Best Public Schools in Lee County, Alabama & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2022)							Summative Assessment Science (2022)			Summative Assessment English (2022)							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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	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 End of Course	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science End of Course	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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Auburn High School	Public	10-12	1701 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-2120	2,025	116	17.4	19.0%	1,244 (61.4%)	412 (20.3%)	97 (4.8%)	234 (11.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.8%)	98.2	10^th of 367 public high schools	97.3%		98.5	10^th of 371 public high schools	97.3%								52.0			56.2							53.3	$10,361	$557	$9,788
Cary Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	715 Sanders St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4940	498	28	17.7	33.7%	213 (42.8%)	114 (22.9%)	61 (12.2%)	87 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,073	$981	$10,076
Dean Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	335 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4900	406	25	16.2	35.0%	225 (55.4%)	68 (16.7%)	54 (13.3%)	35 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)								(n/a)																		$10,931	$1,094	$9,821
Drake Middle School	Public	6	655 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1940	682	35	19.4	26.7%	377 (55.3%)	177 (26.0%)	48 (7.0%)	57 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)								(n/a)				49.1										67.3				$8,511	$771	$7,724
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	22	17.6	25.8%	250 (64.4%)	62 (16.0%)	39 (10.1%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	95.6	25^th of 687 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.7	28^th of 692 public elementary schools	96.0%	3	75.8	69.3	71.4					76.5			77.3	79.9	73.6					$11,222	$1,056	$10,148
Auburn Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-2	721 E University Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4950	448	29	15.4	24.6%	263 (58.7%)	85 (19.0%)	27 (6.0%)	60 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)								(n/a)																		$11,147	$889	$10,241
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-1	770 S Yarbrough Farms Boulevar	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1980	529	28	18.8	28.2%	280 (52.9%)	144 (27.2%)	33 (6.2%)	46 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)								(n/a)																		$10,165	$658	$9,490
Pick Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 N College St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-2110	453	25	18.1	30.2%	201 (44.4%)	108 (23.8%)	47 (10.4%)	74 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	92.6	45^th of 687 public elementary schools	93.4%		93.5	43^rd of 692 public elementary schools	93.8%	2	78.2	52.0	72.7					62.6			75.7	72.4	80.0					$10,972	$1,357	$9,599
East Samford School	Public	7	332 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1960	718	35	20.5	28.1%	412 (57.4%)	167 (23.3%)	50 (7.0%)	76 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)								(n/a)					35.2										63.2			$9,302	$588	$8,698
West Forest Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2801 Waverly Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9737	349	22	16.1	92.3%	41 (11.7%)	184 (52.7%)	110 (31.5%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.3	436^th of 687 public elementary schools	36.5%		48.2	357^th of 692 public elementary schools	48.4%	79	30.7	14.3	37.7					17.1			43.0	32.0	42.3					$10,727	$2,419	$8,241
Northside School	Public	3-5	601 N 5th St	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9731	427	22	19.2	59.5%	179 (41.9%)	217 (50.8%)	20 (4.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	69.7	185^th of 687 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.1	138^th of 692 public elementary schools	80.1%	47	57.8	39.6	46.6					32.9			60.1	58.1	54.1					$10,139	$1,909	$8,170
Carver Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	307 Carver Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9712	388	25	15.7	88.4%	54 (13.9%)	192 (49.5%)	135 (34.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$10,976	$1,847	$9,042
Jeter Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	700 Jeter Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9723	362	25	14.4	61.9%	129 (35.6%)	198 (54.7%)	19 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)								(n/a)																		$10,721	$1,733	$8,934
Opelika High School	Public	9-12	1700 Bulldog Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9715	1,288	87	14.8	62.3%	400 (31.1%)	702 (54.5%)	141 (10.9%)	16 (1.2%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	78.6	61^st of 367 public high schools	83.4%		63.5	110^th of 371 public high schools	70.4%	49							32.9			36.1							35.0	$11,942	$1,125	$10,778
Opelika Middle School	Public	6-8	1206 Denson Dr	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9726	1,160	67	17.3	69.9%	313 (27.0%)	673 (58.0%)	136 (11.7%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.8%)	57.1	154^th of 432 public middle schools	64.4%		55.4	177^th of 440 public middle schools	59.8%	23				28.2	18.4	26.0			46.2					42.4	39.7	48.4		$8,645	$934	$7,550
Southview Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2712 Marvyn Pkwy	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9711	429	30	14.4	57.6%	182 (42.4%)	220 (51.3%)	22 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$10,083	$1,485	$8,515
Opelika Learning Center	Public	6-12	214 Jeter Avenue	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 741-5603	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	2400 Dobbs Dr	Phenix City	36870	Lee County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-3626	1,332	79	16.8	56.2%	335 (25.2%)	777 (58.3%)	134 (10.1%)	11 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (4.8%)	41	203^rd of 367 public high schools	44.7%		61.2	121^st of 371 public high schools	67.4%	82							16.8			24.2							18.4	$12,035	$1,574	$10,441
