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)
010248001051	241	Union Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	2221 Union Hill Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 498-2431	489	26	19	67.7%	382 (78.1%)	9 (1.8%)	86 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,115			$1,579			$8,519	63.2	63.2	241
010183001532	242	Pisgah High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Metcalf St	Pisgah	35765	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 451-3241	603	31	19.7	62.4%	418 (69.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	151 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,613			$1,269			$8,330	63.1	66.8	215	27
010120000441	243	US Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	715 E Jackson St	Demopolis	36732	Marengo County	Demopolis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 289-0426	461	26	17.7	62.5%	188 (40.8%)	238 (51.6%)	24 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,262			$1,412			$6,850	63.1	60.5	260	17
010138002453	244	Gaston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 547-8828	284	16	17.5	71.1%	245 (86.3%)	9 (3.2%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	$7,023			$864			$6,158	62.7	70.5	182	62
010096000365	245	Brantley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8879 N Main St	Brantley	36009	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 527-8879	548	39	14.2	59.1%	352 (64.2%)	149 (27.2%)	14 (2.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$10,311			$1,546			$8,674	62.7	59.7	267	22
010166001771	246	Samson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	823 North State Hwy 87	Samson	36477	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 898-7439	358	23	15.5	81.0%	259 (72.3%)	35 (9.8%)	38 (10.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.6%)	$9,056			$1,898			$7,105	62.7	55.6	302	56
010345001611	247	Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	579	34	17	68.4%	404 (69.8%)	13 (2.2%)	134 (23.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$9,801			$2,237			$7,561	62.6	53.2	323	76
010348001339	248	Millry High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Wildcat Drive	Millry	36558	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 846-2987	510	32	15.9	57.8%	417 (81.8%)	68 (13.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$9,205			$1,324			$7,825	62.6	55.1	307	59
010318001443	249	Munford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5250	748	42	17.8	66.6%	586 (78.3%)	120 (16.0%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	$9,745			$1,637			$8,078	62.5	66.7	216	33
010102001679	250	West Point Intermediate School	Public	4-5	4541 County Road 1141	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-8019	257	12	22.1	69.6%	227 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$7,860			$1,090			$6,742	62.3	67.7	208	42

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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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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.