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)
010180000639	11	Monte Sano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1107 Monte Sano Blvd SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7300	263	18	14.4	11.0%	223 (84.8%)	14 (5.3%)	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$10,022			$862			$9,158	97	96	20	9
010237000943	12	Old Shell Road Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3160 Heather St	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1557	381	24	16	68.5%	92 (24.1%)	245 (64.3%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$9,458			$1,220			$8,229	96.5	91.8	47	35
010173000328	13	Barkley Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2333 Barkley Bridge Rd	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-1931	460	28	16.4	31.1%	426 (92.6%)	13 (2.8%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,611			$566			$9,029	96.5	96.8	14	1
010176000606	14	Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 College Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 423-2400	888	59	15.1	12.4%	744 (83.8%)	72 (8.1%)	33 (3.7%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	$10,200			$926			$9,252	96.1	96.4	17	3
010018500952	15	Saraland Elementary School	Public	2-5	229 McKeough Ave	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 679-5739	958	52	18.4	49.3%	714 (74.5%)	130 (13.6%)	28 (2.9%)	7 (0.7%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.5%)	$8,262			$900			$7,348	95.9	96.8	15
010123000443	16	Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology	Public	3-6	303 Rollins Avenue	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1440	438	19	23	57.8%	207 (47.3%)	165 (37.7%)	32 (7.3%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$10,963			$756			$9,970	95.9	97.3	12	4
010237000907	17	W H Council Traditional School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	751 Wilkinson St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1139	636	34	18.7	45.6%	125 (19.7%)	453 (71.2%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$8,876			$689			$8,176	95.8	97.3	13	4
010336002145	18	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	315 Mcfarland Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	No	(205) 759-3655	294	20	14.5	28.9%	146 (49.7%)	119 (40.5%)	11 (3.7%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,429			$974			$10,435	95.5	94.9	26	8
010000801423	19	Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	876	46	19	22.0%	497 (56.7%)	142 (16.2%)	71 (8.1%)	109 (12.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.5%)	$9,498			$1,114			$8,355	95.4	96.4	18	1
010000701738	20	Bluff Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	569 Park Avenue	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2800	581	41	14.3	21.2%	466 (80.2%)	59 (10.2%)	32 (5.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$11,050			$854			$10,194	95.4	95.4	22	2

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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.