Best Elementary Schools in Alabama

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Summative Assessment test scores by the Alabama State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 15, 2025.

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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
101	Jones Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4908 Garth Rd SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7220	471	27	17.3	26.8%	273 (58.0%)	111 (23.6%)	48 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	$9,469			$884			$8,583	81.6	78	138	37		010180000634
102	Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	75 Wilson Street	Springville	35146	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 467-6550	779	45	17.3	23.5%	661 (84.9%)	39 (5.0%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	$7,511			$50			$7,450	81.5	81.7	111	9		010306200217
103	Gulf Shores Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 E 3rd St	Gulf Shores	36542	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 968-7375	1,230	69	17.8	35.4%	970 (78.9%)	64 (5.2%)	96 (7.8%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (6.6%)								81.5	79	128	25		010020202469
104	Helena Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3500 Hwy 52	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5520	955	53	18	28.8%	690 (72.3%)	121 (12.7%)	95 (9.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	$8,594			$704			$7,874	81.4	83.6	92	12		010303001442
105	Lupton Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Prospect Rd	Nauvoo	35578	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-5838	448	27	16.5	53.1%	421 (94.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$10,874			$1,943			$8,928	81.2	70.4	186	81		010345001317
106	Flomaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1634 Poplar St	Flomaton	36441	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 296-3991	388	22	17.6	49.5%	295 (76.0%)	49 (12.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$9,375			$1,007			$8,341	81	73.4	167	61		010135001504
107	Whitesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Leeth Gap Rd	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1110	423	23	18.3	42.8%	382 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$8,979			$1,916			$7,062	80.9	69.5	194	87		010138000509
108	Andalusia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1501 West Bypass	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Andalusia City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-1224	1,082	59	18.4	54.3%	676 (62.5%)	270 (25.0%)	51 (4.7%)	11 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.2%)	$8,630			$1,695			$6,917	80.9	79.6	126	18		010006001467
109	Robert E Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	251 Baker Rd	Satsuma	36572	Mobile County	Satsuma City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8210	805	42	19.1	45.6%	707 (87.8%)	55 (6.8%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$8,602			$1,055			$7,526	80.8	84.1	88	21		010018902196
110	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	3-5	3300 Highway 79 South	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 582-3908	387	20	19.3	50.1%	298 (77.0%)	55 (14.2%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	$9,913			$1,569			$8,290	80.8	82	107	3		010169000580

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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.