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Schools in Russell County, AL

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At a glance

Schools

10,391

Students

Districts

Top rankedSherwood Elementary School221^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Westview Elementary School up 159 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Meadowlane Elementary School 12.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or 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 (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 (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 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
Central High School	Public	9-12	2400 Dobbs Dr	Phenix City	36870	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-3626	1,579	85	18.5	56.4%	329 (20.8%)	1,006 (63.7%)	162 (10.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.6%)	52.1	168^th of 380 public high schools	55.8%		54.1	159^th of 374 public high schools	57.5%	9							24.0			31.3							30.4	$12,035	$1,574	$10,441
Meadowlane Elementary School	Public	K-5	709 Meadowlane Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2568	155	12	12.9	83.2%	10 (6.5%)	133 (85.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	43.5	409^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.4%		27	497^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.9%	88	47.1	42.9	53.9					23.8			58.8	42.9	61.5					$11,221	$2,079	$9,123
Phenix City Intermediate School	Public	6-7	2401 S Railroad St	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-8744	1,068	63	16.9	63.7%	229 (21.4%)	666 (62.4%)	113 (10.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.8%)	41.2	265^th of 443 public middle schools	40.2%		38.1	281^st of 439 public middle schools	36.0%	16				24.3	17.9									52.2	48.8			$7,963	$963	$6,980
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1806 8th Pl So	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-3004	722	41	17.6	66.1%	58 (8.0%)	461 (63.9%)	144 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.6%)	33.4	471^st of 686 public elementary schools	31.3%		29.1	480^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.4%	9	33.1	30.7	30.0					34.2			49.2	47.4	68.5					$8,520	$1,280	$7,221
South Girard School	Public	8	521 Fontaine Rd	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2527	501	30	16.6	60.5%	109 (21.8%)	302 (60.3%)	57 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	42.5	255^th of 443 public middle schools	42.4%		44.3	248^th of 439 public middle schools	43.5%	7						14.3			50.2							54.3		$8,878	$1,236	$7,622
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	493	30	16.4	61.5%	164 (33.3%)	234 (47.5%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (11.4%)	67	221^st of 686 public elementary schools	67.8%		51.2	346^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.1%	125	64.0	32.5	43.4					43.8			73.0	81.3	84.2					$8,457	$1,138	$7,300
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Ingersoll Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-4507	563	36	15.6	44.4%	69 (12.3%)	412 (73.2%)	41 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	54.2	325^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.6%		28.6	484^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.8%	159	56.3	28.9	42.2					46.7			62.5	57.8	75.6					$9,551	$1,583	$7,950
Phenix City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2307 South Railroad Street	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 732-1160	683	39	17.7	73.6%	98 (14.3%)	466 (68.2%)	64 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.1%)	20.8	547^th of 686 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.6	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%	9	32.1	23.4	18.0					26.8			43.5	41.9	55.2					$9,224	$1,586	$7,620
Central Freshman Academy	Public, Alternative	9	2800 Dobbs Drive	Phenix City	36870	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 448-8780	513	32	16.1	61.2%	100 (19.5%)	336 (65.5%)	51 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)								(n/a)																		$8,359	$954	$7,385
Success Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1700 17th Avenue	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-9876																			(n/a)
Dixie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4914 US Highway 80 W	Opelika	36804	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5323	251	16	16.1	61.8%	169 (67.3%)	48 (19.1%)	13 (5.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	40.8	427^th of 686 public elementary schools	37.8%		46.7	374^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.0%	53	29.6	41.7	23.1					50.0			51.9	58.3	65.4					$11,684	$2,569	$9,113
Ladonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Woodland Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5805	461	24	19.2	62.7%	260 (56.4%)	97 (21.0%)	54 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (9.8%)	49	362^nd of 686 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.7	398^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.5%	36	46.6	33.9	28.6					50.9			69.9	47.5	72.9					$11,465	$2,625	$8,838
Mount Olive Intermediate School	Public	3-5	456 State Highway 165	Fort Mitchell	36856	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5002	345	17	20.2	37.7%	93 (27.0%)	165 (47.8%)	48 (13.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.0%)	47.9	371^st of 686 public elementary schools	45.9%		47.3	370^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.6%	1	44.4	33.6	25.5					44.8			70.4	55.2	71.6					$9,863	$2,201	$7,659
Oliver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	77 Longview Street	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5400	481	30	16.0	55.1%	210 (43.7%)	176 (36.6%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	53 (11.0%)	26.8	509^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.8%		29.6	476^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.0%	33	20.5	24.7	14.8					48.2			47.4	48.8	59.0					$9,534	$1,833	$7,699
Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	91 Poorhouse Rd	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	No	(334) 408-4986																			(n/a)
Russell County Middle School	Public	6-8	80 Warrior Way	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5604	810	43	18.8	50.2%	340 (42.0%)	322 (39.8%)	81 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.4%)	35.3	290^th of 443 public middle schools	34.5%		37.2	287^th of 439 public middle schools	34.6%	3				16.7	14.5	17.4			50.6					42.4	44.8	52.1		$8,154	$1,369	$6,783
Russell County High School	Public	9-12	57 Warrior Way	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5701	1,078	58	18.5	45.0%	422 (39.1%)	467 (43.3%)	89 (8.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	80 (7.4%)	40.7	223^rd of 380 public high schools	41.3%		30.1	249^th of 374 public high schools	33.4%	26							19.3			29.0							23.7	$10,679	$1,378	$9,293
Mt Olive Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	454 State Highway 165	Fort Mitchell	36856	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5100	424	24	17.6	32.3%	128 (30.2%)	215 (50.7%)	57 (13.4%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.6%)								(n/a)																		$8,494	$605	$7,886
The Rock Academy	Private, Pentecostal	PK, KG-12	4 Crawford Church Rd	Phenix City	36870	Russell County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 614-8072	199	12	13.7		147 (73.9%)	10 (5.0%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Columbus Girls Academy	Private, Assembly of God, Girls	6-12	14 Motts Dr	Seale	36875	Russell County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 855-3695	54	5	8.8		35 (64.8%)	4 (7.4%)	4 (7.4%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	9 (16.7%)								(n/a)
Phenix Christian School	Private, Pentecostal	PK, KG-6	3777 Us Highway 431 N	Phenix City	36867	Russell County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 298-3588																			(n/a)
Knowledge Works Learning Academy Inc	Private, Nonsectarian	K-5	2306 26th St	Phenix City	36867	Russell County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 704-3150	4	1	4.0		0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Teen University	Private, Baptist, Boys	8-11	707 Dillingham St	Phenix City	36868	Russell County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(706) 901-1511	7	3	2.6		2 (28.6%)	5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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