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)
010024000543	121	Pine Level Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Highway 31 N	Deatsville	36022	Elmore County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 358-2658	972	54	18	54.8%	782 (80.5%)	114 (11.7%)	37 (3.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.4%)	$8,273			$1,080			$7,190	80.2	77.7	130	9
010222002178	122	Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	813	38	21.3	36.0%	480 (59.0%)	192 (23.6%)	41 (5.0%)	11 (1.4%)	41 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.9%)	$7,840			$714			$7,086	80.2	73.3	162	40
010117000430	123	Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 26th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3043	252	16	15.5	38.9%	182 (72.2%)	27 (10.7%)	23 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$15,088			$3,262			$11,825	80.1	85.9	71	52
010045000214	124	Brewton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Douglas Ave	Brewton	36426	Escambia County	Brewton City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 867-8410	485	30	16.4	55.5%	307 (63.3%)	136 (28.0%)	17 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	$9,615			$1,176			$8,377	80.1	71.5	175	51
010177002078	125	Rehobeth Elementary School	Public	4-6	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 677-3838	1,174	63	18.6	57.8%	840 (71.6%)	100 (8.5%)	179 (15.2%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.7%)	$8,066			$1,318			$6,734	80	75.4	148	23
010006001467	126	Andalusia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1501 West Bypass	Andalusia	36474	Covington County	Andalusia City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-1224	1,126	56	20.1	62.7%	728 (64.7%)	287 (25.5%)	47 (4.2%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.5%)	$8,630			$1,695			$6,917	79.6	76.4	137	11
010102000446	127	Vinemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 High School Road	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-0314	483	27	17.8	68.1%	414 (85.7%)	5 (1.0%)	51 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$8,045			$545			$7,473	79	73.2	164	37
010020202469	128	Gulf Shores Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 E 3rd St	Gulf Shores	36542	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 968-7375	1,062	62	17.1	43.6%	882 (83.1%)	42 (4.0%)	80 (7.5%)	10 (0.9%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.2%)								79	78.9	124	4
010114000422	129	Plainview School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	76 Chavies Rd	Rainsville	35986	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 638-3510	1,264	76	16.7	63.2%	891 (70.5%)	6 (0.5%)	160 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	190 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.3%)	$9,019			$1,264			$7,256	78.8	71.1	177	48
010248000202	130	DanvilleNeel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8688 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 773-7183	524	31	16.9	58.0%	438 (83.6%)	10 (1.9%)	51 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,043			$1,900			$9,127	78.6	52.5	331	201

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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:

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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.