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Meadowlane Elementary School

Q: Is Meadowlane Elementary School a good school?

Meadowlane Elementary School ranks 497 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Meadowlane Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Phenix City, Alabama, with a student population of 135. The school is part of the Phenix City School District, which is ranked 91 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meadowlane Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star or 2-star rating.

Academically, Meadowlane Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Phenix City and Alabama state averages on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in math and science were significantly lower than the district and state, with only 24-29% of students proficient in math and 16.67% proficient in 4th grade science. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 22.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Meadowlane Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

While Meadowlane Elementary's African American students and low-income students perform better relative to their peers statewide compared to the school's overall performance, the school as a whole lags behind both the Phenix City district and the state of Alabama in academic achievement. Nearby Lakewood Elementary School, a magnet school, ranks among the top 10% of Alabama elementary schools and has much higher proficiency rates in core subjects compared to Meadowlane. Addressing the root causes of Meadowlane's challenges, such as student attendance and support for high-poverty families, will be crucial for improving outcomes at the school.

155

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,221

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

709 Meadowlane Dr
Phenix City, AL 36869-7637

(334) 298-2568

District: Phenix City

Students who attend Meadowlane Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Phenix City Intermediate School
	South Girard School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.8%

White:

6.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (37% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

!Near the bottom of Phenix City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

497^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Phenix City

91^st of 135Phenix City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	497 of 680	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	429 of 684	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	429 of 680	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	546 of 687	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	542 of 692	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	461 of 681	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.9	592 of 680	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	523 of 688	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	481 of 691	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	506 of 691	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	551 of 695	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.2	460 of 696	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.8	503 of 696	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.3	466 of 709	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.8	312 of 704	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.4	425 of 696	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.5	456 of 698	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.7	366 of 698	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.3	453 of 689	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.0	428 of 688	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	175 of 427	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	125 of 420	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	112 of 427	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	262 of 426	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	273 of 426	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	125 of 426	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	33.6	300 of 423	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	515 of 649	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	464 of 650	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	443 of 645	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	501 of 656	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	510 of 656	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	316 of 646	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.9	541 of 640	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	454 of 639	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	404 of 660	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	294 of 670	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	283 of 623	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	481 of 651	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	475 of 653	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	339 of 649	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	561 of 651	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	16.6	560 of 669	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	531 of 669	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	520 of 650	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	570 of 650	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	506 of 639	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)59th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2022)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English55%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a principal
Sunday, June 4, 2017

Meadowlane Elementary is a small community school that provides engaging and rigorous instruction to meet the needs of the 21st century. Students have accessibility to ipads, chromebooks, spheroes, music, art, media center and a state of the arts smart lab. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 26, 2012

Meadowlane Elementary School is doing great things with their students. I am so impressed with the quality of education my child is getting. Mr. Dubose your school ROCKS! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!!! Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadowlane Elementary School	Public	K-5	709 Meadowlane Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2568	155	12	12.9	83.2%	10 (6.5%)	133 (85.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	27	497^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.9%		40.3	429^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.3%	68	24.0	22.2	29.4	16.7	56.0	50.0	58.8	$11,221	$2,079	$9,123
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1806 8th Pl So	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-3004	722	41	17.6	66.1%	58 (8.0%)	461 (63.9%)	144 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.6%)	29.1	480^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.4%		43.1	411^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.9%	69	33.9	18.7	20.3	19.4	61.4	52.2	59.3	$8,520	$1,280	$7,221
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Ingersoll Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-4507	563	36	15.6	44.4%	69 (12.3%)	412 (73.2%)	41 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	28.6	484^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.8%		24.9	515^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.7%	31	42.3	14.6	18.2	23.6	42.3	52.7	65.5	$9,551	$1,583	$7,950
Phenix City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2307 South Railroad Street	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 732-1160	683	39	17.7	73.6%	98 (14.3%)	466 (68.2%)	64 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.1%)	18.6	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%		20	552^nd of 684 public elementary schools	19.3%	4	40.4	16.5	8.9	17.1	43.0	41.9	50.0	$9,224	$1,586	$7,620
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	493	30	16.4	61.5%	164 (33.3%)	234 (47.5%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (11.4%)	51.2	346^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.5	335^th of 684 public elementary schools	51.0%	11	44.8	38.0	34.2	31.7	62.1	74.7	65.8	$8,457	$1,138	$7,300
Lakewood Primary School	Public	K-2	18 Explorer Road	Phenix City	36867	Lee County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-9955	466	30	15.5	34.8%	203 (43.6%)	161 (34.5%)	49 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.2%)								(n/a)								$8,727	$1,216	$7,491
Ladonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Woodland Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5805	461	24	19.2	62.7%	260 (56.4%)	97 (21.0%)	54 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (9.8%)	43.7	398^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.5%		46.7	377^th of 684 public elementary schools	44.9%	21	56.3	31.6	19.4	34.7	76.2	56.0	48.5	$11,465	$2,625	$8,838
Lakewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	24 Explorer Drive	Phenix City	36867	Lee County	Phenix City	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 732-1173	455	26	17.2	35.6%	221 (48.6%)	137 (30.1%)	45 (9.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.8%)	82.5	97^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.7%		88.9	64^th of 684 public elementary schools	90.6%	33	60.9	59.6	47.0	63.4	76.8	83.9	86.8	$8,237	$802	$7,417
Mount Olive Intermediate School	Public	3-5	456 State Highway 165	Fort Mitchell	36856	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5002	345	17	20.2	37.7%	93 (27.0%)	165 (47.8%)	48 (13.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.0%)	47.3	370^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.6	386^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.6%	16	45.0	33.0	25.0	40.7	68.8	62.0	61.1	$9,863	$2,201	$7,659
Mt Olive Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	454 State Highway 165	Fort Mitchell	36856	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5100	424	24	17.6	32.3%	128 (30.2%)	215 (50.7%)	57 (13.4%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.6%)								(n/a)								$8,494	$605	$7,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowlane Elementary School

Is Meadowlane Elementary School a good school?

Meadowlane Elementary School ranks 497^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Meadowlane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meadowlane Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Phenix City Intermediate School
Middle : South Girard School
High : Central High School

What district is Meadowlane Elementary School in?

Phenix City

How many students attend Meadowlane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Meadowlane Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Meadowlane Elementary School?

Students at Meadowlane Elementary School are 86% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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