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Best Public Schools in Lee County, AL

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24,812

Students

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Top rankedAuburn High School29^th of 374 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Beulah High School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Loachapoka High School 10.6 students per teacher

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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
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
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
Fox Run School	Public	6	1100 Fox Run Parkway	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 745-9751	392	21	18.8	74.5%	109 (27.8%)	192 (49.0%)	76 (19.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)				31.9										56.6
Opelika Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	214 Jeter Avenue	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 741-5603																			(n/a)
Southview Primary School	Public	K-2	2712 Marvyn Pkwy	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9711	480	30	16.2	65.4%	173 (36.0%)	206 (42.9%)	67 (14.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$10,083	$1,485	$8,515
Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	397	23	17.6	70.5%	138 (34.8%)	209 (52.6%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	41.8	411^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.4	346^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.4%	65	38.7	33.3	26.7					28.7			57.5	59.3	71.0					$11,678	$2,234	$9,403
Opelika Middle School	Public	4-8	1206 Denson Dr	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9726	812	50	16.3	73.2%	231 (28.4%)	410 (50.5%)	149 (18.3%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	51.5	198^th of 439 public middle schools	54.9%		54.1	184^th of 442 public middle schools	58.4%	14					22.5	23.3			42.3						52.0	48.7		$8,645	$934	$7,550
Opelika High School	Public	9-12	1700 Bulldog Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9715	1,590	94	16.9	63.5%	430 (27.0%)	865 (54.4%)	243 (15.3%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	56.1	151^st of 374 public high schools	59.6%		61.5	117^th of 378 public high schools	69.0%	34							22.9			28.0							29.4	$11,942	$1,125	$10,778
Jeter Primary School	Public	K-3	700 Jeter Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9723	435	27	15.8	64.6%	162 (37.2%)	202 (46.4%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)								(n/a)																		$10,721	$1,733	$8,934
Carver Primary School	Public	K-3	307 Carver Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9712	414	26	15.8	91.1%	32 (7.7%)	201 (48.6%)	168 (40.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)																		$10,976	$1,847	$9,042
Northside School	Public	3-5	601 N 5th St	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9731	464	26	17.6	63.8%	175 (37.7%)	219 (47.2%)	54 (11.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	58.1	291^st of 680 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.2	229^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.5%	62	45.5	37.4	52.3					38.7			69.4	59.6	72.9					$10,139	$1,909	$8,170
West Forest Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2801 Waverly Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9737	393	25	15.5	91.6%	31 (7.9%)	187 (47.6%)	160 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	28.2	488^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.2%		24.4	518^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.3%	30	29.1	21.8	41.5					18.6			59.4	42.4	50.8					$10,727	$2,419	$8,241
Lee County Learning Center	Public	6-12	5630 Lee Road 145	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 664-4080	0																		(n/a)
Smith Station Freshman Center	Public, Alternative	9	1150 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4063	464	28	16.4		307 (66.2%)	83 (17.9%)	43 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$9,449	$118	$9,314
Wacoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Lee Road 254	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4072	574	36	15.9	42.9%	428 (74.6%)	70 (12.2%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	77.5	137^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.9%		70.4	187^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.7%	50	46.2	59.0	63.4	39.1				57.8			73.1	77.1	83.1	75.0				$8,808	$813	$7,979
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4070	910	54	16.8	43.7%	598 (65.7%)	166 (18.2%)	81 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.8%)	55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%		66.7	117^th of 442 public middle schools	73.5%	59					15.9	24.5			38.4						64.6	55.8		$8,582	$830	$7,735
Smiths Station High School	Public	9-12	4228 Panther Parkway	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4060	1,588	102	15.6	39.0%	1,002 (63.1%)	315 (19.8%)	138 (8.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	122 (7.7%)	48.8	179^th of 374 public high schools	52.1%		56	143^rd of 378 public high schools	62.2%	36							19.5			26.9							25.2	$9,552	$615	$8,921
West Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 Stringer Weeks Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4050	811	54	15.0	42.0%	516 (63.6%)	141 (17.4%)	86 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.6%)	69.9	195^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.3%		72.7	171^st of 684 public elementary schools	75.0%	24	48.4	50.4	57.3	35.1				51.8			74.7	70.8	73.5	65.4				$9,088	$851	$8,220
Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Lee Road 11	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6040	533	34	15.5	60.4%	317 (59.5%)	109 (20.5%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	42.6	258^th of 439 public middle schools	41.2%		39.1	273^rd of 442 public middle schools	38.2%	15			37.6	26.4	16.9	22.6			34.5				58.9	47.7	47.3	52.6		$9,340	$1,200	$8,124
Loachapoka High School	Public	7-12	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6030	277	26	10.6	84.1%	16 (5.8%)	191 (69.0%)	63 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	33.4	237^th of 374 public high schools	36.6%		44.8	203^rd of 378 public high schools	46.3%	34					14.7	6.8	19.2		11.9	25.5					36.4	40.4	2.3	$20,320	$4,726	$15,572
Beulah High School	Public	7-12	4848 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6020	535	38	14.0	55.5%	366 (68.4%)	105 (19.6%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	62.2	123^rd of 374 public high schools	67.1%		43.1	210^th of 378 public high schools	44.4%	87					4.2	12.2	28.8		28.9	31.3					42.1	58.9	27.5	$12,948	$1,038	$11,894
