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Ladonia Elementary School

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Ladonia Elementary School ranks 362 nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Ladonia Elementary School in Phenix City, AL, serves 461 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Russell County district, which holds a 2-star rating. The school has maintained a steady 2-star rating over the past four years, placing it in the middle of the pack academically among Alabama elementary schools. About 63% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a factor that shapes the school's daily reality. The student-teacher ratio has risen to 19.2, which is higher than most nearby schools.

One of Ladonia's standout strengths is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate—just 9.8% in 2024-2025, down from 15.6% a few years ago. This is notably better than nearby Westview Elementary (15.1%) and Phenix City Elementary (15.0%). The school also shines in early literacy: 3rd-grade English proficiency has exceeded state averages for four straight years, reaching nearly 70% in 2025-2026. However, this early advantage fades by 5th grade, where math proficiency has dipped to around 19% and English scores swing widely from year to year. The 4th-grade cohort shows similar volatility, though science scores are a bright spot, matching the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Ladonia's performance is mixed. It outperforms Phenix City Elementary (20th percentile) and Meadowlane Elementary (40th percentile), but lags behind Lakewood Elementary (76th percentile) and Sherwood Elementary (68th percentile). Schools in the Lee County district, such as South Smiths Station Elementary, consistently earn 3-4 stars and serve fewer low-income families. Ladonia also spends more per student ($11,465) than most nearby schools, yet outcomes don't always reflect that investment—a point worth discussing with school leadership if you're considering enrollment.

461

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,174

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

9 Woodland Dr
Phenix City, AL 36869

(334) 448-5805

District: Russell County

Students who attend Ladonia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Russell County Middle School
High:	Russell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

21.0%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Russell County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

362^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Russell County

93^rd of 140Russell 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	49.1	362 of 686	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	398 of 680	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	377 of 684	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	352 of 680	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	318 of 687	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	297 of 692	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	189 of 681	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	234 of 680	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	346 of 688	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.9	297 of 691	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.3	411 of 691	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.7	528 of 695	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.7	382 of 696	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	467 of 696	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	548 of 709	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	564 of 704	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	676 of 696	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	695 of 698	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	639 of 698	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	39.1	473 of 689	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.6	334 of 688	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.4	250 of 623	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	66 of 428	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.1	154 of 427	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	73 of 420	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	160 of 427	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	165 of 426	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	100 of 426	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	32 of 426	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	58.5	140 of 423	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	334 of 651	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	391 of 649	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	380 of 650	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	389 of 645	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	337 of 656	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	329 of 656	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	219 of 646	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	254 of 640	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	375 of 639	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	266 of 667	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	391 of 660	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	340 of 670	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	218 of 623	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	193 of 651	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	236 of 653	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	76 of 649	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	137 of 651	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	65.0	159 of 567	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	366 of 659	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	379 of 651	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	350 of 655	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	288 of 649	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	276 of 669	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	282 of 669	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	165 of 650	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	190 of 650	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	56.9	277 of 639	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	276 of 403	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.4	365 of 373	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	241 of 345	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	293 of 398	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	80.3	33 of 344	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	416 of 501	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	411 of 532	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	439 of 535	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	346 of 528	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	315 of 540	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	322 of 539	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	258 of 529	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	296 of 508	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	283 of 369	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)85th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English63%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-6 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	$13,174	$3,551	$9,617
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	$18,275	$6,490	$11,760
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	$11,744	$3,629	$8,088
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)								$10,311	$1,373	$8,911
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	$9,840	$1,541	$8,272
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	$10,758	$2,860	$7,871
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	$12,176	$2,649	$9,496
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	$13,021	$2,539	$10,451
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	$9,838	$2,040	$7,772
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	$21,291	$9,387	$11,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Ladonia Elementary School

What district is Ladonia Elementary School in?

Russell County

Is Ladonia Elementary School a good school?

Ladonia Elementary School ranks 362^nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ladonia Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Ladonia Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ladonia Elementary School?

Students at Ladonia Elementary School are 56% White, 21% African American, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ladonia Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Russell County Middle School
High : Russell County High School

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2019–20 through 2022–23 school spending dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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