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Tanner Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Tanner Elementary School serves 338 students in Pre-K through 5th grade in the small community of Tanner, AL, as part of the Limestone County school district, where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Tanner Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools, with proficiency rates roughly half of state averages across most subjects. For example, only 20% of 3rd graders are proficient in math compared to 44.9% statewide, and 3rd grade English proficiency sits at 36% versus 64.8% statewide. The school has earned just 1 star in each of the last four years. Nearby schools in the Athens City district significantly outperform Tanner—Brookhill Elementary (3.4 miles away) posts 59.3% math proficiency, while Julian Newman Elementary reaches 40%. Even lower-performing Decatur City schools like West Decatur Elementary (24.6%) and BanksCaddell Elementary (28.6%) outperform Tanner in 3rd grade math. The contrast with Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary (7.9 miles away) is stark—74.2% math proficiency versus Tanner's 20%—though that school serves a wealthier population. Tanner also spends less per student ($9,885) than nearby schools like Oak Park Elementary ($14,212) and James L Cowart Elementary ($12,048).

There are encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 31.7% in 2022-2023 to 8.5% in 2024-2025—a 73% reduction that now sits below the state average. Fifth graders are notably outperforming younger students, with 63.6% English proficiency and 36.4% math proficiency, suggesting a strong cohort or more effective upper-grade instruction. Special education students have also improved from the 2nd to 16th percentile statewide. While the school faces significant challenges, particularly for its English Language Learners and in maintaining recent gains for African American students, the attendance turnaround demonstrates that targeted interventions can work. For parents, this is a school with real struggles but also proof that change is possible—the question is whether academic improvements can follow the attendance success.

338

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,885

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12067 Dowd Street
Tanner, AL 35671

(256) 998-5266

District: Limestone County

Students who attend Tanner Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tanner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.5%

White:

31.7%

African American:

23.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg44%

Alabama avg53%

551^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Limestone County

80^th of 140Limestone County 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	20.5	551 of 686	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	538 of 680	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	571 of 684	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	526 of 680	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	443 of 687	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	432 of 692	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	404 of 681	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	323 of 428	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.8	214 of 427	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	172 of 420	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	255 of 427	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	163 of 426	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	110 of 426	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	173 of 423	59.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	138 of 143	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	126 of 142	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	60 of 131	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	54 of 110	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	32 of 100	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	9 of 74	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	18 of 65	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	482 of 651	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	537 of 649	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	532 of 650	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	468 of 645	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	356 of 656	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	437 of 656	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	407 of 646	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	381 of 640	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	193 of 206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	189 of 196	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	100 of 175	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	105 of 164	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	62 of 152	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	87 of 140	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	506 of 667	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	476 of 660	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	553 of 670	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	450 of 623	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	358 of 651	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	402 of 653	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	284 of 649	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	318 of 651	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	569 of 659	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	497 of 651	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	559 of 655	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	524 of 649	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	484 of 669	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	410 of 669	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	392 of 650	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	447 of 650	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	174 of 193	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	39 of 65	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	339 of 403	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	396 of 403	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	359 of 373	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	183 of 398	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	246 of 392	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	115 of 344	66.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	488 of 501	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	515 of 532	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	519 of 535	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	483 of 528	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	479 of 540	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	403 of 539	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	374 of 529	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	377 of 508	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%-22 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science22%-29 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 (2025)	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 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
Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12067 Dowd Street	Tanner	35671	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 998-5266	338	22	15.2	79.3%	107 (31.7%)	78 (23.1%)	120 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	20.5	551^st of 686 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.8	538^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.9%	13	20.0	17.7	36.4	21.6	36.0	27.5	63.6	$9,885	$1,419	$8,451
Brookhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	320 Brookhill Dr	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6603	380	22	17.6	41.3%	250 (65.8%)	67 (17.6%)	39 (10.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)	59.3				79.1			$12,330	$1,541	$10,789
Athens Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1916 Us Hwy 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 230-2880	641	36	17.8	55.9%	305 (47.6%)	127 (19.8%)	157 (24.5%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	62.7	255^th of 686 public elementary schools	62.8%		61.5	264^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.2%	9		35.7	44.5	59.3		67.2	73.4	$8,556	$1,308	$7,248
Julian Newman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 S Clinton Street	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6630	409	23	17.7	44.5%	216 (52.8%)	64 (15.6%)	71 (17.4%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.5%)								(n/a)	40.0				68.7			$12,072	$1,697	$10,374
James L Cowart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1701 W Hobbs St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6627	332	20	16.6	69.3%	121 (36.4%)	94 (28.3%)	91 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.5%)								(n/a)	33.3				51.9			$12,048	$1,663	$10,384
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	515 N Madison St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6609	474	29	16.6	67.5%	160 (33.8%)	82 (17.3%)	194 (40.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)								(n/a)	43.6				63.8			$11,217	$2,596	$8,621
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	801 Wilson St NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3056	297	17	17.1	45.8%	144 (48.5%)	85 (28.6%)	49 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	92.2	37^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.6%		92	40^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.1%	3	74.2	70.7	64.0	73.7	93.6	86.9	89.9
Benjamin Davis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	417 Monroe Dr NW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 552-3025	251	19	13.4	55.4%	96 (38.2%)	85 (33.9%)	52 (20.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)
BanksCaddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Gordon Dr SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3040	477	29	16.7	76.5%	59 (12.4%)	130 (27.3%)	262 (54.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	27.6	503^rd of 686 public elementary schools	26.7%		17.4	565^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.9%	62	28.6	40.9	18.5	36.6	50.7	51.4	37.7	$11,826	$2,971	$8,854
West Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Memorial Dr Sw	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3027	407	25	16.6	81.1%	41 (10.1%)	76 (18.7%)	276 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	13.2	613^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.6%		14.9	588^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.5%	25	24.6	16.7	22.5	13.1	40.6	30.0	46.0	$10,695	$1,257	$9,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanner Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Tanner Elementary School?

Students at Tanner Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 32% White, 23% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tanner Elementary School attend?

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

High : Tanner High School

Is Tanner Elementary School a good school?

Tanner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Tanner Elementary School in?

Limestone County

How many students attend Tanner Elementary School?

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

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