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)
010240001562	581	Monroeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	297 S Mount Pleasant Ave	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 743-3474	410	26	15.7	78.5%	31 (7.6%)	352 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$10,070			$1,969			$8,018	15.3	25.4	507	74
010180002425	582	Sonnie Hereford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2755 Wilson Drive	Huntsville	35816	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7440	570	33	17.2	94.6%	32 (5.6%)	365 (64.0%)	110 (19.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	54 (9.5%)	$9,093			$1,716			$7,376	15.1	12.4	606	24
010237000968	583	Whitley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Capt Leon C Roberts	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1737	237	15	15.8	90.3%	2 (0.8%)	232 (97.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,428			$2,381			$9,037	14.9	15.8	570	13
010039000136	584	Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	339	20	16.9	86.7%	1 (0.3%)	300 (88.5%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,087			$2,703			$8,383	14.7	9.1	647	63
010297000152	585	Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	302	14	21.5	74.2%	4 (1.3%)	287 (95.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$13,079			$3,106			$9,965	14.4	16.9	556	29
010039001484	586	Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	786	36	21.8	78.8%	12 (1.5%)	504 (64.1%)	233 (29.6%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.0%)	$9,950			$1,538			$8,410	14.3	11.5	617	31
010237000935	587	Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 Burroughs Ln	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1077	409	20	20.4	86.1%	63 (15.4%)	278 (68.0%)	32 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	$11,481			$1,952			$9,519	13.9	25.2	508	79
010243001039	588	Vaughn Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4407 Vaughn Rd	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1031	477	27	17.6	77.6%	2 (0.4%)	433 (90.8%)	23 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$10,215			$1,969			$8,194	13.9	9.2	643	55
010309001192	589	Livingston Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	1351 North Washington Street	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 652-2125	387	21	18.4	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	381 (98.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,996			$2,335			$8,657	13.6	10	632	43
010237000963	590	ChastangFournier Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 Berkley Avenue	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2081	527	28	18.8	95.8%	9 (1.7%)	479 (90.9%)	23 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$9,626			$1,864			$7,752	13.6	7.8	656	66

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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.