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)
010303000324	31	Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5486 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5220	638	40	15.7	29.8%	434 (68.0%)	90 (14.1%)	65 (10.2%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	$9,015			$1,115			$7,881	93.7	91	55	24
010180000533	32	Hampton Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Old 431 Hwy	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7180	699	39	17.8	7.2%	560 (80.1%)	25 (3.6%)	49 (7.0%)	23 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.7%)	$8,275			$715			$7,559	93.6	95.4	23	9
010000702186	33	Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1730 Lake Cyrus Club Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1600	495	32	15.4	22.2%	266 (53.7%)	114 (23.0%)	33 (6.7%)	48 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	$14,065			$1,054			$13,011	93.5	93.7	33
010021000042	34	Wrights Mill Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	807 Wrights Mill Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1990	401	27	14.8	34.7%	247 (61.6%)	51 (12.7%)	48 (12.0%)	28 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	$11,222			$1,056			$10,148	92.6	94.4	28	6
010027000067	35	Spanish Fort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30900 State Highway 225	Spanish Fort	36527	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 626-9751	761	50	15.2	34.3%	596 (78.3%)	65 (8.5%)	41 (5.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	$10,376			$771			$9,601	92.5	87.1	64	29
010027000550	36	Rockwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10183 US Highway 31	Spanish Fort	36527	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 626-5528	747	50	15	27.7%	558 (74.7%)	45 (6.0%)	58 (7.8%)	24 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.6%)	$8,588			$534			$8,049	92.4	93	38	2
010336000584	37	Rock Quarry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Rock Quarry Dr	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-8347	655	39	16.7	12.2%	461 (70.4%)	73 (11.1%)	38 (5.8%)	54 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$10,037			$546			$9,471	92.3	93.9	31	6
010117000431	38	Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	801 Wilson St NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3056	290	16	17.9	61.0%	136 (46.9%)	73 (25.2%)	51 (17.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)								92.2	93.8	32	6
010099000372	39	West Elementary School	Public	2-6	303 Rosemont Ave SW	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-4271	592	31	18.9	48.8%	494 (83.4%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,201			$1,507			$7,691	92	88.7	60	21
010132000479	40	Holly Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	201 Pineview	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-9700	687	31	22.1	45.3%	403 (58.7%)	127 (18.5%)	98 (14.3%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	$6,904			$737			$6,153	91.7	91.7	49	9

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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.