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)
010054000242	501	Saks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Watson	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-6800	459	31	14.6	85.6%	223 (48.6%)	176 (38.3%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	$9,934			$1,686			$8,203	27.8	23.6	523	22
010243001006	502	Dalraida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Dalraida Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1007	627	34	18.4	63.2%	101 (16.1%)	398 (63.5%)	102 (16.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$8,822			$1,660			$7,111	27.8	22.4	533	31
010339001278	503	Englewood Elementary School	Public	3-5	10300 Old Greensboro Rd	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2644	512	28	18.2	73.8%	104 (20.3%)	371 (72.5%)	20 (3.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,323			$1,418			$6,881	27.3	37.5	434	69
010207000290	504	Loachapoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6031	334	19	17.5	84.7%	37 (11.1%)	186 (55.7%)	91 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$11,072			$2,664			$8,392	26.7	26.7	502	2
010180002172	505	Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Chalkstone Street	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7125	848	47	18	52.4%	120 (14.2%)	540 (63.7%)	83 (9.8%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (10.4%)	$7,858			$880			$6,977	26.6	30.5	483	22
010114000423	506	Ruhuma Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3371 County Road 81	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-3377	165	13	13.2	80.6%	118 (71.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,393			$2,357			$10,020	26.6	36.1	448	58
010192002495	507	Bryant Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Bryant Park Drive	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2850	708	38	18.7	62.4%	73 (10.3%)	569 (80.4%)	44 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)								26	25.7	505	2
010243002151	508	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 272-8819	388	23	16.8	42.3%	26 (6.7%)	273 (70.4%)	15 (3.9%)	63 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$10,131			$2,538			$7,543	25.6	26.8	500	8
010336002134	509	Southview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Southview Drive	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 345-1325	713	38	18.6	70.8%	16 (2.2%)	666 (93.4%)	12 (1.7%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$11,621			$2,079			$9,524	25.6	9.9	634	125
010162001666	510	Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	217	11	19	89.9%	48 (22.1%)	130 (59.9%)	33 (15.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$11,365			$3,097			$8,253	25.5	18.1	549	39

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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.