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Paine Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Paine Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Trussville, Alabama, serving 1,342 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Trussville City School District, which is ranked 4th out of 135 districts in the state, Paine Elementary has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in Alabama, with a current ranking of 33rd out of 680 and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paine Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71.74% of 3rd graders at Paine Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 69.85% for the Trussville City district and 45.47% for the state of Alabama. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly for African American, multi-racial, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Paine Elementary maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and a favorable student-teacher ratio compared to the state average and nearby schools like Magnolia Elementary and Cahaba Elementary.

Paine Elementary's consistent high performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years, demonstrates a sustained commitment to academic excellence. While the school's performance for special education students is slightly lower than its overall performance, it still remains strong. Paine Elementary's relatively low spending per student compared to some nearby schools suggests the school is able to achieve its high performance with efficient resource allocation, making it a model for academic success and student achievement in the Trussville City School District.

1,338

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,494

Per pupil spending ?

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7600 Gadsden Highway
Trussville, AL 35173-2636

(205) 228-3200

District: Trussville City

Students who attend Paine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	HewittTrussville Middle School
High:	HewittTrussville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

African American:

15.4%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (79% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Alabama elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg78%

Alabama avg52%

33^rd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Trussville City

4^th of 135Trussville City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	33 of 680	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	30 of 684	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	27 of 680	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	19 of 687	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	12 of 692	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	23 of 681	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	34 of 680	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	23 of 688	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	14 of 691	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	43 of 691	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	87.7	61 of 695	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	26 of 696	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	36 of 696	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	80.4	65 of 709	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	79.5	76 of 704	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	39 of 696	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	24 of 698	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.3	24 of 698	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	90.1	21 of 688	96.9%	★★★★★
2004	81.5	78 of 623	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	17 of 427	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	10 of 420	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	12 of 427	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	4 of 426	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	7 of 426	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	8 of 426	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	8 of 423	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	7 of 336	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	33 of 649	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	33 of 650	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	33 of 645	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	19 of 656	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	16 of 656	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	18 of 646	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	26 of 640	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.6	24 of 639	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	37 of 660	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	42 of 670	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	93 of 623	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	33 of 651	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	12 of 653	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	43 of 649	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	82 of 651	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	89.7	27 of 567	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	31 of 651	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	31 of 655	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	25 of 649	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	19 of 669	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	11 of 669	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	25 of 650	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	37 of 650	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	12 of 639	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	7 of 97	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	1 of 82	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	45 of 403	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	35 of 395	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	40 of 373	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	34 of 345	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	2 of 398	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	21 of 392	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	56 of 344	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.6	19 of 280	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	40 of 532	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	45 of 535	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	32 of 528	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	23 of 540	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	12 of 539	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	30 of 529	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	50 of 508	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	29 of 369	92.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English87%+22 vs state

Mathematics74%+31 vs state

Science70%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Gadsden Highway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3200	1,338	86	15.5	15.2%	977 (73.0%)	206 (15.4%)	60 (4.5%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.2%)	92.7	33^rd of 680 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.8	30^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.6%	3	71.7	71.8	77.3	70.4	87.0	85.2	87.6	$10,494	$1,099	$9,328
Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Parkway Drive	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3400	542	38	14.3	18.5%	434 (80.1%)	36 (6.6%)	38 (7.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	93.4	28^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.2	29^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.8%	1	74.7	67.8	68.0	70.0	93.4	88.8	90.2	$10,638	$763	$9,866
Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6745 Old Springville Rd	Clay	35048	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3000	606	36	16.6	54.8%	112 (18.5%)	377 (62.2%)	62 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	29.8	475^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.1%		43.2	410^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.1%	65	25.0	25.0	25.3	21.7	52.9	48.8	69.2	$8,688	$859	$7,807
Magnolia Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Hidden Way Lane	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3500	391	29	13.4	23.8%	250 (63.9%)	74 (18.9%)	33 (8.4%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	89.7	50^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.5	60^th of 684 public elementary schools	91.2%	10	56.7	69.9	57.6	76.7	92.5	89.0	89.4	$12,087	$1,018	$11,061
Bryant Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Bryant Park Drive	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2850	707	41	17.4	64.5%	55 (7.8%)	575 (81.3%)	47 (6.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	29.2	479^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.6%		26	507^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.9%	28	24.8	25.7	16.7	30.3	59.6	51.4	58.4
Margaret Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Mustang Drive	Margaret	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 629-5034	707	43	16.4	44.8%	465 (65.8%)	158 (22.3%)	36 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.1%)	72.1	174^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.4%		67.2	206^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.9%	32	55.4	53.2	37.2	55.4	75.2	75.0	76.3	$8,493	$1,571	$6,912
Chalkville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Chalkville School Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2950	818	45	18.3	69.6%	21 (2.6%)	649 (79.3%)	119 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.4%)	12.9	611^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.3	638^th of 684 public elementary schools	6.7%	27	17.4	21.6	10.4	23.4	35.9	36.0	43.2	$8,959	$1,664	$7,273
Moody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1006 H L Blocker Cir	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2180	839	46	18.2	40.0%	578 (68.9%)	114 (13.6%)	78 (9.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)								(n/a)	44.1				80.7			$9,570	$1,873	$7,685
Huffman Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Cheyenne Boulevard	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5800	779	35	22.2	79.1%	5 (0.6%)	674 (86.5%)	82 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	8.7	647^th of 680 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.6	663^rd of 684 public elementary schools	3.1%	16	20.2	10.3	7.9	10.3	41.0	33.9	34.7	$10,017	$2,135	$7,880
Center Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4801 Indian Trail	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2900	557	34	16.5	72.5%	6 (1.1%)	477 (85.6%)	70 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								(n/a)								$10,844	$2,275	$8,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Paine Elementary School

Is Paine Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Paine Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 33^rd of 680 Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Paine Elementary School?

Students at Paine Elementary School are 73% White, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Paine Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paine Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : HewittTrussville Middle School
High : HewittTrussville High School

How many students attend Paine Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,338 students attended Paine Elementary School.

What district is Paine Elementary School in?

Trussville City

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