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)
010327002138	641	Tarrant Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1 Wildcat Drive	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0168	408	23	17.7	97.1%	11 (2.7%)	189 (46.3%)	194 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$9,871			$2,281			$7,585	10.2	8	653	12
010020302516	642	LEAD Academy Building B	Public, Charter	4-8	2897 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	LEAD Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 451-3127	378	11	34.3	80.4%	12 (3.2%)	353 (93.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								10.2	15.8	569	73
010219000824	643	Notasulga High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 E Main St	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 724-1240	283	22	12.6	95.1%	15 (5.3%)	238 (84.1%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$13,672			$2,820			$10,618	10.1	7.4	662	19
010306201376	644	Ragland High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1060 Main St	Ragland	35131	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 472-2123	399	27	15	80.2%	314 (78.7%)	31 (7.8%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.0%)	$11,810			$2,322			$9,477	10.1	29.5	490	154
010039000201	645	Wylam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Erie Street	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6800	383	24	15.9	87.7%	4 (1.0%)	341 (89.0%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,796			$2,962			$10,832	10	5.6	676	31
010243001392	646	Brewbaker Intermediate School	Public	3-5	4455 Brewbaker Drive	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8006	551	26	21.1	94.6%	3 (0.5%)	399 (72.4%)	138 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$8,608			$1,990			$6,567	9.9	10.4	626	20
010297001154	647	Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	407	23	17.7	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	397 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$9,321			$1,918			$7,396	9.9	9.2	644	3
010030001641	648	Barbour County Intermediate School	Public	2-6	18 Beaty Drive	Louisville	36048	Barbour County	Barbour County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 266-6151	229	9	25.4	100.0%	17 (7.4%)	172 (75.1%)	36 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$10,951			$2,879			$8,042	9.9	7.7	659	11
010048000222	649	Union Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	211 Conecuh Avenue West	Union Springs	36089	Bullock County	Bullock County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 651-8968	537	27	19.8	67.6%	5 (0.9%)	412 (76.7%)	117 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,602			$1,883			$7,703	9.8	8.9	649
010243001009	650	Dozier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1012	392	24	16.3	86.0%	8 (2.0%)	351 (89.5%)	16 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$8,333			$1,145			$7,137	9.7	15	576	74

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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.