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Phenix City Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Phenix City Elementary School serves 683 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade in the Phenix City district, a school where about 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community in Phenix City, AL.

Academically, this school faces significant challenges. It currently ranks in the bottom 20% of elementary schools statewide, a position it has held consistently for the past decade. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, the gap is striking. For example, in 5th grade math, only about 18% of students here are proficient, while Meadowlane Elementary School (53.85%), Sherwood Elementary School (43.42%), and Lakewood Elementary School (43.87%) all perform dramatically better. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 55% of 5th graders proficient, but that still trails Lakewood Elementary's 84.52%. A particularly concerning trend is the decline in math skills as students progress: 3rd grade math proficiency is 32%, but by 5th grade it drops to just 18%, suggesting foundational gaps compound over time.

There are some positive signs worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 22.5% to 15% over two years, though it remains above the state average. The school also spends slightly more per student ($9,224) than several better-performing peers, indicating that funding alone isn't the issue. The student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1 is higher than at Meadowlane (12.9:1) or Sherwood (16.4:1), which may impact individualized attention. While the school's performance has been stagnant for a decade, the recent improvements in attendance and slight uptick in state ranking (from 18th to 20th percentile) suggest that targeted efforts can yield results, even if substantial academic gains will require sustained intervention.

683

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,224

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2307 South Railroad Street
Phenix City, AL 36867

(334) 732-1160

District: Phenix City

Students who attend Phenix City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Phenix City Intermediate School
	South Girard School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.2%

White:

14.3%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (34% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg50%

Alabama avg53%

547^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Phenix City

82^nd of 140Phenix 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	20.9	547 of 686	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	556 of 680	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	552 of 684	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	517 of 680	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	512 of 687	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	513 of 692	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	542 of 681	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	534 of 680	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	506 of 688	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	519 of 691	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.2	459 of 691	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.4	404 of 695	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.7	495 of 696	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	484 of 696	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.3	430 of 709	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.5	461 of 704	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	336 of 696	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.1	412 of 698	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	268 of 698	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.0	418 of 689	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.3	564 of 688	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	276 of 428	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	329 of 427	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	314 of 420	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	242 of 427	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	228 of 426	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	233 of 426	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	312 of 426	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	310 of 423	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	234 of 336	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	518 of 651	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	527 of 649	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	504 of 650	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	506 of 645	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	498 of 656	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	477 of 656	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	488 of 646	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	488 of 640	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	460 of 639	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	136 of 175	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	70 of 164	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	511 of 667	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	569 of 660	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	534 of 670	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	449 of 623	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	437 of 651	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	449 of 653	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	503 of 649	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	502 of 651	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	411 of 567	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	537 of 659	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	535 of 651	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	543 of 655	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	490 of 649	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	492 of 669	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	499 of 669	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	542 of 650	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	535 of 650	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	476 of 639	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	115 of 193	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.3	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	56 of 70	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	362 of 403	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	346 of 403	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	359 of 395	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	328 of 373	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	167 of 345	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	341 of 398	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	282 of 392	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	233 of 344	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	136 of 280	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	469 of 501	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	443 of 532	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	443 of 535	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	463 of 528	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	467 of 540	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	423 of 539	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	423 of 529	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	354 of 508	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	302 of 369	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)40th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English47%-18 vs state

Science27%-23 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 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
Phenix City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2307 South Railroad Street	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 732-1160	683	39	17.7	73.6%	98 (14.3%)	466 (68.2%)	64 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.1%)	20.9	547^th of 686 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.6	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%	9	32.1	23.4	18.0	26.8	43.5	41.9	55.2	$9,224	$1,586	$7,620
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Ingersoll Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-4507	563	36	15.6	44.4%	69 (12.3%)	412 (73.2%)	41 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	54.3	325^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.6%		28.6	484^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.8%	159	56.3	28.9	42.2	46.7	62.5	57.8	75.6	$9,551	$1,583	$7,950
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	493	30	16.4	61.5%	164 (33.3%)	234 (47.5%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (11.4%)	67	222^nd of 686 public elementary schools	67.6%		51.2	346^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.1%	124	64.0	32.5	43.4	43.8	73.0	81.3	84.2	$8,457	$1,138	$7,300
Lakewood Primary School	Public	K-2	18 Explorer Road	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-9955	466	30	15.5	34.8%	203 (43.6%)	161 (34.5%)	49 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.2%)								(n/a)								$8,727	$1,216	$7,491
Lakewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	24 Explorer Drive	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 732-1173	455	26	17.2	35.6%	221 (48.6%)	137 (30.1%)	45 (9.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.8%)	73.5	165^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.9%		82.5	97^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.7%	68	62.1	46.1	43.9	60.3	77.0	68.8	84.5	$8,237	$802	$7,417
Meadowlane Elementary School	Public	K-5	709 Meadowlane Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2568	155	12	12.9	83.2%	10 (6.5%)	133 (85.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	43.6	408^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.5%		27	497^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.9%	89	47.1	42.9	53.9	23.8	58.8	42.9	61.5	$11,221	$2,079	$9,123
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1806 8th Pl So	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-3004	722	41	17.6	66.1%	58 (8.0%)	461 (63.9%)	144 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.6%)	33.5	470^th of 686 public elementary schools	31.5%		29.1	480^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.4%	10	33.1	30.7	30.0	34.2	49.2	47.4	68.5	$8,520	$1,280	$7,221
Ladonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Woodland Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 448-5805	461	24	19.2	62.7%	260 (56.4%)	97 (21.0%)	54 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (9.8%)	49.1	362^nd of 686 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.7	398^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.5%	36	46.6	33.9	28.6	50.9	69.9	47.5	72.9	$11,465	$2,625	$8,838
East Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Mill Creek Drive	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4061	785	53	14.8	48.2%	492 (62.7%)	151 (19.2%)	69 (8.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.3%)	67.6	217^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.4%		72.6	170^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.0%	47	41.4	57.0	43.9	50.9	79.6	75.4	72.8	$8,737	$1,212	$7,508
South Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Brown Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4062	669	44	15.2	42.3%	478 (71.4%)	100 (14.9%)	52 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	72.1	176^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.3%		73.1	166^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.6%	10	60.0	38.2	35.5	63.2	80.0	76.3	86.8	$8,525	$1,070	$7,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Phenix City Elementary School

How many students attend Phenix City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Phenix City Elementary School.

Is Phenix City Elementary School a good school?

Phenix City Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Phenix City Elementary School?

Students at Phenix City Elementary School are 68% African American, 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Phenix City Elementary School in?

Phenix City

What schools do graduates of Phenix City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Phenix City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Phenix City Intermediate School
Middle : South Girard School
High : Central High School

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