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
371	Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40800 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-7320	397	24	16.2	71.0%	266 (67.0%)	85 (21.4%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$12,873			$2,124			$10,726	47.1	59.8	271	100		010303001186
372	North Mobile County Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1950 Salco Road West	Axis	36505	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2000	422	25	17	73.9%	187 (44.3%)	163 (38.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	$12,216			$1,785			$10,421	47.1	49.4	352	20		010237002136
373	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1014 Jacobs Ave	Bridgeport	35740	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 495-3147	224	11	21.3	52.2%	177 (79.0%)	28 (12.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$10,210			$1,586			$8,610	46.9	44.1	398	25		010183000654
374	Dixie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4914 US Highway 80 W	Opelika	36804	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5323	251	16	16.1	61.8%	169 (67.3%)	48 (19.1%)	13 (5.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	$11,684			$2,569			$9,113	46.7	56.2	302	72		010288001132
375	Belgreen High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14220 Highway 187	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-1376	588	37	15.8	57.0%	393 (66.8%)	9 (1.5%)	158 (26.9%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$10,237			$1,795			$8,439	46.6	47.8	369	6		010159000541
376	South Hampton K8	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6689	511	26	19.6	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	463 (90.6%)	48 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,994			$1,803			$9,189	46.6	39.1	438	62		010039001421
377	Billingsley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2446 County Road 77	Billingsley	36006	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 755-1629	586	39	15	57.7%	428 (73.0%)	107 (18.3%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$9,304			$1,645			$7,655	46.5	42.6	417	40		010024000045
378	McCalla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 McCalla School Road	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3750	752	41	18.5	54.4%	171 (22.7%)	420 (55.9%)	128 (17.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$12,104			$1,389			$10,686	46.5	40.1	431	53		010192000710
379	Greenville Elementary School	Public	3-4	102 Butler Cir	Greenville	36037	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 382-7614	268	15	17.8	85.1%	63 (23.5%)	181 (67.5%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$8,052			$820			$7,206	46.4	39.7	434	55		010051001482
380	Dadeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	670 E Columbus St	Dadeville	36853	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 825-6811	571	34	17	69.4%	277 (48.5%)	251 (44.0%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,349			$2,450			$7,878	46.3	45.5	388	8		010321001228

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.