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
601	ABC Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3000 County Road 29	Alberta	36720	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 573-2550	103	7	14.7	80.6%	0 (0.0%)	99 (96.1%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,352			$3,419			$11,904	13.7	10.9	631	30		010351001342
602	Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	827	38	21.7	68.4%	16 (1.9%)	502 (60.7%)	273 (33.0%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	$9,950			$1,538			$8,410	13.5	14.3	586	16		010039001484
603	Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$13,079			$3,106			$9,965	13.5	14.4	585	18		010297000152
604	Matthews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1225 Rice Mine Road	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2654	401	26	15.2	86.8%	25 (6.2%)	231 (57.6%)	139 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,484			$2,129			$7,332	13.5	12.7	602	2		010339001283
605	McIntosh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8945 Old Hwy 43	Mc Intosh	36553	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 944-2481	234	15	15.9	73.1%	33 (14.1%)	116 (49.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (23.1%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.3%)	$9,580			$1,883			$7,641	13.4	8.7	659	54		010348001332
606	Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	353	20	17.6	79.0%	4 (1.1%)	312 (88.4%)	33 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,087			$2,703			$8,383	13.3	14.7	584	22		010039000136
607	Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 Burroughs Ln	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1077	404	21	19.2	80.7%	56 (13.9%)	273 (67.6%)	37 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$11,481			$1,952			$9,519	13	13.9	587	20		010237000935
608	Alabama Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21465 AL Hwy 99	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 233-6463	7,822			61.8%	4,782 (61.1%)	2,022 (25.9%)	504 (6.4%)	46 (0.6%)	94 (1.2%)	5 (0.1%)	369 (4.7%)								12.9	11	630	22		010210002436
609	Golden Springs Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 Feary Dr	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5050	357	20	17.8	77.9%	30 (8.4%)	278 (77.9%)	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	$11,040			$1,760			$9,275	12.9	13.5	595	14		010009000017
610	Maryvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 N Maryvale St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1810	475	26	18	89.3%	11 (2.3%)	417 (87.8%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$10,227			$2,002			$8,215	12.9	15.9	578	32		010237000936

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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.