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)
010153000535	301	Weeden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Baldwin Street	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2900	424	28	15.1	87.0%	124 (29.2%)	123 (29.0%)	141 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	$14,455			$2,668			$11,763	56.4	48.7	354	53
010288001132	302	Dixie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4914 US Highway 80 W	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5323	239	14	17.7	73.6%	168 (70.3%)	47 (19.7%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$11,684			$2,569			$9,113	56.2	46	371	69
010339001275	303	Buhl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11968 Buhl School Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2640	223	13	17.1	61.9%	181 (81.2%)	6 (2.7%)	32 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$10,697			$1,630			$9,043	56.1	43.6	396	93
010156002518	304	Little Ridge Intermediate School	Public	3-5	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	721	43	16.7	74.3%	379 (52.6%)	14 (1.9%)	286 (39.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)								56.1	57.6	282	22
010237001437	305	McDavidJones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16250 Highway 45 South	Citronelle	36522	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1510	836	46	18.1	69.4%	546 (65.3%)	117 (14.0%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.5%)	$9,439			$1,491			$7,931	55.9	46.7	366	61
010084000331	306	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 North Pike	Cherokee	35616	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 359-6422	228	20	11.6	45.6%	190 (83.3%)	16 (7.0%)	12 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$11,764			$2,605			$9,160	55.8	40.4	416	110
010084001658	307	Colbert Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1551 Sunset Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 381-6132	473	31	15.5	50.1%	430 (90.9%)	7 (1.5%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$8,666			$1,990			$6,676	55.7	66	220	87
010027001714	308	Loxley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4999 South Magnolia St	Loxley	36551	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 964-5334	482	33	14.4	64.9%	319 (66.2%)	51 (10.6%)	52 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.0%)	$11,374			$2,035			$9,333	55.7	55.7	299	9
010204001410	309	East Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2514	546	35	15.6	69.6%	431 (78.9%)	47 (8.6%)	40 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,220			$2,045			$8,161	55.5	43.9	394	85
010243000996	310	Carver Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 Mobile Dr	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 269-3625	365	28	13	76.7%	10 (2.7%)	333 (91.2%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$10,552			$1,561			$8,940	55.5	51.4	334	24

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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.