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
81	Belforest Elementary School	Public	K-6	11364 County Road 64	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 607-5624	1,069	68	15.8	23.9%	790 (73.9%)	77 (7.2%)	92 (8.6%)	25 (2.3%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.7%)								85.5	84.8	85	4		010027002492
82	Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	872	41	21.1	32.5%	524 (60.1%)	168 (19.3%)	55 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)	$7,840			$714			$7,086	85.4	80.2	122	40		010222002178
83	MacMillan International at McKee	Public, Magnet	K-5	4015 McInnis Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 284-7137	386	21	18.3	50.0%	14 (3.6%)	348 (90.2%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$8,108			$39			$8,018	85.1	84.7	86	3		010243001027
84	Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Pine Grove Road	Madison	35757	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4630	594	34	17.4	29.3%	319 (53.7%)	145 (24.4%)	58 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	$8,196			$585			$7,573	85.1	82.4	103	19		010222001820
85	Coosa Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	3609 Martin St S	Cropwell	35054	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7713	404	25	16.1	57.2%	317 (78.5%)	42 (10.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$8,363			$1,151			$7,202	85	82.7	98	13		010265001569
86	Rehobeth Elementary School	Public	4-6	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 677-3838	590	26	22.6	53.2%	426 (72.2%)	54 (9.2%)	84 (14.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$8,066			$1,318			$6,734	85	80	125	39		010177002078
87	West Elementary School	Public	3-6	303 Rosemont Ave SW	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-4271	490	31	15.7	44.7%	389 (79.4%)	8 (1.6%)	79 (16.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$9,201			$1,507			$7,691	84.7	92	39	48		010099000372
88	Redland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Scholars Drive	Wetumpka	36093	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 567-1248	730	37	19.7	25.9%	526 (72.1%)	116 (15.9%)	34 (4.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	$7,799			$747			$7,035	84.5	83.2	96	8		010129002142
89	Dutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Main St	Dutton	35744	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-4265	201	13	16	64.2%	143 (71.1%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,262			$1,816			$9,433	84.4	80.6	117	28		010183000657
90	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	232	18	12.8	41.8%	6 (2.6%)	214 (92.2%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$16,113			$4,396			$11,715	84.3	81.8	109	19		010039000119

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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.

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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.