,566			$1,814			$8,656	34.3	46.2	369	96
010066002437	466	Jemison Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1491 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	492	21	23.4	85.4%	238 (48.4%)	32 (6.5%)	204 (41.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$7,068			$1,387			$5,655	34.3	30.3	485	19
010237000970	467	Wilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7456 WilmerGeorgetown Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1780	447	26	17.1	74.7%	313 (70.0%)	18 (4.0%)	85 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$9,866			$1,910			$7,946	34.2	34.5	463	4
010222000835	468	Harvest School	Public	PK, KG-5	8845 Wall Triana Highway	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4590	734	37	19.8	53.7%	249 (33.9%)	327 (44.6%)	77 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (9.7%)	$9,888			$1,879			$7,971	34.2	50.7	341	127
010027000070	469	Swift Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6330 Bon Secour Hwy	Bon Secour	36511	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 949-6422	118	10	11.4	91.5%	74 (62.7%)	3 (2.5%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	$17,030			$2,133			$14,892	34	28.5	495	26
010336001269	470	Woodland Forrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 E Hargrove Rd E	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3675	561	31	18	60.4%	60 (10.7%)	452 (80.6%)	17 (3.0%)	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$10,071			$1,690			$8,362	33.9	18.9	546	76

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment English, Summative Assessment Science test scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alabama State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.