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Pick Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Pick Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Auburn, Alabama. With 442 students, the school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Pick Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 68.99% of 3rd graders, 66.45% of 4th graders, and 60.13% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 45.47%, 41.76%, and 39.31%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students.

In addition to strong academic outcomes, Pick Elementary School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the state and district averages. While Pick Elementary School outperforms its peers, nearby schools like Creekside Elementary School and Wrights Mill Road Elementary School also demonstrate strong academic performance, providing valuable insights into effective practices that could benefit other schools in the Auburn City and Opelika City districts.

464

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,972

Per pupil spending ?

38.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1320 N College St
Auburn, AL 36830-2665

(334) 887-2110

District: Auburn City

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

African American:

19.0%

Asian:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (73% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

Alabama avg52%

60^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Auburn City

13^th of 135Auburn 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	88.3	60 of 680	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	50 of 684	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	39 of 680	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	45 of 687	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	43 of 692	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	70 of 681	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	58 of 680	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.3	50 of 688	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	39 of 691	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	62 of 427	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	56 of 420	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	96.1	13 of 427	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	15 of 426	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	23 of 426	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	56.5	149 of 426	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	78 of 423	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	33 of 336	90.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.1	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	16 of 142	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	5 of 131	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	9 of 123	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	8 of 110	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	8 of 100	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	47.6	26 of 65	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	56 of 649	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	38 of 650	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	37 of 645	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	42 of 656	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	39 of 656	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	76 of 646	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	44 of 640	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	45 of 639	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	44 of 206	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	40 of 196	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	25 of 184	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	33 of 175	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	17 of 164	89.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	14 of 140	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	77.0	17 of 130	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	59 of 660	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	86 of 670	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	36 of 623	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	45 of 651	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	70.0	157 of 653	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	194 of 649	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	163 of 651	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.7	63 of 567	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	73 of 651	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	66 of 655	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	45 of 649	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	45 of 669	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	52 of 669	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	69 of 650	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	57 of 650	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	38 of 639	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	6 of 97	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	6 of 54	88.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	9 of 395	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	18 of 373	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	16 of 345	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	36 of 398	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	54 of 392	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	35 of 344	89.8%	★★★★★
2017	73.2	44 of 280	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	54 of 532	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	32 of 535	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	30 of 528	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	14 of 540	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	26 of 539	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	24 of 529	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	26 of 508	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.0	27 of 369	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English84%+19 vs state

Mathematics65%+23 vs state

Science63%+21 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
Pick Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 N College St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-2110	464	29	16.1	38.1%	211 (45.5%)	88 (19.0%)	68 (14.7%)	73 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	88.3	60^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.2	50^th of 684 public elementary schools	92.7%	10	69.0	66.5	60.1	63.2	87.6	82.5	81.8	$10,972	$1,357	$9,599
Cary Woods Elementary School	Public	K-2	715 Sanders St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4940	439	30	14.6	44.4%	192 (43.7%)	90 (20.5%)	76 (17.3%)	49 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)								$11,073	$981	$10,076
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School	Public	3-5	1555 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1970	396	26	15.2	36.6%	212 (53.5%)	113 (28.5%)	22 (5.6%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	87.9	63^rd of 680 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.3	48^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.0%	15	64.9	64.5	77.9	64.5	85.3	72.6	86.7	$9,792	$1,314	$8,462
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-2	770 S Yarbrough Farms Boulevar	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1980	426	26	16.3	37.6%	208 (48.8%)	115 (27.0%)	36 (8.5%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)								(n/a)								$10,165	$658	$9,490
Dean Road Elementary School	Public	K-2	335 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4900	383	24	15.9	42.0%	191 (49.9%)	61 (15.9%)	64 (16.7%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)								(n/a)								$10,931	$1,094	$9,821
Creekside Elementary School	Public	3-5	1800 Richland Road	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-0070	458	31	15.0	30.6%	227 (49.6%)	109 (23.8%)	37 (8.1%)	63 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	88.2	61^st of 680 public elementary schools	91.0%		90	53^rd of 684 public elementary schools	92.3%	8	67.3	67.7	72.4	64.5	78.3	83.2	83.1	$11,635	$1,043	$10,222
Woodland Pines Elementary School	Public	K-2	1565 W Farmville Road	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 887-4960	348	22	15.8	36.2%	166 (47.7%)	93 (26.7%)	24 (6.9%)	32 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)								(n/a)
Wrights Mill Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	807 Wrights Mill Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1990	388	27	14.4	34.8%	236 (60.8%)	51 (13.1%)	46 (11.9%)	30 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	88.9	57^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.6%		92.6	34^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.0%	23	72.1	70.5	76.0	68.5	79.5	79.5	80.0	$11,222	$1,056	$10,148
Auburn Early Education Center	Public	K-2	721 E University Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-4950	492	29	17.2	44.7%	212 (43.1%)	112 (22.8%)	79 (16.1%)	55 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$11,147	$889	$10,241
West Forest Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2801 Waverly Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9737	393	25	15.5	91.6%	31 (7.9%)	187 (47.6%)	160 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	28.2	488^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.2%		24.4	518^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.3%	30	29.1	21.8	41.5	18.6	59.4	42.4	50.8	$10,727	$2,419	$8,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Pick Elementary School

How many students attend Pick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Pick Elementary School.

Is Pick Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Pick Elementary School ranks in the top 8.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pick Elementary School?

Students at Pick Elementary School are 45% White, 19% African American, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Pick Elementary School in?

Auburn City

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