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Banks School

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Banks School ranks 129 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Banks School in Banks, AL, is a PK-8 school serving 384 students in the Pike County district, and it has earned a 4-star rating with a statewide rank of 129 out of 686 schools—a significant jump from its 3-star rating just two years ago.

This school stands out for its remarkable success with students who often face the biggest challenges. Banks School earns a 5-star rating for its work with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide—up from the 72nd percentile just three years ago. The school has also made incredible strides in getting kids to school consistently: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 22.2% to just 8.6% in two years, far better than the district average of 17.4%. English Language Arts is a clear strength, with proficiency rates in most grades running 15-30 points above state averages. For example, 5th grade English proficiency is 90.63%, and 8th grade English jumped an astonishing 42 points in one year to 89.29%. When compared to nearby schools, Banks outperforms Goshen Elementary School (2 stars) and Barbour County Intermediate School (1 star) by wide margins, and even matches or beats Troy Elementary School in several subjects despite serving a more rural population.

The one area parents should watch is middle school math. While elementary math is solid, proficiency drops to just 20.83% in 7th grade and 25% in 8th grade—below state averages, though still better than the district's 9.3% and 19.01% in those grades. With a favorable 15.3:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $11,016, Banks School is using its resources effectively. For parents seeking a school that prioritizes equity and has a proven track record of lifting all students, Banks School is a compelling choice—just keep an eye on math support as your child approaches middle school.

384

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,016

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9769 N U S Hwy 29
Banks, AL 36005

(334) 243-5514

District: Pike County

Students who attend Banks School usually attend:

High:

Pike County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.2%

African American:

39.1%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (61% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg46%

Alabama avg49%

Elementary school

129^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

111^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 25%▬ steady since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Pike County

76^th of 140Pike 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	129 of 686	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	193 of 680	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	279 of 684	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	234 of 680	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	297 of 687	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	288 of 692	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	186 of 681	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	134 of 680	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	94 of 688	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	228 of 691	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.5	149 of 691	78.4%	★★★★☆
2014	63.4	233 of 695	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.7	227 of 696	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	83.7	33 of 696	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	68.1	218 of 709	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.9	180 of 704	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	205 of 696	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.6	228 of 698	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.8	126 of 698	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	64.0	221 of 689	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.2	303 of 688	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.7	375 of 623	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	31 of 428	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.5	36 of 427	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	33 of 420	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	58 of 427	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	46 of 426	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	146 of 426	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	61 of 426	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	105 of 423	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	87.6	19 of 336	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	128 of 651	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	176 of 649	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	283 of 650	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	181 of 645	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	251 of 656	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	245 of 656	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	172 of 646	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	99 of 640	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	63 of 639	90.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	60 of 667	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	98 of 660	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	188 of 670	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	104 of 623	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	197 of 651	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	346 of 653	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	197 of 649	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	92 of 651	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	90.3	23 of 567	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	128 of 659	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	220 of 651	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	267 of 655	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	273 of 649	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	344 of 669	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	326 of 669	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	193 of 650	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	157 of 650	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	118 of 639	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	138 of 501	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.4	204 of 532	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	299 of 535	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	216 of 528	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	301 of 540	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	263 of 539	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	117 of 529	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	72 of 508	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	51 of 369	86.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	111 of 449	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.3	178 of 439	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	252 of 442	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	141 of 437	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	99 of 432	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	99 of 440	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	153 of 437	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	152 of 423	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.3	87 of 432	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	105 of 432	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.6	82 of 430	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	70 of 438	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	81 of 436	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	45 of 436	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	39 of 435	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	55.7	182 of 425	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	90 of 417	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	38.3	277 of 412	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.0	374 of 409	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	378 of 415	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	45.1	228 of 407	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	86 of 259	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	158 of 269	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	78 of 263	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	62 of 271	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	61 of 266	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	108 of 252	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	73 of 247	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.5	41 of 205	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	97 of 427	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	141 of 415	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	218 of 426	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	179 of 417	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	171 of 423	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	79 of 415	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	149 of 399	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	121 of 392	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.2	59 of 380	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	128 of 438	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	59.7	140 of 428	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	243 of 437	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	90 of 410	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	178 of 421	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	65 of 415	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	127 of 396	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.3	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	145 of 426	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	207 of 422	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	272 of 428	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	121 of 419	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	79 of 427	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	139 of 418	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	121 of 399	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	167 of 397	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	106 of 380	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	148 of 359	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	149 of 377	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	239 of 373	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	118 of 370	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	111 of 376	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	39 of 369	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	93 of 343	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	98 of 331	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	40 of 247	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English83%+22 vs state

Science61%+9 vs state

Mathematics39%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 15, 2026

This school only thinks about the money. Bullying is something that is overlooked a lot. “If I didn’t see it there is nothing I can do about it. “. Then there are time when, well they said he/she did it, so they get sent home for three day. It is all about who you know. Same thing applies to the after school program. Which is funded by a grant. I think all children should be treated equally. This has been going on for years now. As far as the testing goes, the ranking has jumper up over the last 10 years. But it doesn’t show a picture of how many kids was given the test that had helped taking it. The are children in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 7th and 8th grades that can not read. That to me is a problem, that is a failure on the schools behalf. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Banks School	Public	PK, KG-8	9769 N U S Hwy 29	Banks	36005	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 243-5514	384	25	15.3	65.1%	185 (48.2%)	150 (39.1%)	26 (6.8%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	78.7	129^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.2%		70.3	193^rd of 680 public elementary schools	71.6%	64	50.0	62.2	40.6	37.5	20.8	25.0	75.7	46.4	84.2	81.1	90.6	71.9	79.2	89.3	$11,016	$1,770	$9,149
Pike County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	186 Hillcrest Court	Brundidge	36010	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 735-2683	454	27	16.8	79.7%	81 (17.8%)	303 (66.7%)	58 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	55.2	316^th of 686 public elementary schools	53.9%		61.1	267^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.7%	49	58.7	23.3	66.7	21.6			43.3		73.9	41.7	77.8	64.7			$10,807	$1,687	$9,024
Troy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	503 Gibbs St	Troy	36081	Pike County	Troy City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-1444	1,018	54	18.8	66.5%	277 (27.2%)	652 (64.0%)	37 (3.6%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.3%)	55.2	319^th of 686 public elementary schools	53.5%		54.5	321^st of 680 public elementary schools	52.8%	2	58.0	50.8	40.4	46.7			31.1		61.3	57.9	58.9	62.6			$9,006	$1,471	$7,499
Barbour County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 Beaty Drive	Louisville	36048	Barbour County	Barbour County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 266-6151	227	12	18.9	88.5%	22 (9.7%)	174 (76.7%)	27 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	12.7	619^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.8%		11.9	622^nd of 680 public elementary schools	8.5%	3	13.0	17.1	10.6	12.9			25.7		23.9	45.7	26.1	38.7			$10,951	$2,879	$8,042
Goshen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23 County Road 2238	Goshen	36035	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-1851	446	26	17.1	66.6%	222 (49.8%)	186 (41.7%)	22 (4.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	36.2	456^th of 686 public elementary schools	33.5%		32.2	467^th of 680 public elementary schools	31.3%	11	50.9	27.6	8.0	39.6			37.9		56.4	44.8	52.0	54.2			$10,566	$1,814	$8,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Banks School

What district is Banks School in?

Pike County

What is the racial makeup of Banks School?

Students at Banks School are 48% White, 39% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Banks School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Banks School.

What schools do graduates of Banks School attend?

Students who attend Banks School usually go on to attend:

High : Pike County High School

Is Banks School a good school?

Banks School ranks 129^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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