Beauregard High School	Public	9-12	7343 Al Highway 51	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6010	533	44	12.1	53.5%	312 (58.5%)	133 (25.0%)	57 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	67.6	102^nd of 374 public high schools	72.7%		66.9	97^th of 378 public high schools	74.3%	5							32.4			35.9							26.4	$11,085	$1,327	$9,742
East Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	171 Mill Creek Drive	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4061	785	53	14.8	48.2%	492 (62.7%)	151 (19.2%)	69 (8.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.3%)	72.6	170^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.0%		66.4	209^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.4%	39	48.2	52.5	54.3	56.6				49.2			78.7	73.3	61.7	73.5				$8,737	$1,212	$7,508
South Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Brown Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4062	669	44	15.2	42.3%	478 (71.4%)	100 (14.9%)	52 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	73.1	166^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.6%		82.5	102^nd of 684 public elementary schools	85.1%	64	48.0	55.8	38.0	36.4				58.1			81.3	72.1	79.4	76.8				$8,525	$1,070	$7,439
Loachapoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6031	332	25	13.2	75.9%	40 (12.0%)	184 (55.4%)	95 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	20.8	537^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.0%		26.7	504^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.3%	33	15.8	24.4	40.0	18.6				8.9			41.1	39.5	56.7	28.6				$11,072	$2,664	$8,392
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4747 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6021	696	45	15.4	59.2%	497 (71.4%)	98 (14.1%)	58 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	45.7	385^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.8	458^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.0%	73	46.7	28.6	29.4	28.7				38.4			77.1	47.3	59.0	58.5				$8,119	$1,028	$7,075
Beauregard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lee Road 431	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6011	783	56	13.9	53.8%	502 (64.1%)	128 (16.3%)	88 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.3%)	69.3	204^th of 680 public elementary schools	70.0%		75.1	157^th of 684 public elementary schools	77.0%	47	46.8	53.4						50.0			71.9	73.3						$9,387	$1,077	$8,294
Woodland Pines Elementary School	Public	K-2	1565 W Farmville Road	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 887-4960	348	22	15.8	36.2%	166 (47.7%)	93 (26.7%)	24 (6.9%)	32 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)								(n/a)
Creekside Elementary School	Public	3-5	1800 Richland Road	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-0070	458	31	15.0	30.6%	227 (49.6%)	109 (23.8%)	37 (8.1%)	63 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	88.2	61^st of 680 public elementary schools	91.0%		90	53^rd of 684 public elementary schools	92.3%	8	67.3	67.7	72.4					64.5			78.3	83.2	83.1					$11,635	$1,043	$10,222
East Samford School	Public	6-7	332 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1960	733	42	17.4	30.7%	362 (49.4%)	152 (20.7%)	78 (10.6%)	107 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)								(n/a)					49.5										77.2			$9,302	$588	$8,698
Pick Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 N College St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-2110	464	29	16.1	38.1%	211 (45.5%)	88 (19.0%)	68 (14.7%)	73 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	88.3	60^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.2	50^th of 684 public elementary schools	92.7%	10	69.0	66.5	60.1					63.2			87.6	82.5	81.8					$10,972	$1,357	$9,599
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-2	770 S Yarbrough Farms Boulevar	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1980	426	26	16.3	37.6%	208 (48.8%)	115 (27.0%)	36 (8.5%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)								(n/a)																		$10,165	$658	$9,490
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School	Public	3-5	1555 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1970	396	26	15.2	36.6%	212 (53.5%)	113 (28.5%)	22 (5.6%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	87.9	63^rd of 680 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.3	48^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.0%	15	64.9	64.5	77.9					64.5			85.3	72.6	86.7					$9,792	$1,314	$8,462
Ogletree Elementary School	Public	3-5	737 Ogletree Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4920	523	29	18.1	35.8%	254 (48.6%)	98 (18.7%)	74 (14.1%)	70 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	88	62^nd of 680 public elementary schools	90.9%		86.9	74^th of 684 public elementary schools	89.2%	12	69.8	62.3	73.6					58.9			82.3	80.3	85.9					$10,286	$1,168	$9,101
Auburn Early Education Center	Public	K-2	721 E University Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-4950	492	29	17.2	44.7%	212 (43.1%)	112 (22.8%)	79 (16.1%)	55 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$11,147	$889	$10,241
Wrights Mill Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	807 Wrights Mill Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1990	388	27	14.4	34.8%	236 (60.8%)	51 (13.1%)	46 (11.9%)	30 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	88.9	57^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.6%		92.6	34^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.0%	23	72.1	70.5	76.0					68.5			79.5	79.5	80.0					$11,222	$1,056	$10,148
Drake Middle School	Public	6	655 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1940	720	39	18.4	29.6%	375 (52.1%)	137 (19.0%)	59 (8.2%)	114 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)								(n/a)				57.6										77.9				$8,511	$771	$7,724
Dean Road Elementary School	Public	K-2	335 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4900	383	24	15.9	42.0%	191 (49.9%)	61 (15.9%)	64 (16.7%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)								(n/a)																		$10,931	$1,094	$9,821
Cary Woods Elementary School	Public	K-2	715 Sanders St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4940	439	30	14.6	44.4%	192 (43.7%)	90 (20.5%)	76 (17.3%)	49 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,073	$981	$10,076
Auburn Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	405 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-4970	1,491	84	17.7	30.3%	782 (52.4%)	311 (20.9%)	153 (10.3%)	178 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (4.4%)								(n/a)						53.1			61.6							72.2		$9,349	$717	$8,617
Auburn High School	Public	10-12	1701 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-2120	2,227	127	17.5	29.1%	1,234 (55.4%)	490 (22.0%)	191 (8.6%)	239 (10.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (3.2%)	90.8	29^th of 374 public high schools	92.2%		98.2	12^th of 378 public high schools	96.8%	17							48.9			48.6							41.4	$10,361	$557	$9,788

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