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)
010129002147	251	Airport Road Intermediate School	Public	3-4	384 Blackmon Farm Lane	Coosada	36020	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 285-2115	548	27	20.2	75.7%	232 (42.3%)	214 (39.1%)	55 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	$8,332			$1,533			$6,781	62.2	58.1	277	26
010075000307	252	Ashland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	223 3rd Street Sw	Ashland	36251	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 396-1466	469	26	18.3	78.0%	344 (73.3%)	78 (16.6%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$9,554			$1,523			$7,900	62.1	44.2	392	140
010000601685	253	Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-2226	591	38	15.5	43.1%	532 (90.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.8%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$8,167			$1,000			$7,155	61.8	57.6	281	28
010036001480	254	Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19456 Eastern Valley Rd	Woodstock	35188	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-2028	288	17	16.9	69.4%	236 (81.9%)	8 (2.8%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$10,696			$1,636			$9,045	61.8	62.3	244	10
010204000779	255	Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6536 County Road 236	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4000	437	25	17.1	51.3%	371 (84.9%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,716			$1,495			$7,205	61.8	39.9	420	165
010126000460	256	Elba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Tiger Dr	Elba	36323	Coffee County	Elba City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 897-2814	395	21	18.8	66.1%	188 (47.6%)	168 (42.5%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,647			$1,943			$8,705	61.6	47.6	360	104
010210002081	257	Cedar Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27905 Cedar Hill Rd	Ardmore	35739	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 423-5950	549	37	14.8	55.0%	478 (87.1%)	8 (1.5%)	43 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$9,451			$1,304			$8,132	61.2	59.2	271	14
010192000729	258	Mount Olive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Brookside Rd	Mount Olive	35117	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4900	307	19	16.5	39.7%	260 (84.7%)	20 (6.5%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$9,915			$1,614			$8,271	61.2	68.1	205	53
010019402396	259	Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	781	52	15.1	51.9%	299 (38.3%)	187 (23.9%)	235 (30.1%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	$9,196			$1,003			$8,192	60.9	60.6	255	4
010054001428	260	Ohatchee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	365 J Street	Ohatchee	36271	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-4800	460	26	17.6	71.1%	413 (89.8%)	11 (2.4%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	$9,432			$1,716			$7,671	60.8	66.5	217	43

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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.