Best Elementary Schools in Alabama (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

640

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Alabama, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Alabama rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Alabama elementary schools ranked, 501 to 640 of 640

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#501	D-	King Elementary	Montgomery	Montgomery County	15%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	299
#502	D-	Lead Academy Building A (Charter)	Montgomery	LEAD Academy	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	385
#503	D-	Lyeffion Junior High School	Evergreen	Conecuh County	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	98
#504	D-	Lynn Elementary School	Lynn	Winston County	15%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	151
#505	D-	Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Theodore	Mobile County	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	390
#506	D-	Monroe Intermediate School	Lower Peachtree	Monroe County	15%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	64
#507	D-	Morris Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	515
#508	D-	Randolph Elementary School	Randolph	Bibb County	15%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	235
#509	D-	Salem Elementary School	Orrville	Dallas County	15%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	176
#510	D-	Arcadia Elementary School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#511	D-	Greensboro Elementary School	Greensboro	Hale County	14%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	554
#512	D-	Irondale Community School	Irondale	Jefferson County	14%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	450
#513	D-	Linden Elementary School	Linden	Linden City	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	196
#514	D-	Maryvale Elementary School	Mobile	Mobile County	14%	12%	Meets Expectations	494
#515	D-	Southern Choctaw Elementary School	Gilbertown	Choctaw County	14%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	296
#516	D-	Vaughn Road Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	14%	16%	Meets Expectations	494
#517	D-	Westhills Elementary School	Bessemer	Bessemer City	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	315
#518	D-	Choctaw County Elementary	Butler	Choctaw County	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	316
#519	D-	Collinsrhodes Elementary School	Eight Mile	Mobile County	13%	12%	Meets Expectations	615
#520	D-	Flowers Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	394
#521	D-	Garrett Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	13%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	564
#522	D-	Greenwood Elementary School	Bessemer	Bessemer City	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	286
#523	D-	Hazlewood Elementary School	Town Creek	Lawrence County	13%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	192
#524	D-	Legacy Prep (Charter)	Birmingham	Legacy Prep	13%	12%	Meets Expectations	404
#525	D-	Loachapoka Elementary School	Loachapoka	Lee County	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	334
#526	D-	Mcdonnell Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	528
#527	D-	Reform Elementary School	Reform	Pickens County	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	209
#528	D-	Speake	Danville	Lawrence County	13%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	180
#529	D-	Thompson Elementary School	Gadsden	Gadsden City	13%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	217
#530	D-	Adams Elementary School	Gadsden	Gadsden City	12%	14%	Meets Expectations	423
#531	D-	Forest Hill Elementary School	Mobile	Mobile County	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	549
#532	D-	Hemphill Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	12%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	336
#533	D-	I3 Academy Phase 1 (Charter)	Birmingham	i3 Academy	12%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	417
#534	D-	John Will Elementary School	Mobile	Mobile County	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	509
#535	D-	Lipscomb Elementary School	Lipscomb	Jefferson County	12%	14%	Meets Expectations	259
#536	D-	Matthews Elementary School	Northport	Tuscaloosa County	12%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	401
#537	D-	Meadowlane Elementary School	Phenix City	Phenix City	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	153
#538	D-	Monroeville Elementary School	Monroeville	Monroe County	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	420
#539	D-	Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Pleasant Grove	Jefferson County	12%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	616
#540	D-	W O Lance Elementary	Lanett	Lanett City	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	573
#541	D-	Beverlye Intermediate School	Dothan	Dothan City	11%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	388
#542	D-	Fitzpatrick Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	11%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	363
#543	D-	Golden Springs Elementary School	Anniston	Anniston City	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	414
#544	D-	Highlands Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	371
#545	D-	Montview Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	11%	13%	Meets Expectations	227
#546	D-	Skyland Elementary School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	385
#547	D-	Southview Elementary School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	713
#548	F	Evelyn D Houston Elementary School	Talladega	Talladega City	12%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	353
#549	F	Avondale Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	10%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	328
#550	F	C L Salter Elementary School	Talladega	Talladega City	10%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	362
#551	F	Chastangfournier Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	551
#552	F	Erwin Craighead Elementary School	Mobile	Mobile County	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	420
#553	F	Glen Iris Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	731
#554	F	Grant Elementary School	Prichard	Mobile County	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	236
#555	F	Holloway Elementary	Mobile	Mobile County	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	498
#556	F	Huffman Academy	Birmingham	Birmingham City	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	735
#557	F	James Dawson Elementary	Huntsville	Huntsville City	10%	13%	Meets Expectations	432
#558	F	Morris Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	469
