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)
010273001106	471	Reform Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	815 7th Ave Sw	Reform	35481	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 375-6351	177	12	14.3	76.8%	45 (25.4%)	119 (67.2%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,280			$2,147			$9,089	33.4	46.3	368	103
010087000345	472	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 West Front Street	Evergreen	36401	Conecuh County	Conecuh County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 578-2576	346	22	15.7	79.2%	18 (5.2%)	295 (85.3%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,395			$2,229			$9,053	33.4	22.2	534	62
010180000620	473	Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7600	395	23	17	39.5%	87 (22.0%)	230 (58.2%)	24 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.9%)	$10,574			$1,039			$9,535	33.4	37.6	432	41
010117000438	474	Woodmeade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 19th Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3023	351	23	15.2	76.9%	59 (16.8%)	88 (25.1%)	160 (45.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.7%)	$9,103			$1,156			$7,947	33.4	36.7	442	32
010336001250	475	The Alberta School of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2700 University Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 759-3564	705	48	14.8	83.3%	41 (5.8%)	592 (84.0%)	41 (5.8%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.4%)	$11,242			$1,995			$9,228	33.2	27.2	499	24
010090002074	476	Central Elementary School	Public	K-6	95 Coosa County Rd 75	Rockford	35136	Coosa County	Coosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 377-1456	397	24	16.6	67.5%	207 (52.1%)	144 (36.3%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$9,996			$1,436			$8,511	32.3	24.9	512	36
010138000508	477	West End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6795 Highway 132	Altoona	35952	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1085	376	24	15.6	78.2%	319 (84.8%)	10 (2.7%)	26 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$8,873			$1,840			$7,033	32.3	46	370	107
010318001806	478	Stemley Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2760 Stemley Bridge Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5325	346	20	17.3	80.3%	131 (37.9%)	195 (56.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$10,680			$2,314			$8,336	32.2	35.8	451	27
010129002494	479	EDGE Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	517 Micanopy Street	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	Yes	No	(334) 514-3931	401	7	57.2	70.3%	273 (68.1%)	84 (20.9%)	34 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								32.1	23.4	525	46
010123001817	480	Kelly Springs Elementary School	Public	K-6	1124 Kelly Springs Rd	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-6565	533	32	16.6	79.4%	113 (21.2%)	280 (52.5%)	89 (16.7%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	$10,321			$2,045			$8,049	31.7	30.7	481	1

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.