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
71	Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 College St	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 772-9255	603	39	15.4	27.4%	305 (50.6%)	114 (18.9%)	51 (8.5%)	64 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.3%)	$11,034			$1,173			$9,832	87.2	85.8	78	7		010000800839
72	Meek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6613 County Rd 41	Arley	35541	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 221-9425	211	13	16.8	54.0%	198 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$11,912			$1,259			$10,628	87.2	90.4	47	25		010358001466
73	Lamar County HighIntermediate	Public, Alternative	4-12	8990 Highway 18	Vernon	35592	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 695-7717	544	33	16.2	57.7%	458 (84.2%)	55 (10.1%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$8,724			$1,664			$6,995	87	65.8	215	142		010195001511
74	John S Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Lumley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 442-2900	745	46	16.1	53.7%	527 (70.7%)	101 (13.6%)	37 (5.0%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	$8,935			$1,866			$7,068	86.7	85	84	10		010138000502
75	GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	935	54	17.4	12.9%	725 (77.5%)	42 (4.5%)	67 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.2%)	$6,660			$469			$6,189	86.6	85.7	79	4		010180002173
76	Verner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3667	608	34	17.9	19.7%	425 (69.9%)	123 (20.2%)	29 (4.8%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$10,118			$575			$9,524	86.3	81.9	108	32		010336001632
77	Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6500 Boll Weevil Circle	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 393-9542	657	32	20.5	40.5%	356 (54.2%)	136 (20.7%)	102 (15.5%)	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.4%)	$9,083			$1,158			$7,912	86.2	89.1	63	14		010132001867
78	Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	667 Balch Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 430-2751	701	50	14.1	25.1%	383 (54.6%)	114 (16.3%)	68 (9.7%)	73 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	$9,802			$675			$9,099	86	90.1	52	26		010000802097
79	MidTown Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Coefer Boulevard	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 837-1189	1,097	63	17.4	28.9%	556 (50.7%)	276 (25.2%)	97 (8.8%)	76 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.2%)	$11,036			$1,104			$9,903	85.6	87.5	71	8		010000800851
80	Trace Crossings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5454 Learning Lane	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2700	769	54	14.3	37.5%	321 (41.7%)	223 (29.0%)	80 (10.4%)	83 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	$12,555			$1,321			$11,233	85.6	83.6	94	14		010000700091

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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.