Best Elementary Schools in Alabama for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Alabama!

Every year, the Alabama State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alabama test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 395)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
010249001053	1	Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 S Brookwood Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3700	578	47	12.2	2.4%	539 (93.3%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$13,183			$647			$12,536	99.7%	99.1%	0.62%
010249001055	2	Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	778	63	12.4	1.9%	736 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)	$12,269			$167			$12,102	99.5%	99.7%	0.21%
010000801423	3	Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	876	46	19	22.0%	497 (56.7%)	142 (16.2%)	71 (8.1%)	109 (12.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.5%)	$9,498			$1,114			$8,355	99.2%	97.2%	2.02%
010282001124	4	Wedowee Middle School	Public	4-6	896 Woodland Ave W	Wedowee	36278	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 357-4636	184	12	15.8	73.4%	116 (63.0%)	32 (17.4%)	24 (13.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	$10,408			$2,904			$7,446	99.0%	36.8%	62.15%
010000701743	5	Shades Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Sumpter St	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-3100	330	23	14.2	47.6%	187 (56.7%)	55 (16.7%)	32 (9.7%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.4%)	$14,266			$1,129			$13,137	98.7%	92.5%	6.19%
010000802133	6	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Mill Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 774-4690	940	60	15.5	22.3%	531 (56.5%)	153 (16.3%)	90 (9.6%)	89 (9.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.8%)	$9,909			$1,191			$8,688	98.5%	90.9%	7.55%
010099000371	7	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	98.2%	96.8%	1.44%
010021000042	8	Wrights Mill Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	807 Wrights Mill Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1990	397	20	19.7	33.2%	245 (61.7%)	59 (14.9%)	43 (10.8%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$11,222			$1,056			$10,148	98.0%	95.0%	2.95%
010021002363	9	Pick Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 N College St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-2110	488	20	25	36.3%	209 (42.8%)	116 (23.8%)	55 (11.3%)	85 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.5%)	$10,972			$1,357			$9,599	97.7%	92.7%	5.03%
010001302401	10	Magnolia Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Hidden Way Lane	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3500	403	29	14.1	20.3%	271 (67.2%)	59 (14.6%)	28 (6.9%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$12,087			$1,018			$11,061	97.5%	91.2%	6.24%

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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.

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.