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)
010020102472	601	Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1500 Daniel Payne Drive	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 573-0777	404	16	25.2	96.3%	8 (2.0%)	389 (96.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)								12.8	8	654	53
010339001283	602	Matthews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1225 Rice Mine Road	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2654	401	24	17	84.8%	21 (5.2%)	236 (58.9%)	139 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,484			$2,129			$7,332	12.7	14.4	583	19
010180001529	603	Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Bob Wallace Ave SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	515	29	17.7	90.3%	65 (12.6%)	223 (43.3%)	183 (35.5%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$8,314			$1,925			$6,388	12.7	16.7	558	45
010267001734	604	Francis Marion School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 Hubbard Drive	Marion	36756	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 683-6791	483	33	14.6	89.9%	1 (0.2%)	480 (99.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,024			$2,341			$8,680	12.7	13.7	590	14
010039001446	605	Martha Gaskins K5	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Dalton Drive	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9200	509	27	18.8	86.8%	5 (1.0%)	369 (72.5%)	123 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,759			$1,998			$8,760	12.6	14.8	578	27
010358202558	606	Empower Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	751A Academy Drive	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Empower Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	139			64.0%	3 (2.2%)	119 (85.6%)	17 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								12.6			(n/a)
010336001257	607	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 25th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3626	318	22	14.5	78.3%	2 (0.6%)	300 (94.3%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,270			$2,250			$10,000	12.6	9.7	636	29
010141002439	608	Alabama Virtual Academy at Eufaula City Schools	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	831 West Washington Street	Eufaula	36027	Barbour County	Eufaula City	No	No	Yes	No	(334) 689-5059	3,901			68.2%	1,948 (49.9%)	1,567 (40.2%)	198 (5.1%)	40 (1.0%)	26 (0.7%)	8 (0.2%)	114 (2.9%)								12.5	13.7	591	17
010243001105	609	Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Hill St	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 223-6920	469	25	18.7	97.7%	9 (1.9%)	439 (93.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$8,147			$1,609			$6,487	12.5	11.5	618	9
010219000827	610	Tuskegee Public Elementary	Public	4-6	101 E Price St	Tuskegee	36083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-3222	265	13	19.9	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	260 (98.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,782			$2,252			$7,424	12.5	13.6	592	18

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.