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)
010248001440	81	Priceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	438 Cave Springs Road	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 341-9202	691	36	19.2	37.0%	598 (86.5%)	13 (1.9%)	47 (6.8%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	$8,081			$1,211			$6,853	85.6	81.1	107	26
010000701742	82	Rocky Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2876 Old Rocky Ridge Rd	Hoover	35243	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2900	541	41	13.3	37.2%	300 (55.5%)	104 (19.2%)	75 (13.9%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)	$12,736			$1,431			$11,304	85.4	86.5	66	16
010210001454	83	Creekside Elementary School	Public	1-5	15983 Sanderson Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6452	542	32	16.9	46.3%	350 (64.6%)	108 (19.9%)	47 (8.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	$8,226			$1,189			$7,022	85.4	84.6	79	4
010138000502	84	John S Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Lumley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 442-2900	734	47	15.6	63.5%	513 (69.9%)	107 (14.6%)	29 (4.0%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.6%)	$8,935			$1,866			$7,068	85	81.5	104	20
010027002492	85	Belforest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11364 County Road 64	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 607-5624	1,076	68	15.9	37.6%	804 (74.7%)	80 (7.4%)	82 (7.6%)	32 (3.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.3%)								84.8	84.6	81	4
010243001027	86	MacMillan International at McKee	Public, Magnet	K-5	4015 McInnis Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 284-7137	383	21	18.2	55.6%	11 (2.9%)	347 (90.6%)	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$8,108			$39			$8,018	84.7	89.4	59	27
010019502424	87	Pike Road Intermediate School	Public	4-6	4710 Pike Road	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	No	(334) 420-5360	605	34	18	26.0%	337 (55.7%)	169 (27.9%)	52 (8.6%)	36 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$7,719			$80			$7,628	84.4	82	100	13
010018902196	88	Robert E Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	251 Baker Rd	Satsuma	36572	Mobile County	Satsuma City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8210	763	42	18.1	52.0%	672 (88.1%)	55 (7.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$8,602			$1,055			$7,526	84.1	84.5	82	6
010180000642	89	Mountain Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7360	338	19	17.9	42.9%	229 (67.8%)	44 (13.0%)	34 (10.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)								83.9	80.7	110	21
010078000317	90	Cleburne County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	584 Evans Bridge Rd	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 463-2654	380	24	15.6	65.0%	331 (87.1%)	14 (3.7%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,390			$2,710			$8,537	83.9	82.6	96	6

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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.