Best Elementary Schools in Alabama for African American Students

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Every year, the Alabama State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alabama test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 427)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Forest Avenue Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1700 W 5th St	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3673	617	38	16.2	25.6%	139 (22.5%)	190 (30.8%)	21 (3.4%)	226 (36.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	$7,213			$507			$6,655	99.8%	99.9%	0.09%			010243001014
2	EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Government Street	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1105	504	26	19.3	38.1%	140 (27.8%)	285 (56.5%)	17 (3.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	$8,951			$939			$8,002	99.5%	99.6%	0.03%			010237002208
3	Piedmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	504 Hood St West	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-7483	542	30	18	58.9%	427 (78.8%)	52 (9.6%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$9,059			$1,516			$7,539	99.3%	93.5%	5.77%			010276001109
4	W H Council Traditional School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	751 Wilkinson St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1139	577	31	18.6	48.4%	93 (16.1%)	418 (72.4%)	9 (1.6%)	24 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$8,876			$689			$8,176	99.1%	99.1%	0.05%			010237000907
5	Princeton School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1425 2nd Ave W	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-2500	195	15	13	55.4%	0 (0.0%)	194 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,109			$2,245			$9,861	98.8%	93.4%	5.45%			010039000174
6	Old Shell Road Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3160 Heather St	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1557	369	25	14.8	52.6%	100 (27.1%)	224 (60.7%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	$9,458			$1,220			$8,229	98.6%	97.5%	1.09%			010237000943
7	Saraland Elementary School	Public	2-5	229 McKeough Ave	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 679-5739	1,034	57	18.3	50.6%	754 (72.9%)	177 (17.1%)	30 (2.9%)	15 (1.5%)	13 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	41 (4.0%)	$8,262			$900			$7,348	98.4%	96.6%	1.74%			010018500952
8	Bear Exploration Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	2525 Churchill Dr	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-8014	507	27	18.7	37.3%	114 (22.5%)	327 (64.5%)	26 (5.1%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$8,121			$648			$7,421	98.1%	94.4%	3.71%			010243000991
9	MacMillan International at McKee	Public, Magnet	K-5	4015 McInnis Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 284-7137	386	21	18.3	50.0%	14 (3.6%)	348 (90.2%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$8,108			$39			$8,018	97.9%	87.8%	10.10%			010243001027
10	Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology	Public	3-6	303 Rollins Avenue	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1440	429	21	20.4	55.2%	193 (45.0%)	158 (36.8%)	37 (8.6%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$10,963			$756			$9,970	97.7%	96.8%	0.89%			010123000443

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.