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)
010000800851	71	MidTown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Coefer Boulevard	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 837-1189	1,030	61	17	30.0%	545 (52.9%)	232 (22.5%)	104 (10.1%)	66 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (7.9%)	$11,036			$1,104			$9,903	87.5	87.1	63	8
010081000327	72	Zion Chapel High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29256 Highway 87	Jack	36346	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 897-6275	900	50	18	66.1%	825 (91.7%)	13 (1.4%)	26 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.6%)	$8,673			$1,088			$7,570	87.2	80	113	41
010000702091	73	Riverchase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Old Montgomery Highway	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3400	617	43	14.3	38.1%	293 (47.5%)	153 (24.8%)	60 (9.7%)	70 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	$11,343			$954			$10,387	87.2	83.8	86	13
010021001254	74	Ogletree Elementary School	Public	3-5	737 Ogletree Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4920	522	29	18	37.0%	260 (49.8%)	105 (20.1%)	60 (11.5%)	76 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$10,286			$1,168			$9,101	86.9	92.1	43	31
010177000616	75	Webb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	178 DePot St	Webb	36376	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 792-5744	452	29	15.6	77.9%	234 (51.8%)	181 (40.0%)	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$10,445			$2,504			$7,926	86.4	72.1	172	97
010027002544	76	Stonebridge Elementary	Public	K-6	12750 Bedrock Blvd	Loxley	36527	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 625-3280	552	39	14.1	21.2%	417 (75.5%)	26 (4.7%)	47 (8.5%)	22 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)								86.1			(n/a)
010081000323	77	Kinston School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 College Street	Kinston	36453	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 565-3016	519	31	16.5	51.6%	473 (91.1%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.5%)	7 (1.3%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,398			$1,416			$7,967	86	86.7	65	12
010000800839	78	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17 College St	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 772-9255	546	39	14	32.4%	303 (55.5%)	109 (20.0%)	36 (6.6%)	52 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.4%)	$11,034			$1,173			$9,832	85.8	86.1	69	9
010180002173	79	GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	968	54	18	11.9%	762 (78.7%)	48 (5.0%)	68 (7.0%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.6%)	$6,660			$469			$6,189	85.7	93.4	35	44
010192000720	80	Bryan Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Kimberly Cut Off Rd	Morris	35116	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2750	693	41	17.1	36.7%	603 (87.0%)	28 (4.0%)	42 (6.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$7,943			$760			$7,165	85.6	85.6	72	8

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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:

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

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.