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)
010336001260	521	Skyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Skyland Boulevard East	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3638	385	25	15.5	90.9%	2 (0.5%)	336 (87.3%)	40 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,558			$2,241			$9,145	23.8	17	555	34
010237001775	522	Erwin Craighead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South Ann St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1155	420	23	18.2	89.3%	3 (0.7%)	401 (95.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$9,785			$1,590			$8,185	23.8	21.5	539	17
010339001292	523	Vance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18202 Hwy 11 N	Vance	35490	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2697	499	27	18.8	69.3%	313 (62.7%)	101 (20.2%)	71 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$8,576			$1,485			$7,067	23.7	27.3	498	25
010219000829	524	DC Wolfe School	Public	PK, KG-6	4450 Cross Keys Rd	Shorter	36075	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-1641	131	9	14.5	90.1%	2 (1.5%)	119 (90.8%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$13,524			$3,219			$10,302	23.2	11.8	613	89
010162000564	525	W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	464	21	22.4	86.2%	49 (10.6%)	266 (57.3%)	131 (28.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,349			$2,460			$6,872	23.2	21.7	537	12
010237001617	526	Holloway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Stanton Rd	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1391	498	28	17.5	97.8%	3 (0.6%)	472 (94.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$8,889			$1,789			$7,091	23	16.2	564	38
010336001266	527	University Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 First Avenue	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3664	599	35	17.1	64.3%	46 (7.7%)	446 (74.5%)	65 (10.9%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$11,854			$1,683			$10,153	22.6	30.8	480	47
010237000915	528	Olive J Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Longleaf Dr	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1195	875	48	18.2	66.6%	202 (23.1%)	517 (59.1%)	74 (8.5%)	14 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	$8,449			$1,210			$7,229	22.5	24	521	7
010237000956	529	Kate Shepard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3980B Burma Rd	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1645	584	30	19.4	73.8%	119 (20.4%)	390 (66.8%)	27 (4.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	$10,062			$2,357			$7,695	22.3	29.7	487	42
010243001012	530	Flowers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3510 Harrison Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1015	394	23	17.1	73.6%	58 (14.7%)	298 (75.6%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$9,912			$1,876			$7,985	22.3	16.6	559	29

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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.