Most Improved Alabama Elementary Schools

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 680)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
136	Hackleburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	185 School Street	Hackleburg	35564	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 935-5156	258	17	15.1	57.0%	231 (89.5%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	$8,239			$1,130			$7,091	77.5	48.8	360	224		010231002160
238	Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9855 Highway 9	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 253-2146	206	14	15.2	54.9%	150 (72.8%)	2 (1.0%)	43 (20.9%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$9,691			$1,973			$7,550	64.1	38.8	442	204		010078000320
243	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 764-8470	552	31	18	49.8%	508 (92.0%)	13 (2.4%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)								63.4	41.1	424	181		010201002551
254	Henagar Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Woodview Rd	Henagar	35978	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 657-4483	261	20	12.8	61.7%	207 (79.3%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,385			$1,971			$9,397	62.1	40	433	179		010114000418
126	McKenzie High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	221 North Garland Road	McKenzie	36456	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 374-2711	487	25	19.3	55.4%	407 (83.6%)	53 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$9,181			$1,492			$7,664	78.9	56.6	300	174		010051000229
133	J E Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8361 Lott Road	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1285	529	28	18.8	61.4%	451 (85.3%)	16 (3.0%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	$9,846			$1,295			$8,541	78.1	56.8	295	162		010237001516
249	BB Comer Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	803 Seminole Ave	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5430	521	29	17.9	66.0%	352 (67.6%)	104 (20.0%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	$7,962			$655			$7,277	62.6	43.4	405	156		010318000577
157	Walter M Kennedy School	Public	K-4	250 Otis Perry Dr	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7896	437	25	17.4	61.3%	325 (74.4%)	75 (17.2%)	9 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$9,103			$1,719			$7,374	74.7	55.2	311	154		010265001722
494	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	411	27	15.5	67.6%	316 (76.9%)	33 (8.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$11,810			$2,322			$9,477	27.2	10.1	644	150		010306201376
283	Calcedeaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20500 Patillo Road	Mount Vernon	36560	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1092	240	13	18.1	71.3%	60 (25.0%)	7 (2.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (27.1%)	$12,691			$3,144			$9,538	59.5	40.8	427	144		010237000904

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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 15, 2025, 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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.