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)
010084000338	421	Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Old Highway 20	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-8351	375	26	14.6	48.0%	241 (64.3%)	61 (16.3%)	40 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.3%)	$12,176			$2,081			$10,095	41.4	44.8	383	38
010042000203	422	Appalachian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 County Highway 12	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1970	664	38	17.3	57.4%	527 (79.4%)	3 (0.5%)	126 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,761			$1,332			$8,392	41.2	41.7	405	17
010003000005	423	Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School	Public	3-4	851 Laurel St	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 234-8631	428	21	20.3	53.7%	185 (43.2%)	175 (40.9%)	46 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$9,475			$1,524			$7,890	41.2	45	381	42
010201002551	424	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 764-8470	556	32	17.4	69.8%	525 (94.4%)	8 (1.4%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)								41.1			(n/a)
010114000425	425	Valley Head High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	235 1st Ave	Valley Head	35989	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 635-6228	492	35	14	67.1%	327 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	119 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,941			$2,111			$8,814	41	34.8	462	37
010180001796	426	Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7540	535	30	17.5	47.3%	104 (19.4%)	296 (55.3%)	81 (15.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.9%)	$9,909			$1,769			$8,140	40.8	38.8	426
010237000904	427	Calcedeaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20500 Patillo Road	Mount Vernon	36560	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1092	232	13	17.5	78.4%	49 (21.1%)	6 (2.6%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (24.6%)	$12,691			$3,144			$9,538	40.8	44.5	386	41
010237001619	428	Meadowlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1529	387	21	18.6	53.7%	219 (56.6%)	76 (19.6%)	45 (11.6%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	$9,796			$1,299			$8,487	40.6	22.4	532	104
010270001089	429	Meadowlane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	709 Meadowlane Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2568	135	10	13.7	97.8%	6 (4.4%)	123 (91.1%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$11,221			$2,079			$9,123	40.3	38.2	429
010123000454	430	Selma Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	1501 W Selma St	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1463	406	25	16.2	92.4%	48 (11.8%)	261 (64.3%)	65 (16.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	$11,300			$2,679			$8,383	40.1	37.6	433	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.