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)
010303001186	271	Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40800 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-7320	393	24	16.2	67.9%	267 (67.9%)	85 (21.6%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,873			$2,124			$10,726	59.8	59	272	1
010117000436	272	Walter Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1950 Park St SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3031	244	17	14.4	73.4%	117 (48.0%)	68 (27.9%)	39 (16.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)								59.8	65.8	222	50
010237001560	273	Semmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10100 Blackwell Nursery Rd S	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1630	546	29	18.8	51.3%	363 (66.5%)	119 (21.8%)	38 (7.0%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$8,859			$1,254			$7,595	59.6	55.9	297	24
010318001209	274	AH Watwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 Limbaugh Blvd	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5460	249	15	16.6	79.5%	119 (47.8%)	107 (43.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$11,091			$1,706			$9,355	59.5	69.9	190	84
010306201378	275	Steele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	105 McHugh St	Steele	35987	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-5489	147	9	16.3	71.4%	114 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)	$12,340			$3,582			$8,747	59.2	56.3	294	19
010318001599	276	Sycamore School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5450	253	14	17.7	77.1%	140 (55.3%)	92 (36.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$10,429			$1,784			$8,614	59.2	51.7	333	57
010237001559	277	Anna F Booth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17001 Hurricane Blvd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-1740	409	23	17.7	76.3%	294 (71.9%)	38 (9.3%)	21 (5.1%)	32 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$9,465			$1,306			$8,149	59.1	62.9	242	35
010042001481	278	Susan Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3996 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2070	634	31	20.1	76.3%	370 (58.4%)	5 (0.8%)	241 (38.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$8,204			$1,504			$6,684	59	50.4	343	65
010279001110	279	Banks School	Public	PK, KG-8	9769 N U S Hwy 29	Banks	36005	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 243-5514	351	22	15.9	68.1%	195 (55.6%)	118 (33.6%)	19 (5.4%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,016			$1,770			$9,149	58.8	64.5	234	45
010348001336	280	Fruitdale High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13077 County Rd 1	Fruitdale	36539	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 827-6655	366	23	15.8	77.0%	287 (78.4%)	46 (12.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$9,641			$1,442			$8,143	58.6	58	279	1

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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.