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Saraland Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Saraland Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school located in Saraland, Alabama, serving 998 students in grades 2-5. The school is part of the Saraland City School District, which is ranked 5th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saraland Elementary School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Alabama, ranking in the top 25 for the past 5 school years, with a peak ranking of 9th out of 687 schools in 2021-2022. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Saraland Elementary significantly outperforms the state average on standardized assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, with 93.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English, compared to the state average of 65.34%, and 78.46% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 39.31%. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10 in Alabama for African American students, multi-racial students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding Mobile County district, Robert E. Lee Elementary in Satsuma has lower proficiency rates in Math and English than Saraland Elementary. Saraland Elementary's success can be attributed to its effective instructional practices, leadership, and support systems, as well as its ability to serve a diverse student population and close achievement gaps.

1,034

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,262

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

229 McKeough Ave
Saraland, AL 36571-3214

(251) 679-5739

District: Saraland City

Students who attend Saraland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus
High:	Saraland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

African American:

17.1%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (80% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg80%

Alabama avg52%

23^rd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 135Saraland 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	94.0	23 of 680	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	15 of 684	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	15 of 680	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	9 of 687	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	13 of 692	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	32 of 681	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	38 of 680	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	86.4	70 of 688	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	79 of 691	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	84 of 691	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.8	73 of 695	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	101 of 696	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	174 of 696	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	138 of 709	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	56.4	347 of 704	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	7 of 427	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	9 of 420	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	11 of 427	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	14 of 426	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	11 of 426	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	12 of 426	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	25 of 423	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	71.5	61 of 336	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	19 of 649	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	17 of 650	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	9 of 645	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	6 of 656	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	12 of 656	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	43 of 646	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	36 of 640	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	83.8	78 of 639	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	10 of 660	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	6 of 670	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	3 of 623	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	5 of 651	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 653	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	9 of 649	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	10 of 651	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	85.7	40 of 567	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	27 of 651	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	16 of 655	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	22 of 649	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	16 of 669	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	14 of 669	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	22 of 650	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	33 of 650	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.4	61 of 639	90.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	2 of 97	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	4 of 82	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	1 of 70	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	2 of 54	96.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	35 of 403	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	11 of 395	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	29 of 373	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	19 of 345	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	29 of 398	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	34 of 392	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	26 of 344	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	76.1	36 of 280	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	36 of 532	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	20 of 535	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	21 of 528	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	15 of 540	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	17 of 539	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	47 of 529	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	45 of 508	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	77.1	74 of 369	79.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)64th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English89%+25 vs state

Mathematics75%+33 vs state

Science71%+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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	94	23^rd of 680 public elementary schools	96.6%		95.9	15^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.8%	8	77.0	69.2	78.5		70.8	93.1	83.6	91.1		$8,262	$900	$7,348
Robert E Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	251 Baker Rd	Satsuma	36572	Mobile County	Satsuma City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8210	805	42	19.1	45.6%	707 (87.8%)	55 (6.8%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	80.8	109^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.0%		84.1	88^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.1%	21	51.8	60.2	40.0	50.9	66.0	86.6	81.6	91.3	68.2	$8,602	$1,055	$7,526
Chickasaw Intermediate School	Public	3-6	201 N Craft Highway	Chickasaw	36671	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 452-2256	301	15	20.0	86.4%	51 (16.9%)	219 (72.8%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)								(n/a)
Chickasaw City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Grant Street	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-6452	331	20	16.5	74.3%	71 (21.5%)	231 (69.8%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$8,935	$1,791	$7,133
CollinsRhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 St Stephens Rd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1226	537	29	18.2	85.8%	22 (4.1%)	491 (91.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	8.1	655^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.1	656^th of 684 public elementary schools	4.1%	1	17.2	19.4	3.9		11.3	29.3	32.8	35.1		$9,411	$1,738	$7,662
Saraland Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	4000 Lil Spartan Drive	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 602-8930	557	34	16.5	47.9%	397 (71.3%)	94 (16.9%)	12 (2.2%)	11 (2.0%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)								(n/a)										$9,106	$855	$8,237
WD Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2416 W Main St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1600	265	14	18.5	73.6%	0 (0.0%)	259 (97.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	41.9	409^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.9%		29.5	491^st of 684 public elementary schools	28.2%	82	58.1	18.2	28.6		24.2	74.4	42.4	66.7		$9,097	$1,513	$7,574
Whitley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Capt Leon C Roberts	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1737	237	14	16.9	87.3%	2 (0.8%)	235 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.7	539^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.7%		14.9	583^rd of 684 public elementary schools	14.8%	44	16.0	15.6	39.3		15.6	32.0	46.9	53.6		$11,428	$2,381	$9,037
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	535 Easterling St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1319	285	12	23.1	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	274 (96.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	4.9	674^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.9%		18.2	563^rd of 684 public elementary schools	17.7%	111	8.7	4.2	12.2		2.1	32.6	8.3	36.6		$12,531	$2,050	$10,471
Indian Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Highpoint Blvd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1436	305	17	17.6	78.0%	81 (26.6%)	165 (54.1%)	31 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	25.6	509^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.1%		20.1	551^st of 684 public elementary schools	19.4%	42	18.4	23.8	16.3		38.1	42.9	57.1	51.0		$8,708	$1,430	$7,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Saraland Elementary School

How many students attend Saraland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,034 students attended Saraland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Saraland Elementary School?

Students at Saraland Elementary School are 73% White, 17% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Saraland Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Saraland Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 680 Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Saraland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus
High : Saraland High School

What district is Saraland Elementary School in?

Saraland City

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