Best Elementary Schools in Alabama

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 680)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
301	Elba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Tiger Dr	Elba	36323	Coffee County	Elba City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 897-2814	379	25	15.1	70.2%	171 (45.1%)	169 (44.6%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$10,647			$1,943			$8,705	57.2	61.6	256	45		010126000460
302	Allentown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 Howells Ferry Rd	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1000	843	42	20	58.7%	435 (51.6%)	254 (30.1%)	86 (10.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	$8,533			$890			$7,633	57.2	56.7	297	5		010237000572
303	Wetumpka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Micanopy St	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 567-4323	868	50	17.3	53.7%	407 (46.9%)	313 (36.1%)	72 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.8%)	$8,599			$1,374			$7,193	57.2	70.4	184	119		010129000470
304	Leroy High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26301 Highway 43	Leroy	36548	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 246-2000	463	25	18.4	53.3%	281 (60.7%)	99 (21.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$8,285			$1,014			$7,215	57.2	42.7	415	111		010348001337
305	Perdido Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23589 County Road 47	Perdido	36562	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 937-8456	572	39	14.5	50.5%	485 (84.8%)	7 (1.2%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	$10,351			$1,343			$9,003	57.2	64.8	222	83		010027000062
306	Lipscomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5605 10th St S	Lipscomb	35020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4550	221	13	17.6	73.8%	13 (5.9%)	79 (35.7%)	125 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,868			$2,844			$9,983	56.9	58.2	283	23		010192000724
307	Challenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7060	491	28	17.5	31.8%	241 (49.1%)	111 (22.6%)	93 (18.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	$7,486			$524			$6,961	56.8	49.4	351	44		010180001773
308	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%)	$9,722			$827			$8,880	56.6	54.8	312	4		010210002431
309	Laceys Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	48 School Rd	Laceys Spring	35754	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 881-4460	277	18	15.7	73.6%	176 (63.5%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,425			$2,026			$8,382	56.6	42.4	419	110		010248001046
310	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Wesley Ave N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-6304	601	32	18.7	53.2%	472 (78.5%)	6 (1.0%)	113 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$8,083			$480			$7,576	56.5	60.2	266	44		010102000396

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment English, Summative Assessment Science test scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 15, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alabama State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.
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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.