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)
010358001463	191	Addison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16411 County Road 41	Addison	35540	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 717-3310	328	18	17.9	52.4%	315 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$9,086			$1,073			$7,987	70	78.8	125	66
010237000924	192	Cora Castlen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9960 School House Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6733	424	22	19.2	64.4%	346 (81.6%)	32 (7.5%)	12 (2.8%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$9,872			$1,142			$8,720	69.7	75.6	145	47
010078000319	193	Fruithurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	222 School St	Fruithurst	36262	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 579-2232	243	16	15.1	70.4%	222 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$10,129			$2,069			$7,929	69.6	72.9	167	26
010138000509	194	Whitesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Leeth Gap Rd	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1110	385	22	17.5	54.3%	344 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$8,979			$1,916			$7,062	69.5	61.9	246	52
010102000440	195	Holly Pond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0046	597	33	18.3	70.9%	505 (84.6%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	$8,380			$629			$7,725	69.3	71.7	173	22
010255000583	196	Oneonta Elementary School	Public	K-5	27605 State Hwy 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 536-7756	650	40	16.1	57.2%	428 (65.8%)	39 (6.0%)	154 (23.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$9,012			$1,398			$7,581	69.1	72.9	166	30
010027000058	197	Elsanor School	Public	PK, KG-6	23440 US Highway 90	Robertsdale	36567	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 947-5401	362	26	14.1	71.0%	297 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$10,602			$1,668			$8,929	69	52.7	330	133
010093000361	198	Pleasant Home School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12548 Falco Road	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-1315	511	32	15.9	61.1%	453 (88.6%)	28 (5.5%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$9,216			$1,014			$8,196	68.6	60.6	256	58
010222000850	199	Walnut Grove School	Public	PK, KG-6	1961 Joe Quick Rd	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4690	275	18	15.1	52.4%	223 (81.1%)	8 (2.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	$12,572			$2,263			$10,273	68.6	69.4	195	4
010172001795	200	Haleyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 20th St	Haleyville	35565	Winston County	Haleyville City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 486-3405	804	47	17.1	69.4%	644 (80.1%)	16 (2.0%)	131 (16.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$8,921			$1,622			$7,295	68.5	65.4	228	28

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.