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
331	Blossomwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1321 Woodmont Avenue	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7020	596	38	15.8	50.5%	247 (41.4%)	262 (44.0%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	$8,149			$907			$7,241	53.1	57.2	292	39		010180000618
332	Airport Road Intermediate School	Public	3-4	384 Blackmon Farm Lane	Coosada	36020	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 285-2115	536	28	19.1	57.5%	199 (37.1%)	221 (41.2%)	71 (13.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.7%)	$8,332			$1,533			$6,781	53	62.2	251	81		010129002147
333	Speake	Public	PK, KG-6	7323 Alabama Highway 36	Danville	35619	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 974-9201	178	12	15.4	67.4%	147 (82.6%)	10 (5.6%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,770			$1,945			$9,809	53	43.8	401	68		010204000788
334	Waterloo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	311 Schoolhouse Ln	Waterloo	35677	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 766-3100	337	19	18.2	51.9%	324 (96.1%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,603			$1,560			$10,036	53	50.6	345	11		010201000774
335	Lauderdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 247-3414	746	41	18.1	39.5%	666 (89.3%)	25 (3.4%)	16 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.0%)								52.9	51.6	333	2		010201002548
336	Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11370 Monticello Dr	Duncanville	35456	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2656	511	32	15.7	61.6%	279 (54.6%)	138 (27.0%)	65 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$8,661			$1,340			$7,298	52.7	63.4	236	100		010339001284
337	Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19456 Eastern Valley Rd	Woodstock	35188	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-2028	324	17	19	60.8%	256 (79.0%)	15 (4.6%)	37 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$10,696			$1,636			$9,045	52.4	61.8	254	83		010036001480
338	Valley Head High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	235 1st Ave	Valley Head	35989	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 635-6228	517	35	14.7	70.0%	344 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$10,941			$2,111			$8,814	52.4	41	425	87		010114000425
339	Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Rogers Lane	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 757-3106	592	30	19.7	47.3%	551 (93.1%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)								52.1	50.7	344	5		010201002550
340	Madison Cross Roads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11548 Pulaski Pike	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4600	841	55	15.2	58.0%	391 (46.5%)	226 (26.9%)	119 (14.1%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.8%)	$9,117			$1,716			$7,364	52	45.3	389	49		010222000838

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.