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)
010198001544	621	W O Lance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S 8th Ave	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5915	551	37	14.8	86.2%	28 (5.1%)	350 (63.5%)	155 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$9,031			$1,278			$7,750	11.5	15.7	573	48
010216001635	622	Fort Deposit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Gilmer Hills Rd	Fort Deposit	36032	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 227-8704	214	13	16.4	98.6%	14 (6.5%)	191 (89.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$11,888			$3,047			$8,802	11.5	8.4	651	29
010033000090	623	Westhills Elementary School	Public	K-5	710 Glenn Rd	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3500	297	17	17.4	74.7%	7 (2.4%)	259 (87.2%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,067			$2,370			$11,681	11.4	11.2	622	1
010180000623	624	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3112 Meridian St N	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7100	451	31	14.7	91.1%	51 (11.3%)	304 (67.4%)	64 (14.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	$9,541			$2,631			$6,909	11.3	12.4	603	21
010117000435	625	West Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Memorial Dr Sw	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3027	363	22	16.8	89.8%	35 (9.6%)	65 (17.9%)	251 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	$10,695			$1,257			$9,437	11.3	9.9	635	10
010180000650	626	James Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5308 Mastin Lake Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7500	447	22	20.1	88.8%	15 (3.4%)	325 (72.7%)	76 (17.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	$10,784			$2,478			$8,304	11.3	8.6	650	24
010243001022	627	Highland Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Willena Ave	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3685	447	26	17.1	94.4%	14 (3.1%)	296 (66.2%)	127 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,237			$2,199			$6,988	11.3	10.6	623	4
010339001272	628	Holt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Crescent Ridge Road	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2650	451	26	17.4	87.6%	46 (10.2%)	267 (59.2%)	120 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	$10,575			$2,644			$7,907	11.2	24.2	520	108
010144000518	629	Glen Oaks Elementary School	Public	3-5	1301 Highland Dr	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6837	279	14	19.9	69.9%	1 (0.4%)	266 (95.3%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,867			$1,722			$8,027	11.1	10.6	624	5
010210002436	630	Alabama Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21465 AL Hwy 99	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 233-6463	7,245			67.7%	4,344 (60.0%)	2,021 (27.9%)	451 (6.2%)	47 (0.6%)	75 (1.0%)	6 (0.1%)	301 (4.2%)								11	17.7	552	78

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.