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)
010207000794	171	West Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 Stringer Weeks Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4050	870	52	16.6	49.5%	591 (67.9%)	140 (16.1%)	73 (8.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.8%)	$9,088			$851			$8,220	72.7	70.8	179	8
010129001768	172	Eclectic Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Harden St	Eclectic	36024	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 541-2291	665	34	19.5	54.4%	557 (83.8%)	57 (8.6%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$8,790			$1,493			$7,280	72.5	69.7	192	20
010201001545	173	Brooks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 School Ln	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2171	903	49	18.5	47.5%	792 (87.7%)	35 (3.9%)	27 (3.0%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.1%)	$8,337			$1,014			$7,314	72.3	75.9	141	32
010166001791	174	Geneva County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	819 S 6th Ave	Hartford	36344	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 588-2923	437	27	16.1	68.9%	334 (76.4%)	47 (10.8%)	24 (5.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$8,371			$1,070			$7,254	72	75.7	143	31
010263501865	175	De Armanville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 School Road	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3918	487	35	14	67.1%	224 (46.0%)	149 (30.6%)	61 (12.5%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$11,608			$1,535			$10,053	71.9	69.2	196	21
010345001321	176	Parrish ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Engle St	Parrish	35580	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 686-5061	324	20	16	75.9%	255 (78.7%)	49 (15.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,603			$3,787			$11,813	71.8	61.6	247	71
010339001633	177	Huntington Place Elementary School	Public	3-4	11601 Huntington Pl	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2652	350	16	21.8	32.6%	278 (79.4%)	34 (9.7%)	29 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$7,650			$801			$6,826	71.7	81.9	102	75
010294001486	178	Collins Intermediate School	Public	4-6	102 Legion Dr	Scottsboro	35768	Jackson County	Scottsboro City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 218-2700	521	30	17.6	61.0%	408 (78.3%)	29 (5.6%)	69 (13.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$9,552			$1,463			$8,052	71.6	70	189	11
010027000056	179	W J Carroll Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1000 Main St	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 626-0277	463	24	19	61.3%	284 (61.3%)	92 (19.9%)	37 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.7%)	$11,182			$1,709			$9,468	71.2	76.8	134	45
010225000857	180	Sweet Water High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 Main Street	Sweet Water	36782	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 994-4263	561	38	14.7	57.4%	337 (60.1%)	207 (36.9%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,240			$1,568			$8,600	70.8	66.9	214	34

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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.
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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.