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Best Public Schools in Dallas County, AL

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Schools

4,584

Students

Districts

Top rankedDallas County High School247^th of 374 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Clark Elementary School up 137 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

The RBHudson STEAM Academy 12.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%	4	17.9	6.9	6.7	7.7				17.2			35.7	17.2	40.0	46.2				$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Dallas County High School	Public	9-12	335 5th Ave	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 366-2232	334	24	14.0	76.0%	77 (23.1%)	231 (69.2%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	30.7	247^th of 374 public high schools	34.0%		33.6	248^th of 378 public high schools	34.4%	1							12.1			21.7							15.9	$9,853	$1,685	$8,145
JE Terry Elementary School	Public	K-6	70 Academy St	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 266-2838	110	8	13.7	85.5%	59 (53.6%)	41 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	25.8	506^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.6%		35.1	461^st of 684 public elementary schools	32.6%	45	18.2	11.8	10.0	31.6				29.4			54.6	47.1	50.0	52.6				$12,312	$2,048	$10,242
Keith MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	1166 Dallas Road 115	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-4155	188	10	18.5	89.9%	2 (1.1%)	180 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	12.5	347^th of 374 public high schools	7.2%		35.5	241^st of 378 public high schools	36.2%	106				6.9	4.0	0.0	4.8		10.5	9.5				20.7	20.0	21.1	5.0	$14,621	$3,757	$10,841
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3486 Dallas Road 3	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 996-8636	155	9	17.2	78.1%	2 (1.3%)	147 (94.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	23.5	517^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.0%		34.3	464^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.2%	53	13.6	23.5	29.4					11.8			59.1	17.7	64.7					$11,997	$2,121	$9,854
Southside High School	Public	9-12	7975 US Highway 80 E	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-0518	285	21	13.4	89.1%	4 (1.4%)	268 (94.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	10.3	361^st of 374 public high schools	3.5%		13.9	337^th of 378 public high schools	10.8%	24							3.0			6.0							4.9	$13,183	$3,453	$9,707
Southside Primary School	Public	K-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Tipton Durant Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Tipton St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-8080	176	7	24.0	92.6%	2 (1.1%)	163 (92.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	5.9	437^th of 439 public middle schools	0.5%		8.6	427^th of 442 public middle schools	3.4%	10				0.0	0.0	0.0			7.4					17.3	18.8	18.5		$13,056	$6,699	$6,335
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.4	482^nd of 684 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	32.5	7.0	25.0	14.5				23.3			67.5	39.5	57.5	51.6				$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
William R Martin Middle School	Public	7-8	2863 County Road 81	Valley Grande	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-6417	180	8	24.0	85.0%	32 (17.8%)	130 (72.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.9%)	28.4	318^th of 439 public middle schools	27.6%		41.1	261^st of 442 public middle schools	41.0%	57					11.2	2.6			29.0						39.8	50.0		$9,601	$1,507	$8,071
Dallas County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	1306 Roosevelt Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	No	(334) 267-0788																			(n/a)
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	151	8	18.8	80.8%	3 (2.0%)	140 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8.9	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%	31	13.3	10.5	13.5					0.0			46.7	36.8	23.1					$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3				0.0			52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0				$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Phoenix School	Public, Alternative	4-11	501 Plant St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	No	(334) 874-1718																			(n/a)
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%		7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%	137	53.3	14.3	8.7	10.5				0.0			60.0	21.4	43.5	52.6				$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
School Of Discovery Genesis Center	Public, Magnet	6	400 Washington St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 874-1670																			(n/a)																		$10,162	$2,062	$8,093
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%	9	9.8	13.3	11.1	9.3				22.2			31.4	33.3	48.2	14.0				$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%		35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%	25	35.9	11.8	40.0	32.5				14.7			56.4	26.5	55.1	42.5				$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%	23	20.7	30.8	18.8	12.9				23.1			44.8	38.5	43.8	32.3				$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Selma High School	Public	9-12	2180 Broad St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1683	680	37	18.6	87.1%	1 (0.1%)	664 (97.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	26.1	262^nd of 374 public high schools	29.9%		13.4	341^st of 378 public high schools	9.8%	79							4.8			19.2							19.0	$10,857	$2,009	$8,841
The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Public	7-8	1701 Summerfield Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1675	279	22	12.9	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13.6	391^st of 439 public middle schools	10.9%		12.5	395^th of 442 public middle schools	10.6%	4					0.8	5.7			15.5						40.0	19.7		$10,243	$1,965	$8,271
Saints Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	2194 Broad Street	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 874-1600	24			75.0%	1 (4.2%)	22 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)

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