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
581	Union Springs Elementary School	Public	K-4	211 Conecuh Avenue West	Union Springs	36089	Bullock County	Bullock County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 651-8968	497	29	17.1	85.3%	6 (1.2%)	375 (75.5%)	110 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,602			$1,883			$7,703	15.6	9.8	649	68		010048000222
582	Holloway Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Stanton Rd	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1391	483	29	16.4	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	460 (95.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$8,889			$1,789			$7,091	15.6	23	526	56		010237001617
583	Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Park Rd	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5200	524	30	17.6	64.1%	20 (3.8%)	479 (91.4%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$8,020			$850			$7,150	15.5	16.2	573	10		010192000736
584	Monroeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	297 S Mount Pleasant Ave	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 743-3474	406	25	16.2	79.6%	22 (5.4%)	357 (87.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$10,070			$1,969			$8,018	15.4	15.3	581	3		010240001562
585	ER Dickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Bit And Spur Rd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1180	967	48	20.1	74.6%	140 (14.5%)	630 (65.1%)	89 (9.2%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.9%)	$8,690			$1,447			$7,233	15.4	25.1	514	71		010237000913
586	Dozier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1012	426	24	17.7	76.5%	4 (0.9%)	385 (90.4%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$8,333			$1,145			$7,137	15.2	9.7	650	64		010243001009
587	Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Owen Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3400	474	28	16.9	78.1%	10 (2.1%)	304 (64.1%)	153 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,734			$2,973			$7,745	15	10.8	633	46		010033000088
588	West Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Memorial Dr Sw	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3027	407	25	16.6	81.1%	41 (10.1%)	76 (18.7%)	276 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	$10,695			$1,257			$9,437	14.9	11.3	625	37		010117000435
589	Abrams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 23rd Street North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3100	231	14	16.5	79.2%	6 (2.6%)	195 (84.4%)	26 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$13,401			$3,480			$9,906	14.8	17.8	565	24		010033001479
590	Wylam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Erie Street	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6800	399	23	17.3	78.4%	4 (1.0%)	338 (84.7%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$13,796			$2,962			$10,832	14.7	10	645	55		010039000201

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.