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Elementary Schools in Athens City

At a glance

Schools

2,236

Students

Top rankedAthens Intermediate School255^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Athens Intermediate School up 9 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Athens Elementary School 16.6 students per teacher

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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 (2023)
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	$10,854	$2,563	$8,276
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			$16,366	$3,355	$12,997
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			$12,704	$2,127	$10,562
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			$21,978	$1,924	$20,040
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			$11,873	$1,563	$10,295

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Limestone County	2.28 mi	16	80^th
Decatur City	11.94 mi	22	87^th
Madison County	12.1 mi	31	34^th
Madison City	12.43 mi	14	11^th
Morgan County	14.22 mi	18	46^th

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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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