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)
010087000350	541	Repton Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2340 Conaly Street	Repton	36475	Conecuh County	Conecuh County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 248-2960	119	8	15.8	77.3%	21 (17.6%)	94 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$13,663			$2,966			$10,683	21.3	15.5	575	34
010339001276	542	Cottondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Cottondale Ln	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2642	447	26	17.1	67.1%	169 (37.8%)	126 (28.2%)	126 (28.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$9,707			$1,529			$8,155	21	26.8	501	41
010237000930	543	John Will Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5750 Summit Ave	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1750	510	25	20.1	88.8%	13 (2.5%)	462 (90.6%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$9,543			$1,957			$7,575	20.6	16.4	563	20
010039000190	544	Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	590	29	20.3	89.2%	10 (1.7%)	354 (60.0%)	216 (36.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$11,393			$2,367			$9,024	20.6	20.2	540	4
010114000411	545	Collinsville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 S Valley Ave	Collinsville	35961	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 524-2111	886	58	15.2	87.8%	238 (26.9%)	26 (2.9%)	543 (61.3%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$16,213			$1,616			$7,562	20.3	18.6	547	2
010135001661	546	Rachel Patterson Elementary School	Public	K-4	1102 W Craig St	Atmore	36502	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 368-4860	509	29	17.5	93.1%	81 (15.9%)	387 (76.0%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$10,297			$1,801			$8,469	20.3			(n/a)
010351000325	547	F S Ervin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Leroy Randolph Rd	Pine Hill	36769	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 963-4702	192	11	17.4	85.9%	2 (1.0%)	185 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$13,046			$2,753			$10,262	20.2	11.7	614	67
010180000630	548	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 Barney Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7200	380	25	15.5	85.3%	16 (4.2%)	288 (75.8%)	52 (13.7%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$10,057			$2,041			$8,016	20.2	17.2	554	6
010192000727	549	Minor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 Cora Avenue	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4800	403	23	17.8	83.4%	71 (17.6%)	246 (61.0%)	65 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	$11,201			$2,244			$8,930	20.2	14	588	39
010192000699	550	UW Clemon Elementary School	Public	K-5	2021 UW Clemon Parkway	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3250	612	32	19.2	76.0%	35 (5.7%)	496 (81.0%)	68 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$10,036			$1,563			$8,446	20.1	13.1	596	46

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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.