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)
010306201877	341	Odenville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	300 Burgess Drive	Odenville	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 629-2246	361	15	24	81.2%	274 (75.9%)	45 (12.5%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$7,889			$642			$7,235	51.1	55.6	301	40
010333001807	342	Troy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	503 Gibbs St	Troy	36081	Pike County	Troy City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-1444	996	55	18.1	68.4%	294 (29.5%)	606 (60.8%)	29 (2.9%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.2%)	$9,006			$1,471			$7,499	50.9	45.2	379	37
010012000522	343	Athens Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1916 Us Hwy 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 230-2880	607	31	19.5	62.1%	293 (48.3%)	123 (20.3%)	147 (24.2%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.4%)	$8,556			$1,308			$7,248	50.8	62.8	243	100
010201002550	344	Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Rogers Lane	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 757-3106	585	32	18	62.1%	553 (94.5%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)								50.7			(n/a)
010201000774	345	Waterloo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	311 Schoolhouse Ln	Waterloo	35677	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 766-3100	339	23	14.9	74.6%	322 (95.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,603			$1,560			$10,036	50.6	53.8	320	25
010258001566	346	Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	362	23	16	73.2%	135 (37.3%)	189 (52.2%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,678			$2,234			$9,403	50.4	49.8	346
010237000896	347	Mary B Austin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Provident Ln	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1015	505	24	21	51.7%	195 (38.6%)	219 (43.4%)	39 (7.7%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.5%)	$8,511			$670			$7,832	50.2	67.3	213	134
010147001512	348	Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	341 School Avenue	Berry	35546	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 689-4464	326	22	14.7	63.2%	289 (88.7%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	$10,014			$1,793			$8,218	49.8	57	288	60
010162000551	349	Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	233	15	15.2	85.4%	32 (13.7%)	159 (68.2%)	35 (15.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$11,244			$2,746			$8,483	49.6	24.8	514	165
010183001533	350	Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	930 Old Mt Carmel Rd	Stevenson	35772	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 437-2203	356	21	17.3	66.6%	244 (68.5%)	20 (5.6%)	67 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$9,622			$1,505			$8,102	49.5	40.8	411	61

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.