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)
010343002481	21	Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	2680 Gresham Drive	Vestavia Hills	35243	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5325	679	39	17.4	12.2%	563 (82.9%)	47 (6.9%)	23 (3.4%)	32 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)								95.2	96.5	16	5
010099000371	22	East Elementary School	Public	2-6	608 4th Ave SE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-2232	594	33	18.2	32.8%	527 (88.7%)	11 (1.9%)	27 (4.5%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$7,870			$886			$6,982	95	96.1	19	3
010000701483	23	Deer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4990 Ross Bridge Parkway	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3300	740	48	15.4	12.7%	466 (63.0%)	123 (16.6%)	26 (3.5%)	84 (11.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.1%)	$9,694			$573			$9,120	95	97.3	11	12
010243000991	24	Bear Exploration Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	2525 Churchill Dr	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-8014	511	28	18.2	17.4%	172 (33.7%)	274 (53.6%)	24 (4.7%)	28 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$8,121			$648			$7,421	94.9	91.9	46	22
010176000610	25	Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 Independence Drive	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-1113	501	34	14.7	23.8%	356 (71.1%)	51 (10.2%)	43 (8.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.2%)	$12,104			$980			$11,103	94.9	94	30	5
010358102554	26	Orange Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S Wilson Blvd	Orange Beach	36561	Baldwin County	Orange Beach City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 981-5662	628	28	22.4	25.3%	575 (91.6%)	13 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)								94.7			(n/a)
010162000555	27	Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	335	22	15.5	37.3%	230 (68.7%)	71 (21.2%)	17 (5.1%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$8,337			$710			$7,609	94.7	97.3	10	17
010343001303	28	Vestavia Hills Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-5	1965 Merryvale Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5151	745	44	16.9	14.6%	543 (72.9%)	51 (6.8%)	27 (3.6%)	93 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	$11,628			$529			$11,098	94.4	95.2	25	3
010001302402	29	Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Parkway Drive	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3400	537	35	15.3	16.0%	439 (81.8%)	34 (6.3%)	27 (5.0%)	17 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$10,638			$763			$9,866	94.2	95.3	24	5
010001301498	30	Paine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Gadsden Highway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3200	1,350	84	16	15.6%	992 (73.5%)	206 (15.3%)	58 (4.3%)	27 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (4.9%)	$10,494			$1,099			$9,328	93.8	94.9	27	3

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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.