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Owens Cross Roads School

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Owens Cross Roads School ranks 224 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Owens Cross Roads School is a small elementary school in the rural community of Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, serving 338 students in grades PK through 4 as part of the Madison County school district.

This school has some clear strengths that stand out. Most notably, 4th-grade science proficiency is exceptional—71% of students scored proficient, which is 21 points above the state average and higher than most nearby schools, including New Hope Elementary. Math performance also consistently beats state averages, with 3rd and 4th graders scoring above the state in both grades. Another hidden gem is the school's work with special education students, who have ranked in the 78th percentile statewide in recent years—a sign of strong, effective support systems. The school has also made impressive progress reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate from nearly 20% to 14.6% in just one year. With about 47% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a more economically diverse population than nearby Hampton Cove Elementary (6.75%) or GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary (12.94%), yet still achieves solid results.

That said, there are areas to watch. English Language Arts is a relative weakness—while scores are respectable (around 65% proficiency), they trail district averages by several points year after year. The school's overall ranking dipped slightly in the most recent year, from the 74th to the 67th percentile, a decline seen across multiple student groups. Additionally, as the school's demographics shift (free/reduced lunch rates have dropped significantly), it will be important to ensure support for economically disadvantaged students remains strong. At roughly $10,800 per student, the school spends less than Madison County Elementary while achieving comparable or better outcomes, suggesting efficient use of resources. Overall, Owens Cross Roads offers a solid foundation with standout science and special education programs, though families should be aware of the ongoing challenges in reading and the recent dip in overall rankings.

338

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,823

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 Wilson Mann Road
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763

(256) 851-3240

District: Madison County

Students who attend Owens Cross Roads School usually attend:

High:

New Hope High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

African American:

10.1%

American Indian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (60% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Alabama avg52%

224^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Madison County

34^th of 140Madison 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	66.6	224 of 686	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.0	176 of 680	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	170 of 684	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	152 of 680	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	157 of 687	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	183 of 692	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	227 of 681	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	248 of 680	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.1	190 of 688	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	179 of 691	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	77.9	122 of 691	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.9	126 of 695	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	62.1	285 of 696	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.0	169 of 696	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	67 of 709	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	74.5	136 of 704	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.5	55 of 696	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	22 of 698	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	71.9	173 of 698	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	84.4	55 of 689	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	75.3	120 of 688	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	66.2	181 of 623	70.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	47.2	196 of 426	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	202 of 651	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	186 of 649	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	178 of 650	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	194 of 645	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	126 of 656	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	144 of 656	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	208 of 646	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	243 of 640	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	183 of 639	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	304 of 667	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.6	196 of 660	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	157 of 670	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	95 of 623	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	88 of 651	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	143 of 653	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	139 of 649	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	156 of 651	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	58.0	217 of 567	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	226 of 659	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	172 of 651	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	178 of 655	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	121 of 649	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	204 of 669	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	218 of 669	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	220 of 650	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	269 of 650	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	186 of 639	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	87 of 403	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	37 of 392	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	62.3	92 of 344	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	54.1	102 of 280	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	265 of 501	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	267 of 532	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	216 of 535	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	171 of 528	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	235 of 540	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	165 of 539	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	216 of 529	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	292 of 508	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2021)54th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+21 vs state

English65%+3 vs state

Mathematics49%+5 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 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
Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	338	18	18.7	47.3%	239 (70.7%)	34 (10.1%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	66.6	224^th of 686 public elementary schools	67.3%		72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%	48	47.8	50.0			71.4	65.2	64.3			$10,823	$2,321	$8,465
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	935	54	17.4	12.9%	725 (77.5%)	42 (4.5%)	67 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.2%)	88.9	61^st of 686 public elementary schools	91.1%		86.6	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%	14	64.2	68.6	62.4		72.6	84.5	79.6	93.3		$6,660	$469	$6,189
New Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 Main Dr	New Hope	35760	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3260	534	32	16.6	47.2%	409 (76.6%)	19 (3.6%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	69.9	197^th of 686 public elementary schools	71.3%		69	206^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.7%	9	45.0	51.7	49.2	45.3	79.3	58.3	75.9	79.7	61.3	$9,040	$1,773	$7,230
Hampton Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Old 431 Hwy	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7180	711	39	18.1	6.8%	577 (81.2%)	24 (3.4%)	49 (6.9%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	94.6	21^st of 686 public elementary schools	96.9%		95.3	14^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.9%	7	80.7	82.3	61.0		87.9	91.9	91.1	92.7		$8,275	$715	$7,559
Challenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7060	491	28	17.5	31.8%	241 (49.1%)	111 (22.6%)	93 (18.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	62.8	253^rd of 686 public elementary schools	63.1%		56.8	307^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.9%	54	40.0	48.8	40.7		58.5	70.0	69.1	72.8		$7,486	$524	$6,961
Mountain Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7360	341	20	17.2	31.4%	224 (65.7%)	41 (12.0%)	43 (12.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	90	52^nd of 686 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.1	29^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.7%	23	77.8	64.6	65.5		75.4	87.0	80.0	85.7
Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Green Cove Rd SW	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7160	334	19	17.7	28.7%	179 (53.6%)	49 (14.7%)	39 (11.7%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	68.4	209^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.5%		66.9	220^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.6%	11	46.7	39.7	62.5		55.2	77.3	60.3	85.7		$8,625	$737	$7,888
Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Cannstatt Drive SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7460	472	30	15.7	28.6%	292 (61.9%)	75 (15.9%)	52 (11.0%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	75.1	155^th of 686 public elementary schools	77.4%		69.5	197^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.0%	42	44.6	50.7	45.7		69.0	73.5	81.7	90.0		$9,510	$870	$8,639
Roger B Chaffee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Whittier Road SW	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7040	396	25	16.0	46.0%	179 (45.2%)	66 (16.7%)	123 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	53.9	327^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.6	328^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.8%	1	37.1	51.6	34.6		59.4	56.5	65.6	65.4		$9,722	$1,340	$8,380
Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6810 Whitesburg Drive SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7520	379	24	15.7	52.0%	117 (30.9%)	193 (50.9%)	33 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.7%)	32.3	477^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.5%		41.3	415^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.0%	62	20.6	27.1	36.2		35.4	54.0	40.4	70.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Owens Cross Roads School

What schools do graduates of Owens Cross Roads School attend?

Students who attend Owens Cross Roads School usually go on to attend:

High : New Hope High School

Is Owens Cross Roads School a good school?

Owens Cross Roads School ranks 224^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Owens Cross Roads School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Owens Cross Roads School.

What is the racial makeup of Owens Cross Roads School?

Students at Owens Cross Roads School are 71% White, 10% African American, 7% American Indian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Owens Cross Roads School in?

Madison County

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