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)
010237000932	481	Leinkauf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Monroe St	Mobile	36604	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1495	556	28	19.8	92.3%	13 (2.3%)	495 (89.0%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$9,649			$2,003			$7,636	31.4	22.1	535	54
010111000409	482	Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	372	19	19.5	60.2%	117 (31.5%)	218 (58.6%)	8 (2.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$8,689			$1,547			$7,121	31.4	32.3	472	10
010063000283	483	Spring Garden High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2430 County Road 29	Spring Garden	36275	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-7045	540	33	16.5	65.0%	511 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$11,027			$1,411			$9,557	31.3	53.3	322	161
010183000659	484	Hollywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6369 County Road 33	Hollywood	35752	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 574-2054	181	11	15.9	84.5%	138 (76.2%)	15 (8.3%)	14 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	$12,708			$2,573			$10,122	30.8	41.6	408	76
010027001715	485	Pine Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43980 Pine Grove Rd	Bay Minette	36507	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 937-0453	462	29	15.7	83.1%	171 (37.0%)	219 (47.4%)	21 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.4%)	$11,611			$1,825			$9,781	30.8	25	509	24
010000602209	486	Asbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1966 Asbury Road	Albertville	35951	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-6221	707	43	16.5	84.9%	345 (48.8%)	10 (1.4%)	337 (47.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	$7,595			$532			$7,051	30.6	38.3	428	58
010117001615	487	Frances Nungester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Tammy St SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3079	399	21	19.4	83.5%	83 (20.8%)	173 (43.4%)	111 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.0%)	$10,759			$2,768			$7,991	30.5	52.1	332	155
010069000182	488	Southern Choctaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10935 Highway 17	Gilbertown	36908	Choctaw County	Choctaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 843-2461	292	20	14.6	71.9%	126 (43.2%)	159 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$10,403			$1,801			$8,558	30.3	37.3	436	52
010066000265	489	Maplesville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1256 AL Highway 139	Maplesville	36750	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4904	545	29	18.6	67.2%	424 (77.8%)	71 (13.0%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$10,143			$1,814			$8,303	30.3	24.9	513	24
010060000257	490	Fairfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Blvd	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 756-2966	674	34	19.8	69.1%	334 (49.6%)	255 (37.8%)	59 (8.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$9,507			$1,748			$7,744	30.2	33.8	464	26

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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.