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)
010189000674	101	Maddox Intermediate School	Public	4-6	201 Panther Trail	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-3230	636	32	19.7	61.0%	422 (66.4%)	83 (13.1%)	104 (16.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$8,476			$1,703			$6,774	82.5	79.6	120	19
010207000296	102	South Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Brown Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4062	645	42	15.3	61.2%	438 (67.9%)	105 (16.3%)	54 (8.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	$8,525			$1,070			$7,439	82.5	81.2	106	4
010222001820	103	Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Pine Grove Road	Madison	35757	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4630	631	36	17.5	28.7%	344 (54.5%)	161 (25.5%)	58 (9.2%)	13 (2.1%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (6.2%)	$8,196			$585			$7,573	82.4	85.5	73	30
010129001769	104	Holtville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	287 Whatley Rd	Deatsville	36022	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 569-2925	779	41	19	55.2%	692 (88.8%)	42 (5.4%)	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$8,274			$1,186			$7,073	82.2	79.9	115	11
010000701740	105	Gwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2600	515	41	12.4	43.9%	261 (50.7%)	134 (26.0%)	91 (17.7%)	18 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,168			$1,578			$10,589	82.1	82.8	94	11
010132000481	106	Rucker Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-6	209 Regency Dr	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 347-3535	483	26	18.5	58.8%	233 (48.2%)	126 (26.1%)	85 (17.6%)	13 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	$9,825			$1,755			$8,057	82	79.2	122	16
010169000580	107	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	3-5	3300 Highway 79 South	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 582-3908	387	18	21.5	53.7%	290 (74.9%)	51 (13.2%)	29 (7.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$9,913			$1,569			$8,290	82	84.3	84	23
010336001632	108	Verner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3667	629	35	18	18.8%	443 (70.4%)	126 (20.0%)	36 (5.7%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,118			$575			$9,524	81.9	82.8	93	15
010039000119	109	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	291	17	17.1	52.6%	6 (2.1%)	272 (93.5%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,113			$4,396			$11,715	81.8	87.2	62	47
010180000628	110	Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Green Cove Rd SW	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7160	338	19	18.1	43.2%	193 (57.1%)	42 (12.4%)	31 (9.2%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.8%)	$8,625			$737			$7,888	81.8	79.8	118	8

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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.