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)
010243001007	611	Dannelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 Carter Hill Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3657	622	36	17.2	87.5%	10 (1.6%)	508 (81.7%)	91 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$8,784			$1,396			$7,337	12.4	7.7	658	47
010039000127	612	Oliver K5 School	Public	PK, KG-5	6871 6th Court S	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8620	389	22	18	86.6%	1 (0.3%)	379 (97.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,625			$2,412			$8,211	12.3	16.2	568	44
010162001665	613	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	423	25	16.6	91.0%	43 (10.2%)	226 (53.4%)	141 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$9,435			$2,672			$6,747	12.3	15.8	571	42
010267001577	614	Robert C Hatch High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	470 West Avenue	Uniontown	36786	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 628-4061	452	31	14.5	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	451 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,263			$2,518			$8,741	12.1	7.3	663	49
010039000161	615	Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3136 Norwood Blvd	Birmingham	35234	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3440	249	14	17.7	70.7%	2 (0.8%)	220 (88.4%)	23 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,542			$2,602			$8,937	12.1	41.3	409	206
010243001004	616	Crump Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3510 Woodley Rd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8020	497	29	17.1	93.4%	6 (1.2%)	443 (89.1%)	41 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$8,818			$1,757			$7,009	12	12.4	604	12
010060000256	617	Lafayette Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	311	18	17.2	88.1%	54 (17.4%)	245 (78.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$11,267			$2,574			$8,680	12	18.3	548	69
010180000640	618	Montview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2600 Garvin Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7320	227	13	16.9	87.2%	21 (9.3%)	152 (67.0%)	36 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	$13,217			$3,064			$10,152	11.9	16.2	566	52
010235000890	619	Midfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	416 Parkwood St	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-7727	390	17	22.9	84.4%	1 (0.3%)	337 (86.4%)	43 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,182			$1,903			$9,275	11.8	12.6	601	18
010243001458	620	Garrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 McLemore Drive	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1090	564	33	17	67.9%	12 (2.1%)	520 (92.2%)	15 (2.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,221			$1,808			$7,362	11.7	12	610	10

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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.

Educational resources:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.