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Kilby Laboratory School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Kilby Laboratory School is a small, highly-ranked elementary school in Florence, AL, serving 187 students in grades PK-6 as a laboratory school affiliated with the University of North Alabama within the Florence City district.

Kilby consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Alabama, earning a 5-star rating every year since 2020 and currently placing 17th out of 686 schools statewide (98th percentile). Academic proficiency rates are exceptional—for example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 94.44% compared to the district average of 55.4%, and 4th grade science proficiency is 90% versus the district's 43.36%. The school also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 7.2%, less than half the district rate of 17.2%. This consistency and stability set Kilby apart from nearby schools like Forest Hills School, which has fluctuated between 116th and 159th statewide, and Weeden Elementary School, which has ranged from 301st to 351st.

Kilby's unique laboratory school model brings university faculty involvement, research-based teaching methods, and smaller class sizes. However, it's important to note that Kilby serves a significantly more affluent population than its district peers—only 11.23% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, compared to 46.58% at Forest Hills and over 84% at Harlan Elementary School and Weeden. While Kilby outperforms even the next highest-performing area school, McBride Elementary School in Muscle Shoals City, McBride serves a more economically diverse population (34.16% free/reduced lunch) with a larger enrollment of 647 students. One notable area for improvement is 6th grade math, where proficiency drops to 54.55%—still above district and state averages but a significant dip from the 80-94% rates in grades 3-5.

187

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 N Pine St
Florence, AL 35632

(256) 765-4303

District: Florence City

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

African American:

11.8%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2021 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (86% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Alabama elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg57%

Alabama avg51%

17^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 139Florence 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
2026	95.6	17 of 686	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	12 of 680	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	41 of 684	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	37 of 680	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	21 of 687	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	27 of 692	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	43 of 652	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	53 of 649	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	14 of 650	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	56 of 645	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	11 of 651	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	17 of 655	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	2 of 649	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	14 of 669	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	15 of 669	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	24 of 500	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	19 of 532	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	87 of 535	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	59 of 528	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	28 of 540	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	37 of 539	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English92%+30 vs state

Science90%+40 vs state

Mathematics78%+38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Kilby Laboratory School	Public	PK, KG-6	611 N Pine St	Florence	35632	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 765-4303	187			11.2%	141 (75.4%)	22 (11.8%)	4 (2.1%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	95.6	17^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.3	12^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	94.4	80.0	84.2	54.6	90.0	94.4	95.0	89.5	90.9
Hibbett Elementary School	Public	K-6	1601 Appleby Blvd	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2800	489	37	13.3	70.8%	184 (37.6%)	157 (32.1%)	79 (16.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.5%)	32.5	475^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.8%					(n/a)	37.5	25.9	22.2	47.6	17.9	53.7	35.7	52.8	57.1	$9,663	$1,495	$8,145
Harlan Elementary School	Public	K-5	2233 McBurney Dr	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2700	426	36	11.7	84.7%	120 (28.2%)	196 (46.0%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.7%)	45	397^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.1%		45.2	390^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.6%	7	32.4	20.0	44.8	62.2	32.9	52.1	55.3	65.7	57.8	$13,932	$2,610	$11,298
L E Willson Elementary School	Public	3-6	2200 31st St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5730	253	18	14.4	78.3%	116 (45.8%)	85 (33.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	34.2	464^th of 686 public elementary schools	32.4%		23.6	516^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.1%	52	30.4	25.8	32.0	41.7	27.3	62.3	43.9	52.0	50.0	$10,053	$2,090	$7,960
Weeden Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Baldwin Street	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2900	477	32	15.1	84.3%	96 (20.1%)	144 (30.2%)	190 (39.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	56.3	302^nd of 686 public elementary schools	56.0%		50.6	351^st of 680 public elementary schools	48.4%	49	62.0	46.3	46.0	50.8	27.9	61.1	55.9	61.3	63.6	$14,455	$2,668	$11,763
WA Threadgill Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	900 Annapolis Avenue	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5720	344	24	14.6	69.8%	167 (48.5%)	106 (30.8%)	27 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.2%)								(n/a)										$11,366	$2,150	$9,213
Forest Hills School	Public	K-5	101 Stovall Dr	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2500	906	63	14.3	46.6%	596 (65.8%)	151 (16.7%)	56 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (10.9%)	78.1	132^nd of 686 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.4	116^th of 680 public elementary schools	82.9%	16	63.2	52.9	63.4	48.1	55.8	79.0	68.8	81.3	71.5	$10,545	$1,336	$9,186
Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4725 Highway 157	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8939	343	22	15.7	46.9%	310 (90.4%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	67.3	219^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.1%		66.1	223^rd of 680 public elementary schools	67.2%	4	70.0	61.5	46.7	18.2	64.1	84.0	61.5	73.3	54.6	$10,792	$1,963	$8,818
McBride Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2610	647	37	17.3	34.2%	447 (69.1%)	87 (13.4%)	55 (8.5%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	88.2	66^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.4%		89	55^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.9%	11	84.9	63.6	62.2		71.9	88.1	72.4	86.0		$8,031	$197	$7,800
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-2	714 Elmhurst St	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2620	236	13	17.8	44.9%	151 (64.0%)	35 (14.8%)	26 (11.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$11,919	$2,319	$9,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Kilby Laboratory School

What district is Kilby Laboratory School in?

Florence City

How many students attend Kilby Laboratory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Kilby Laboratory School.

Is Kilby Laboratory School a good school?

Yes! Kilby Laboratory School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kilby Laboratory School?

Students at Kilby Laboratory School are 75% White, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

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