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)
010210000806	261	Piney Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20835 Elkton Rd	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6674	203	13	15.1	75.4%	126 (62.1%)	10 (4.9%)	56 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$14,230			$3,101			$11,113	60.8	70.1	184	77
010147000525	262	Hubbertville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7360 County Road 49	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 487-2845	419	30	14.2	69.5%	407 (97.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,702			$1,603			$8,097	60.6	53.8	319	57
010084000336	263	Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2130 Hatton School Rd	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-5679	242	17	13.9	72.3%	151 (62.4%)	70 (28.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$13,061			$1,843			$11,218	60.5	58.3	276	13
010321000038	264	Horseshoe Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10684 Highway 22 E	New Site	36256	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 329-9110	780	48	16.2	57.3%	713 (91.4%)	38 (4.9%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,210			$1,315			$7,875	60.3	65.6	227	37
010063000275	265	Centre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	199 Armory Road	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-3302	647	40	16.1	68.5%	550 (85.0%)	49 (7.6%)	21 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,275			$1,783			$8,436	60.3	60.8	253	12
010102000396	266	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Wesley Ave N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-6304	614	32	19.1	65.6%	499 (81.3%)	1 (0.2%)	99 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$8,083			$480			$7,576	60.2	64.4	236	30
010225000856	267	Marengo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	212 Panther Drive	Dixons Mills	36736	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 992-2395	248	18	13.7	89.5%	1 (0.4%)	246 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,444			$2,979			$10,432	60.2	22.5	529	262
010096000368	268	Luverne High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	194 First Ave	Luverne	36049	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 335-3331	845	50	16.9	65.6%	416 (49.2%)	342 (40.5%)	28 (3.3%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	$8,903			$1,473			$7,325	60.2	45.4	377	109
010027000068	269	Stapleton School	Public	PK, KG-6	35480 Harriot Avestap	Stapleton	36578	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 937-2038	193	12	15.8	57.0%	164 (85.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)	$13,754			$2,147			$11,601	60.1	68.8	198	71
010019902452	270	University Charter School Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	108 North Street	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	University Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 652-3848	368	16	23	47.0%	195 (53.0%)	155 (42.1%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								59.9	56.5	292	22

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.