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)
010263501076	151	Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 Caffey Dr	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3844	794	65	12.2	60.1%	373 (47.0%)	228 (28.7%)	128 (16.1%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	$10,229			$1,608			$8,601	75.9	75.5	147	4
010303002189	152	Forest Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Hornet Parkway	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7220	683	38	17.9	26.6%	543 (79.5%)	50 (7.3%)	54 (7.9%)	11 (1.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$9,435			$677			$8,740	75.8	83.6	90	62
010024000047	153	Prattville Elementary School	Public	3-4	134 Patrick St	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 361-3885	573	33	17.3	56.7%	348 (60.7%)	146 (25.5%)	34 (5.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.8%)	$8,327			$1,432			$6,892	75.7	75.2	150	3
010042000101	154	Hayden Elementary School	Public	3-4	4111 State Highway 160	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-6578	307	17	18	50.2%	293 (95.4%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$9,055			$1,633			$7,405	75.6	71.3	176	22
010222001433	155	Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1997 Old Railroad Bed Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4620	628	35	17.9	33.3%	352 (56.1%)	134 (21.3%)	57 (9.1%)	10 (1.6%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.9%)	$9,408			$631			$8,740	75.6	77.8	129	26
010024000546	156	Daniel Pratt Elementary School	Public	1-6	420 Harvest Loop	Prattville	36066	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 361-6400	1,002	56	17.8	54.4%	496 (49.5%)	323 (32.2%)	83 (8.3%)	57 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.6%)	$7,358			$787			$6,568	75.6	76.6	135	21
010207000284	157	Beauregard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lee Road 431	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6011	769	46	16.7	67.2%	506 (65.8%)	132 (17.2%)	61 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.0%)	$9,387			$1,077			$8,294	75.1	60.6	258	101
010027000625	158	Elberta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25820 Highway 98	Elberta	36530	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 986-5888	884	51	17.3	57.9%	735 (83.1%)	13 (1.5%)	59 (6.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.0%)	$9,386			$1,091			$8,290	75.1	82.9	92	66
010153000532	159	Forest Hills School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 Stovall Dr	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2500	831	54	15.3	44.6%	538 (64.7%)	144 (17.3%)	50 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.3%)	$10,545			$1,336			$9,186	74.8	78.6	127	32
010210000802	160	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21360 Hwy 251	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6665	363	23	15.8	51.0%	278 (76.6%)	23 (6.3%)	47 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,382			$1,586			$9,781	74.5	70.7	180	20

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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.
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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.