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
221	Brantley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8879 N Main St	Brantley	36009	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 527-8879	572	35	16.2	64.3%	365 (63.8%)	150 (26.2%)	18 (3.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$10,311			$1,546			$8,674	66.3	62.7	245	24		010096000365
222	Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	341 School Avenue	Berry	35546	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 689-4464	360	20	18	50.6%	322 (89.4%)	10 (2.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$10,014			$1,793			$8,218	66.3	49.8	348	126		010147001512
223	Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4725 Highway 157	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8939	343	22	15.7	46.9%	310 (90.4%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$10,792			$1,963			$8,818	66.1	68.3	204	19		010201000773
224	Red Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 8th Street	Red Bay	35582	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2270	410	25	16.4	41.2%	366 (89.3%)	8 (2.0%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								65.8	70.5	182	42		010159002475
225	AH Watwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 Limbaugh Blvd	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5460	289	16	17.5	71.6%	130 (45.0%)	122 (42.2%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	$11,091			$1,706			$9,355	65.8	59.5	274	49		010318001209
226	Anna F Booth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17001 Hurricane Blvd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-1740	391	23	17	70.6%	280 (71.6%)	34 (8.7%)	19 (4.9%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	$9,465			$1,306			$8,149	65.5	59.1	277	51		010237001559
227	Flat Rock School	Public	PK, KG-6	788 County Road 326	Flat Rock	35966	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 632-2323	80	8	10.6	50.0%	61 (76.3%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,450			$1,548			$9,888	65.5			(n/a)		010183000658
228	Gardendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	860 Bauers Ln	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3550	700	36	19.4	38.4%	340 (48.6%)	251 (35.9%)	58 (8.3%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$8,994			$631			$8,343	65.3	65.1	221	7		010192000705
229	Coldwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	530 Taylors Chapel Road	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3870	391	26	14.8	56.8%	238 (60.9%)	59 (15.1%)	73 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$12,226			$1,961			$10,245	65	66.4	211	18		010263502099
230	Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	930 Old Mt Carmel Rd	Stevenson	35772	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 437-2203	360	19	19.4	53.9%	252 (70.0%)	17 (4.7%)	71 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$9,622			$1,505			$8,102	65	49.5	350	120		010183001533

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.