Best Elementary Schools in Alabama

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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
351	Weeden Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Baldwin Street	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2900	477	32	15.1	84.3%	96 (20.1%)	144 (30.2%)	190 (39.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	$14,455			$2,668			$11,763	50.6	56.4	301	50		010153000535
352	Breitling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8350 Grand Bay Wilmer Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-0900	471	27	17.4	59.4%	406 (86.2%)	17 (3.6%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$10,661			$1,970			$8,682	50.5	45.6	387	35		010237002083
353	Pearl Haskew Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 White Oak Drive	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1850	546	28	19.7	71.2%	394 (72.2%)	50 (9.2%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.2%)	$10,693			$1,670			$9,013	50.3	51.7	331	22		010237001620
354	Fayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	509 2nd St NE	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 932-3161	529	30	17.6	60.7%	356 (67.3%)	115 (21.7%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	$8,958			$1,458			$7,498	50.3	37.6	449	95		010147001514
355	Colbert Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1551 Sunset Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 381-6132	486	32	15.1	56.0%	429 (88.3%)	9 (1.9%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$8,666			$1,990			$6,676	50.2	55.7	307	48		010084001658
356	Delta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10251 White House Fork Rd	Bay Minette	36507	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 937-3657	228	13	17	47.8%	172 (75.4%)	32 (14.0%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$14,716			$1,611			$13,101	50.1	43.8	400	44		010027001783
357	Childersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Pinecrest Drive	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5525	278	15	18.5	69.4%	98 (35.3%)	163 (58.6%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,694			$1,770			$9,894	50	47.2	374	17		010318001212
358	Leeds Elementary School	Public	2-5	950 Ashville Road	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4500	678	30	22.6	49.0%	377 (55.6%)	159 (23.5%)	100 (14.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	$9,618			$1,159			$8,459	49.9	48.2	364	6		010001102094
359	Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6536 County Road 236	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4000	424	26	16.6	43.9%	355 (83.7%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,716			$1,495			$7,205	49.3	61.8	255	104		010204000779
360	Harmony School	Public	PK, KG-8	4910 County Road 940	Logan	35098	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 747-1427	337	22	15.2	46.6%	312 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$12,608			$2,001			$10,582	49.3	53.2	320	40		010102001676

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.