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)
010358001358	361	Double Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	123 Old School Rd	Double Springs	35553	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 717-3322	354	21	16.8	76.6%	342 (96.6%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,295			$2,264			$8,007	48.4	39.2	424	63
010336001251	362	Arcadia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Arcadia Drive	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3567	420	26	16.1	52.6%	38 (9.0%)	303 (72.1%)	56 (13.3%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$11,471			$1,696			$9,755	48.4	30.8	479	117
010102000414	363	Hanceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	799 Commercial Street SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 352-9196	644	35	18.4	78.3%	482 (74.8%)	23 (3.6%)	89 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)	$8,379			$628			$7,725	48.3	55.2	306	57
010001102094	364	Leeds Elementary School	Public	2-5	950 Ashville Road	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4500	635	28	22.6	58.9%	355 (55.9%)	162 (25.5%)	90 (14.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$9,618			$1,159			$8,459	48.2	47.4	361	3
010345000131	365	Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	283 Bulldog Blvd	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 924-4101	490	29	16.8	70.8%	431 (88.0%)	17 (3.5%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$9,552			$2,559			$6,990	48.2	49.6	347	18
010183000667	366	Section High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	141 AL Highway 71	Section	35771	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-6718	546	31	17.7	65.4%	397 (72.7%)	11 (2.0%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$9,937			$1,388			$8,535	48.2	46.7	365	1
010248001041	367	Cotaco School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Cotaco School Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 778-8153	485	29	16.8	62.3%	438 (90.3%)	8 (1.6%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,127			$2,326			$9,785	48	58	278	89
010204000787	368	Mount Hope	Public	PK, KG-6	8455 County Road 23	Mount Hope	35651	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2470	111	10	11.2	69.4%	96 (86.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$11,107			$2,424			$8,668	48	60.2	263	105
010159000541	369	Belgreen High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14220 Highway 187	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-1376	566	36	15.7	68.4%	387 (68.4%)	11 (1.9%)	147 (26.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$10,237			$1,795			$8,439	47.8	57.2	287	82
010159000548	370	Vina High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8250 County Road 23	Vina	35593	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2260	274	21	13.3	66.4%	266 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,322			$2,219			$11,100	47.7	20.1	541	171

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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.