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)
010176000607	131	Hall Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Hall Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 423-2430	751	49	15.3	37.2%	434 (57.8%)	175 (23.3%)	86 (11.5%)	21 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	$11,658			$1,159			$10,477	78.3	86.1	70	61
010042001476	132	Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Stadium Dr	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2040	513	32	16.2	58.3%	405 (78.9%)	6 (1.2%)	92 (17.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$7,118			$430			$6,672	78.2	69.5	194	62
010183000668	133	Skyline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	897 County Road 25	Scottsboro	35768	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 587-6561	586	31	19.1	53.9%	446 (76.1%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	114 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,942			$1,201			$7,727	78.1	85.4	75	58
010195001720	134	South Lamar School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 Sls Road	Millport	35576	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 662-4411	615	35	17.5	57.1%	536 (87.2%)	47 (7.6%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$9,016			$1,160			$7,853	78.1	76.4	136	2
010339001293	135	FaucettVestavia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1150 Vestavia Circle	Northport	35473	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2646	335	24	13.9	57.9%	197 (58.8%)	94 (28.1%)	17 (5.1%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$8,445			$948			$7,473	78.1	79.4	121	14
010027000660	136	J Larry Newton School	Public	PK, KG-6	9761 County Road 32	Fairhope	36532	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 990-3858	846	51	16.4	53.1%	617 (72.9%)	31 (3.7%)	121 (14.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.0%)	$9,027			$1,062			$7,960	78	70.9	178	42
010348001333	137	Chatom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	592 Ray Coaker Rd	Chatom	36518	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 847-2946	306	20	15.2	56.2%	238 (77.8%)	43 (14.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,954			$1,579			$9,321	78	64.4	237	100
010180000634	138	Jones Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4908 Garth Rd SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7220	453	25	18.1	36.9%	281 (62.0%)	94 (20.8%)	41 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$9,469			$884			$8,583	78	69.5	193	55
010132000478	139	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 East Watts Avenue	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 347-6858	768	40	19.2	57.6%	407 (53.0%)	160 (20.8%)	147 (19.1%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (3.9%)	$8,863			$1,225			$7,625	77.8	80.5	112	27
010303001188	140	Wilsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 School St	Wilsonville	35186	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6640	231	15	15.4	57.1%	196 (84.8%)	12 (5.2%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$15,665			$2,436			$13,198	77.6	79.8	117	23

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.