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Phillips Elementary School

Q: Is Phillips Elementary School a good school?

Phillips Elementary School ranks 404 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Phillips Elementary School is a small, rural school in Bear Creek, Alabama, serving 240 students from Pre-K through 6th grade as part of the Marion County district.

The most important thing for parents to know is that attendance is a serious challenge at Phillips. More than one in four students (26.8%) are chronically absent—meaning they miss 10% or more of the school year. This rate is more than double the state average (12%) and far higher than nearby schools like Hackleburg Elementary (5.5%), Phil Campbell Elementary (5.8%), and Russellville Elementary (8.0%). This attendance issue is likely a major reason why test scores lag behind the district average in nearly every subject and grade level. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency is 40% at Phillips compared to 76% at Hackleburg, a school just 8 miles away with similar demographics. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 41st percentile statewide.

There are some encouraging signs, however. Third-grade math proficiency nearly doubled from 25% to 49% in one year, and English Language Arts scores are closer to state averages—5th-grade English is at 61% versus the state's 70%. The school also benefits from being in a 4-star district. Still, the contrast with Hackleburg—which earns 4 stars despite similar economic challenges—suggests that improving attendance and student engagement could make a significant difference. With about 69% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, families face real economic pressures, but the success of neighboring schools shows these challenges can be overcome with the right support.

240

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,355

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 School Ave
Bear Creek, AL 35543

(205) 486-5062

District: Marion County

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (46% vs 51% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg66%

Alabama avg51%

404^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Marion County

36^th of 140Marion 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	44.2	404 of 686	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	418 of 680	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	322 of 684	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	402 of 680	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	391 of 687	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	425 of 692	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	251 of 681	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	312 of 680	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	352 of 688	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.4	218 of 691	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.9	375 of 691	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.6	230 of 695	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.8	197 of 696	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	56 of 696	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	75.4	123 of 709	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	107 of 704	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	54.7	343 of 696	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.5	393 of 698	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.2	227 of 698	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.7	334 of 689	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.0	309 of 688	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.7	327 of 623	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	351 of 651	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	415 of 649	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	263 of 650	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	371 of 645	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	385 of 656	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	414 of 656	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	286 of 646	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	348 of 640	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	324 of 639	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	379 of 667	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	395 of 660	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	266 of 670	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	325 of 623	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	327 of 651	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	361 of 653	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	188 of 649	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	203 of 651	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	418 of 659	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	377 of 651	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	311 of 655	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	434 of 649	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	392 of 669	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	394 of 669	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	307 of 650	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	251 of 650	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.4	273 of 639	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	315 of 398	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.1	80 of 392	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	142 of 344	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	453 of 501	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	465 of 532	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	366 of 535	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	440 of 528	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	440 of 540	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	434 of 539	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	296 of 529	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	389 of 508	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2021)21st percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%-8 vs state

Science41%-9 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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
Phillips Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	160 School Ave	Bear Creek	35543	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 486-5062	240	15	16.0	68.8%	225 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	44.2	404^th of 686 public elementary schools	41.1%		40.8	418^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.5%	14	48.8	40.0	30.6	35.7	41.4	55.8	53.3	61.1	50.0	$9,355	$1,198	$8,139
Phil Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	148 Camp Street	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2170	441	27	16.3	59.6%	389 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	65.2	236^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.6%		58.3	290^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.4%	54	63.3	51.0	31.0	63.3	52.9	77.6	51.0	69.1	65.0	$8,612	$491	$8,117
Haleyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 20th St	Haleyville	35565	Winston County	Haleyville City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 486-3405	785	48	16.3	58.9%	628 (80.0%)	6 (0.8%)	134 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	58.8	281^st of 686 public elementary schools	59.0%		71.6	183^rd of 680 public elementary schools	73.1%	98	48.6	47.1	51.6		42.7	67.6	56.9	72.6		$8,921	$1,622	$7,295
Hackleburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	185 School Street	Hackleburg	35564	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 935-5156	258	17	15.1	57.0%	231 (89.5%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	82.6	103^rd of 686 public elementary schools	85.0%		77.5	136^th of 680 public elementary schools	80.0%	33	56.3	76.3	59.0		79.0	63.3	79.0	92.3		$8,239	$1,130	$7,091
Mount Hope	Public	PK, KG-6	8455 County Road 23	Mount Hope	35651	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2470	117	9	13.0	55.6%	98 (83.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)	49.9	357^th of 686 public elementary schools	48.0%		61.9	259^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.9%	98	33.3	38.9	33.3	53.9	27.8	86.7	50.0	66.7	53.9	$11,107	$2,424	$8,668
Russellville Elementary School	Public	3-6	133 Chucky Mullins Memorial Dr	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2123	576	33	17.5	62.0%	186 (32.3%)	30 (5.2%)	344 (59.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	62.8	252^nd of 686 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.3	186^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.6%	66	58.6	49.5	37.0		72.0	68.0	63.4	59.4		$10,187	$2,552	$7,616
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1340 Clay Ave	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2122	686	41	16.6	52.6%	209 (30.5%)	21 (3.1%)	416 (60.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$10,499	$1,997	$8,484
Tharptown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Highway 80	Russellville	35654	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-3404	541	40	13.4	66.5%	253 (46.8%)	5 (0.9%)	258 (47.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	31.7	480^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.0%		46	384^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.5%	96	34.7	16.7	18.3	24.0	50.0	57.3	47.7	56.3	47.3	$9,738	$2,626	$7,109
Lynn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	531 E Main St	Lynn	35575	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 717-3333	168	10	17.6	61.3%	161 (95.8%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	39.2	438^th of 686 public elementary schools	36.2%		50.9	348^th of 680 public elementary schools	48.8%	90	56.0	37.1			34.3	56.0	40.0			$11,990	$673	$11,291
Double Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	123 Old School Rd	Double Springs	35553	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 717-3322	349	20	17.4	63.9%	336 (96.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	47.7	377^th of 686 public elementary schools	45.0%		38.8	435^th of 680 public elementary schools	36.0%	58	50.0	42.9			37.1	69.6	45.7			$10,295	$2,264	$8,007

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillips Elementary School

Is Phillips Elementary School a good school?

Phillips Elementary School ranks 404^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Phillips Elementary School in?

Marion County

How many students attend Phillips Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Phillips Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Phillips Elementary School?

Students at Phillips Elementary School are 94% White, 5% Hispanic.

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