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)
010237001620	331	Pearl Haskew Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 White Oak Drive	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1850	502	29	17.5	67.5%	400 (79.7%)	27 (5.4%)	39 (7.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$10,693			$1,670			$9,013	51.7	67.8	206	125
010102000373	332	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12431 Al Highway 69 N	Baileyton	35019	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-5568	380	22	17.2	71.3%	332 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$11,427			$1,791			$9,608	51.7	54.4	315	17
010201002548	333	Lauderdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 247-3414	705	38	18.5	56.0%	636 (90.2%)	29 (4.1%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)								51.6			(n/a)
010183001674	334	Macedonia School	Public	PK, KG-8	196 County Road 49	Section	35771	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-4483	130	7	20	49.2%	93 (71.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	31 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,737			$2,181			$9,542	51.5	41.7	406	72
010270001093	335	Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	521	28	18.2	80.2%	185 (35.5%)	226 (43.4%)	57 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.4%)	$8,457			$1,138			$7,300	51.5	58.9	273	62
010027001716	336	Robertsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Cub Drive	Robertsdale	36567	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 947-4003	1,056	65	16.1	73.3%	679 (64.3%)	92 (8.7%)	195 (18.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (8.4%)	$11,059			$1,836			$9,218	51.4	53.8	318	18
010054000246	337	Weaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	444 School Dr	Weaver	36277	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7100	553	32	17.2	73.1%	409 (74.0%)	84 (15.2%)	30 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.5%)	$8,759			$1,501			$7,212	51.3	54.3	316	21
010105000391	338	Midland City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Second Street	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-4591	453	24	18.8	78.8%	239 (52.8%)	160 (35.3%)	23 (5.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.0%)	$9,207			$1,340			$7,865	51.2	42.9	400	62
010102000403	339	Good Hope Elementary School	Public	3-5	204 Good Hope School Rd	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-3824	344	17	20.2	67.7%	285 (82.8%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.4%)	$8,739			$563			$8,150	51.1	48.6	357	18
010240000975	340	Excel High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3010 Hwy 136 W	Excel	36439	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 765-9146	1,031	53	19.4	67.4%	749 (72.6%)	207 (20.1%)	26 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.7%)	$8,376			$1,006			$7,342	51.1	43.2	397	57

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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.