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)
010177002508	181	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	663 Houston St	Cottonwood	36320	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 691-2587	508	31	16.3	73.2%	398 (78.3%)	70 (13.8%)	27 (5.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)								70.6	65.2	229	48
010159002475	182	Red Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 8th Street	Red Bay	35582	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2270	432	27	16	48.8%	392 (90.7%)	8 (1.9%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								70.5	50.8	339	157
010054001430	183	White Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5600 Alabama Hwy 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7700	551	32	17.2	58.6%	433 (78.6%)	34 (6.2%)	60 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.9%)	$8,696			$1,273			$7,377	70.5	76.9	132	51
010129000470	184	Wetumpka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Micanopy St	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 567-4323	880	49	17.9	65.1%	438 (49.8%)	304 (34.5%)	64 (7.3%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.5%)	$8,599			$1,374			$7,193	70.4	55.5	303	119
010180000651	185	Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Cannstatt Drive SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7460	459	31	14.8	43.6%	299 (65.1%)	69 (15.0%)	54 (11.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	$9,510			$870			$8,639	70.4	82	101	84
010345001317	186	Lupton Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Prospect Rd	Nauvoo	35578	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-5838	444	24	18.5	65.8%	416 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$10,874			$1,943			$8,928	70.4	70.1	187	1
010207002188	187	Wacoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Lee Road 254	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4072	596	41	14.5	61.1%	458 (76.8%)	73 (12.2%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$8,808			$813			$7,979	70.4	72.2	171	16
010132000480	188	Pinedale Elementary School	Public	K-6	207 Plaza Dr	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 347-5460	361	24	15.3	66.5%	160 (44.3%)	91 (25.2%)	91 (25.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$8,877			$1,263			$7,600	70.3	68.4	202	14
010186000672	189	Kitty Stone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 James Hopkins Rd SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 782-5191	941	49	19.2	64.8%	477 (50.7%)	306 (32.5%)	61 (6.5%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.0%)	$8,982			$1,627			$7,333	70.2	73.7	159	30
010339001294	190	Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13051 Northside Rd	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2664	742	45	16.3	44.1%	670 (90.3%)	27 (3.6%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$8,658			$1,174			$7,460	70.1	81.1	109	81

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.