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Best Elementary Schools in Limestone County, AL

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Schools

6,463

Students

Districts

Top rankedCreekside Elementary School130^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cedar Hill Elementary School up 30 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Creekside Primary School 12.8 students per teacher

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Athens Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1916 Us Hwy 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 230-2880	641	36	17.8	55.9%	305 (47.6%)	127 (19.8%)	157 (24.5%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	62.7	255^th of 686 public elementary schools	62.8%		61.5	264^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.2%	9		35.7	44.5	59.3		67.2	73.4	$11,811	$1,615	$10,182
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	515 N Madison St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6609	474	29	16.6	67.5%	160 (33.8%)	82 (17.3%)	194 (40.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)								(n/a)	43.6				63.8			$13,217	$2,205	$11,000
James L Cowart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1701 W Hobbs St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6627	332	20	16.6	69.3%	121 (36.4%)	94 (28.3%)	91 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.5%)								(n/a)	33.3				51.9			$14,946	$1,799	$13,134
Julian Newman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 S Clinton Street	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6630	409	23	17.7	44.5%	216 (52.8%)	64 (15.6%)	71 (17.4%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.5%)								(n/a)	40.0				68.7			$15,880	$1,359	$14,509
Brookhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	320 Brookhill Dr	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6603	380	22	17.6	41.3%	250 (65.8%)	67 (17.6%)	39 (10.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)	59.3				79.1			$12,570	$971	$11,585
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21360 Hwy 251	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6665	475	27	17.5	47.8%	341 (71.8%)	32 (6.7%)	68 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	48.3	367^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.5%		59.9	280^th of 680 public elementary schools	58.8%	87	33.8	39.3	37.7	48.4	64.7	51.6	72.1	$14,915	$1,961	$12,948
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26595 Salem Minor Hill Road	Lester	35647	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6669	631	43	14.6	62.0%	453 (71.8%)	14 (2.2%)	120 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	56.3	304^th of 686 public elementary schools	55.7%		60.3	276^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.4%	28	46.5	52.3	33.7	50.5	67.7	61.7	65.5	$13,965	$2,034	$11,922
Creekside Elementary School	Public	3-5	15983 Sanderson Rd	Harvest	35749	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6452	550	33	16.6	39.6%	360 (65.5%)	109 (19.8%)	55 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	78.6	130^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.0%		79	125^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.6%	5	57.9	58.6	40.4	68.0	82.9	74.2	84.5	$11,953	$1,565	$10,380
Cedar Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27905 Cedar Hill Rd	Ardmore	35739	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 423-5950	576	41	14.0	51.4%	498 (86.5%)	7 (1.2%)	52 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	69.1	203^rd of 686 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.8	233^rd of 680 public elementary schools	65.7%	30	47.1	52.9	48.5	73.6	67.1	67.8	72.7	$13,816	$1,510	$12,297
Blue Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16787 Hardy Road	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 729-4092	558	34	16.4	70.8%	368 (65.9%)	28 (5.0%)	114 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	46.2	387^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.2	382^nd of 680 public elementary schools	43.8%	5	42.4	39.1	27.8	50.0	59.8	46.0	75.0	$13,784	$1,639	$12,137
Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12067 Dowd Street	Tanner	35671	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 998-5266	338	22	15.2	79.3%	107 (31.7%)	78 (23.1%)	120 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	20.5	551^st of 686 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.8	538^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.9%	13	20.0	17.7	36.4	21.6	36.0	27.5	63.6	$16,589	$1,031	$15,550
Creekside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	16049 Sanderson Road	Harvest	35749	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 714-7971	500	39	12.8	43.2%	316 (63.2%)	89 (17.8%)	44 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.8%)								(n/a)								$13,504	$127	$13,369
Elkmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25630 Evans Street	Elkmont	35620	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 732-4291	599	38	15.7	63.6%	455 (76.0%)	15 (2.5%)	103 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	51.1	350^th of 686 public elementary schools	49.0%		56.6	308^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.7%	42	36.6	47.3	39.7	52.7	59.2	51.6	71.8	$14,111	$2,018	$12,086

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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.

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