Best Public Schools in Owens Cross Roads, AL

Summary:

The city of Owens Cross Roads, Alabama is home to a single standout elementary school, Owens Cross Roads School, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 332 students. The school is part of the Madison County school district, which is ranked 28th out of 135 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Owens Cross Roads School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools over the past 3 school years. The school's students outperform their peers in the Madison County and Alabama averages on state assessments, scoring 5-15 percentage points higher in 3rd and 4th grade math, science, and English language arts. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% is lower than the state average, indicating strong student engagement and attendance.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students (56.33%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Owens Cross Roads School is able to achieve these strong academic outcomes, likely due to its higher-than-average per-student spending of $10,823 and a student-teacher ratio of 17.6, which is slightly lower than the state average. Overall, Owens Cross Roads School stands out as a high-performing and efficient institution that is providing a quality education to its students, even in the face of economic challenges faced by the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)		Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	338	18	18.7	47.3%	239 (70.7%)	34 (10.1%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.2	170^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.1%	6	57.9	55.4	53.9	73.7	63.1	$10,823	$2,321	$8,465

Cities Near Owens Cross Roads

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Big Cove	1.91 mi	1	19^th
Hampton Cove	3.66 mi	2	3^rd
Huntsville	4.77 mi	53	179^th
New Hope	5.92 mi	2	49^th
Gurley	8.08 mi	2	57^th

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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.

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