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Margaret Elementary

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Margaret Elementary ranks 174 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Margaret Elementary is a public elementary school serving 729 students in grades PK-5 in the St Clair County school district in Margaret, Alabama. The school generally ranks in the top 30-40% of Alabama elementary schools and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Margaret Elementary outperforms the St Clair County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests across grades 3-5 in math, science, and English language arts. The school performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools for African American students and special education students in math and English. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, rising from 11.2% in 2021-2022 to 14.8% in 2023-2024, which is an area the school could focus on improving.

Compared to nearby schools, Margaret Elementary generally outperforms other schools in the St Clair County district on test scores, especially in math and English. However, the highly-ranked elementary schools in the Trussville City district, which is about 10 miles away, significantly outperform Margaret Elementary on test scores, potentially due to socioeconomic factors, as over 50% of students at Margaret Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

707

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,493

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Mustang Drive
Margaret, AL 35120

(205) 629-5034

District: St Clair County

Students who attend Margaret Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Odenville Middle School
High:	Saint Clair County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

African American:

22.3%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 65th percentile in 2019 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (61% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 65th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the Alabama median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

Alabama avg52%

174^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the St Clair County

62^nd of 135St Clair 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
2025	72.1	174 of 680	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	206 of 684	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	207 of 680	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	215 of 687	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	173 of 692	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	237 of 681	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	141 of 680	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	162 of 688	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.9	190 of 691	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	130 of 691	81.2%	★★★★☆
2014	73.0	142 of 695	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	98 of 696	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	53.0	398 of 696	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	116 of 427	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	198 of 420	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	84 of 427	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	80 of 426	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	158 of 426	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	85 of 426	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	32 of 423	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	71.0	65 of 336	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	148 of 649	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	177 of 650	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	243 of 645	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	218 of 656	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	150 of 656	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	242 of 646	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	127 of 640	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.5	163 of 639	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	210 of 660	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	222 of 670	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	117 of 623	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	143 of 651	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	91 of 653	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	260 of 649	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	135 of 651	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	165 of 567	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	230 of 651	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	246 of 655	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	177 of 649	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	217 of 669	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	180 of 669	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	213 of 650	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	126 of 650	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	158 of 639	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	101 of 403	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.7	196 of 395	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	227 of 373	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	123 of 345	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	49 of 398	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	151 of 392	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	154 of 344	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.0	217 of 280	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	151 of 532	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	181 of 535	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	222 of 528	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	243 of 540	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	167 of 539	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	272 of 529	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	191 of 508	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	169 of 369	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile~ school

African American (2025)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English76%+11 vs state

Science55%+13 vs state

Mathematics49%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Margaret Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Mustang Drive	Margaret	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 629-5034	707	43	16.4	44.8%	465 (65.8%)	158 (22.3%)	36 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.1%)	72.1	174^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.4%		67.2	206^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.9%	32	55.4	53.2	37.2	55.4	75.2	75.0	76.3	$8,493	$1,571	$6,912
Odenville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	300 Burgess Drive	Odenville	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 629-2246	355	18	19.7	59.2%	255 (71.8%)	45 (12.7%)	31 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	53.6	327^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.9%		51.1	341^st of 684 public elementary schools	50.1%	14	47.7	41.8	21.5	36.3	78.7	58.8	72.1	$7,889	$642	$7,235
Odenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	420 Alabama Street	Odenville	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 629-6406	435	24	18.1	50.8%	298 (68.5%)	64 (14.7%)	34 (7.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)								(n/a)								$10,948	$3,403	$7,370
Paine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Gadsden Highway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3200	1,338	86	15.5	15.2%	977 (73.0%)	206 (15.4%)	60 (4.5%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.2%)	92.7	33^rd of 680 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.8	30^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.6%	3	71.7	71.8	77.3	70.4	87.0	85.2	87.6	$10,494	$1,099	$9,328
Moody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1006 H L Blocker Cir	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2180	839	46	18.2	40.0%	578 (68.9%)	114 (13.6%)	78 (9.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)								(n/a)	44.1				80.7			$9,570	$1,873	$7,685
Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6745 Old Springville Rd	Clay	35048	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3000	606	36	16.6	54.8%	112 (18.5%)	377 (62.2%)	62 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	29.8	475^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.1%		43.2	410^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.1%	65	25.0	25.0	25.3	21.7	52.9	48.8	69.2	$8,688	$859	$7,807
Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	75 Wilson Street	Springville	35146	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 467-6550	779	45	17.3	23.5%	661 (84.9%)	39 (5.0%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	81.5	102^nd of 680 public elementary schools	85.0%		81.7	111^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.8%	9	59.9	48.9		61.2	94.9	74.1		$7,511	$50	$7,450
Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Parkway Drive	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3400	542	38	14.3	18.5%	434 (80.1%)	36 (6.6%)	38 (7.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	93.4	28^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.2	29^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.8%	1	74.7	67.8	68.0	70.0	93.4	88.8	90.2	$10,638	$763	$9,866
Magnolia Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Hidden Way Lane	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3500	391	29	13.4	23.8%	250 (63.9%)	74 (18.9%)	33 (8.4%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	89.7	50^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.5	60^th of 684 public elementary schools	91.2%	10	56.7	69.9	57.6	76.7	92.5	89.0	89.4	$12,087	$1,018	$11,061
Leeds Elementary School	Public	2-5	950 Ashville Road	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4500	678	30	22.6	49.0%	377 (55.6%)	159 (23.5%)	100 (14.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	49.9	358^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.4%		48.2	364^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.8%	6	44.4	25.2	41.6	31.6	71.4	59.2	70.5	$9,618	$1,159	$8,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret Elementary

What schools do graduates of Margaret Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Odenville Middle School
High : Saint Clair County High School

How many students attend Margaret Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Margaret Elementary.

What district is Margaret Elementary in?

St Clair County

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Elementary?

Students at Margaret Elementary are 66% White, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Margaret Elementary a good school?

Margaret Elementary ranks 174^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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