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
341	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3000 County Road 200	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 764-2903	713	41	17.2	43.8%	638 (89.5%)	23 (3.2%)	24 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)								52	64.3	226	115		010201002547
342	McDavidJones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16250 Highway 45 South	Citronelle	36522	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1510	826	44	18.7	66.0%	525 (63.6%)	112 (13.6%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (13.4%)	$9,439			$1,491			$7,931	51.8	55.9	305	37		010237001437
343	Loxley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4999 South Magnolia St	Loxley	36551	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 964-5334	497	30	16.5	50.9%	334 (67.2%)	57 (11.5%)	60 (12.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$11,374			$2,035			$9,333	51.8	55.7	308	35		010027001714
344	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12431 Al Highway 69 N	Baileyton	35019	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-5568	379	22	17.1	54.6%	328 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$11,427			$1,791			$9,608	51.3	51.7	332	12		010102000373
345	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Tiger Cub Trail	Bessemer	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2450	576	35	16.5	38.9%	529 (91.8%)	14 (2.4%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$8,940			$816			$8,102	51.2	49.2	354	9		010192001453
346	Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	493	30	16.4	61.5%	164 (33.3%)	234 (47.5%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (11.4%)	$8,457			$1,138			$7,300	51.2	51.5	335	11		010270001093
347	Duck Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10180 Duck Springs Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-6301	207	13	15.9	65.2%	161 (77.8%)	6 (2.9%)	19 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	15 (7.2%)	$10,593			$2,046			$8,547	50.9	52.8	324	23		010138000494
348	Lynn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	531 E Main St	Lynn	35575	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 717-3333	168	10	17.6	61.3%	161 (95.8%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,990			$673			$11,291	50.9	65.5	218	130		010358001465
349	Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	225	12	18.3	73.3%	20 (8.9%)	158 (70.2%)	40 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,244			$2,746			$8,483	50.7	49.6	349			010162000551
350	Thorsby High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	54 Opportunity Dr	Thorsby	35171	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4880	895	44	20.2	41.7%	732 (81.8%)	44 (4.9%)	94 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$9,035			$1,277			$7,732	50.7	37	452	102		010066000270

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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.