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	847	47	18.0	39.0%	587 (69.3%)	121 (14.3%)	69 (8.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.8%)	73.2	161^st of 687 public elementary schools	76.6%		67.6	204^th of 692 public elementary schools	70.5%	43	52.4	36.9	41.1	41.5				48.5			58.7	56.9	58.1	60.5				$9,088	$851	$8,220
Smiths Station High School	Public	10-12	4228 Panther Parkway	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4060	1,324	75	17.5	27.3%	893 (67.4%)	251 (19.0%)	94 (7.1%)	11 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	62 (4.7%)	59.9	116^th of 367 public high schools	68.4%		47.5	176^th of 371 public high schools	52.6%	60							19.8			31.5							29.1	$9,552	$615	$8,921
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	940	49	19.1	36.2%	629 (66.9%)	170 (18.1%)	61 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.0%)	55.6	168^th of 432 public middle schools	61.1%		63.4	130^th of 440 public middle schools	70.5%	38					16.4	14.9			30.4						55.6	52.6		$8,582	$830	$7,735
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	714	46	15.5	43.7%	497 (69.6%)	122 (17.1%)	56 (7.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (3.9%)	85.3	81^st of 687 public elementary schools	88.2%		79.1	112^th of 692 public elementary schools	83.8%	31	53.3	51.1	41.7	56.0				64.4			65.6	74.4	60.2	70.0				$8,525	$1,070	$7,439
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	792	48	16.5	40.7%	511 (64.5%)	145 (18.3%)	73 (9.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (7.2%)	72.4	168^th of 687 public elementary schools	75.5%		67.9	202^nd of 692 public elementary schools	70.8%	34	44.6	30.4	55.9	39.8				46.1			67.9	59.8	52.5	57.6				$8,737	$1,212	$7,508
Beauregard High School	Public	9-12	7343 Al Highway 51	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6010	574	41	14.0	43.2%	399 (69.5%)	120 (20.9%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	46.2	184^th of 367 public high schools	49.9%		33.4	245^th of 371 public high schools	34.0%	61							17.1			27.9							20.2	$11,085	$1,327	$9,742
Loachapoka High School	Public	7-12	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6030	236	23	10.2	75.4%	16 (6.8%)	160 (67.8%)	52 (22.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	31.4	248^th of 367 public high schools	32.4%		20.2	300^th of 371 public high schools	19.1%	52					2.4	5.3	21.1		26.3	15.8					19.5	47.4	8.3	$20,320	$4,726	$15,572
Creekside Elementary School	Public	2-3	1800 Richland Road	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-0070	484	30	16.1	29.8%	238 (49.2%)	148 (30.6%)	21 (4.3%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)								(n/a)	67.3										72.1							$11,635	$1,043	$10,222
Ogletree Elementary School	Public	3-5	737 Ogletree Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4920	472	27	17.4	22.0%	255 (54.0%)	93 (19.7%)	43 (9.1%)	70 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	90.7	54^th of 687 public elementary schools	92.1%		94.3	37^th of 692 public elementary schools	94.7%	17	66.7	66.1	56.9					62.6			69.6	77.7	65.2					$10,286	$1,168	$9,101
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School	Public	4-5	1555 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1970	484	22	22.0	23.3%	249 (51.4%)	135 (27.9%)	24 (5.0%)	52 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	92.4	47^th of 687 public elementary schools	93.2%		95.1	32^nd of 692 public elementary schools	95.4%	15		55.2	68.9					68.6				73.5	67.5					$9,792	$1,314	$8,462
Wacoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Lee Road 254	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4072	636	35	18.1	39.5%	474 (74.5%)	96 (15.1%)	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	65.4	218^th of 687 public elementary schools	68.3%		63.7	234^th of 692 public elementary schools	66.2%	16	39.5	39.8	43.3	17.6				50.0			63.0	61.4	53.3	49.5				$8,808	$813	$7,979
Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	311	20	15.3	65.9%	99 (31.8%)	183 (58.8%)	14 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	59.4	274^th of 687 public elementary schools	60.1%		74.9	140^th of 692 public elementary schools	79.8%	134	43.2	35.6	37.1					29.7			55.1	51.5	53.2					$11,678	$2,234	$9,403
Beauregard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lee Road 431	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6011	694	43	16.0	54.2%	464 (66.9%)	117 (16.9%)	53 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.5%)	48.5	361^st of 687 public elementary schools	47.5%		70.1	188^th of 692 public elementary schools	72.8%	173	32.6	26.8						36.2			46.3	55.1						$9,387	$1,077	$8,294
Loachapoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6031	305	21	14.5	66.6%	32 (10.5%)	175 (57.4%)	86 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	25.1	511^th of 687 public elementary schools	25.6%		23.1	527^th of 692 public elementary schools	23.8%	16	16.2	18.8	10.4	15.4				28.1			24.3	43.8	19.2	38.5				$11,072	$2,664	$8,392
Dixie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4914 US Highway 80 W	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5323	215	15	14.8	74.0%	154 (71.6%)	44 (20.5%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	66.5	206^th of 687 public elementary schools	70.0%		61.6	249^th of 692 public elementary schools	64.0%	43	35.9	62.1	12.0					60.7			59.0	67.9	48.0					$11,684	$2,569	$9,113
Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Lee Road 11	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6040	545	35	15.5	52.5%	339 (62.2%)	114 (20.9%)	44 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.8%)	51.8	192^nd of 432 public middle schools	55.6%		68.7	96^th of 440 public middle schools	78.2%	96			40.0	41.0	11.7	14.6			35.8				47.3	49.6	35.7	49.7		$9,340	$1,200	$8,124
Woodland Pines Elementary School	Public	K-2	1565 W Farmville Road	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 887-2100																			(n/a)

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