#559	F	Morris Slingluff Elementary School	Dothan	Dothan City	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	290
#560	F	Sonnie Hereford Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	611
#561	F	South Hampton K8	Birmingham	Birmingham City	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	513
#562	F	W E Striplin Elementary School	Gadsden	Gadsden City	10%	13%	Meets Expectations	464
#563	F	Washington K8	Birmingham	Birmingham City	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	567
#564	F	Abc Elementary	Alberta	Wilcox County	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	111
#565	F	Brantley Elementary School	Selma	Dallas County	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	217
#566	F	Central Elementary School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	297
#567	F	Crump Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	497
#568	F	Dannelly Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	9%	12%	Meets Expectations	622
#569	F	F S Ervin Elementary School	Pine Hill	Wilcox County	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	191
#570	F	Florence Howard Elementary School	Mobile	Mobile County	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	488
#571	F	George Hall Elementary School	Mobile	Mobile County	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	280
#572	F	Girard Intermediate School	Dothan	Dothan City	9%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	321
#573	F	Jonesboro Elementary School	Bessemer	Bessemer City	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	525
#574	F	Kinterbish Junior High School	Cuba	Sumter County	9%	12%	Meets Expectations	114
#575	F	Lakewood Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	459
#576	F	Livingston Junior High School	Livingston	Sumter County	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	404
#577	F	Martin L King JR Elementary School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	503
#578	F	Martin Luther King JR Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	9%	12%	Meets Expectations	464
#579	F	Mcintosh Elementary School	Mcintosh	Washington County	9%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	244
#580	F	Norwood Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	249
#581	F	Payne Elementary School	Selma	Selma City	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	176
#582	F	Randolph Park Elementary School	Anniston	Anniston City	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	337
#583	F	Robinson Primary School	Fairfield	Fairfield City	9%	8%	Meets Expectations	245
#584	F	Rolling Hills Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	483
#585	F	Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Selma	Selma City	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	290
#586	F	Tuskegee Public Elementary	Tuskegee	Macon County	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	265
#587	F	Union Springs Elementary School	Union Springs	Bullock County	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	527
#588	F	Wares Ferry Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	9%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	372
#589	F	West Decatur Elementary School	Decatur	Decatur City	9%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	346
#590	F	York West End Junior High School	Livingston	Sumter County	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	187
#591	F	Abrams Elementary School	Bessemer	Bessemer City	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	254
#592	F	Adamsville Elementary School	Adamsville	Jefferson County	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	302
#593	F	Aliceville Elementary School	Aliceville	Pickens County	8%	11%	Meets Expectations	453
#594	F	Brewbaker Intermediate School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	8%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	504
#595	F	Brighton School	Brighton	Jefferson County	8%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	365
#596	F	Central Elementary School	Hayneville	Lowndes County	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	185
#597	F	Chalkville Elementary School	Birmingham	Jefferson County	8%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	854
#598	F	Dozier Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	394
#599	F	Edgewood Elementary School	Selma	Selma City	8%	8%	Meets Expectations	343
#600	F	Erwin Intermediate School Center	Point	Jefferson County	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	502
#601	F	Faine Elementary School	Dothan	Dothan City	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	413
#602	F	Fort Deposit Elementary School	Fort Deposit	Lowndes County	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	194
#603	F	Glen Oaks Elementary School	Fairfield	Fairfield City	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	324
#604	F	Highland Gardens Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	471
#605	F	J E Hobbs Elementary School	Camden	Wilcox County	8%	8%	Meets Expectations	378
#606	F	Johnson Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	352
#607	F	Minor Community School	Birmingham	Jefferson County	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	409
#608	F	Oakdale Elementary School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	318
#609	F	Oxmoor K5	Birmingham	Birmingham City	8%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	478
#610	F	Sun Valley Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#611	F	Tarrant Intermediate School	Tarrant	Tarrant City	8%	11%	Meets Expectations	402
#612	F	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	470
#613	F	Whitley Elementary School	Prichard	Mobile County	8%	7%	Meets Expectations	267
#614	F	Barbour County Intermediate School	Louisville	Barbour County	7%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	263
#615	F	Dunbarramer School	Ramer	Montgomery County	7%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	62
#616	F	Jacksonsteele Elementary School	Hayneville	Lowndes County	7%	9%	Meets Expectations	129
#617	F	Martha Gaskins K5	Birmingham	Birmingham City	7%	10%	Meets Expectations	509
#618	F	Midfield Elementary School	Midfield	Midfield City	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	390
#619	F	Minor Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	7%	7%	Meets Expectations	454
#620	F	The Pathway	Mobile	Mobile County	7%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	322
#621	F	Charles A Brown Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	7%	Meets Expectations	307
#622	F	Charles F Hard Elementary School	Bessemer	Bessemer City	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	342
#623	F	Clark Elementary School	Selma	Selma City	6%	9%	Meets Expectations	137
#624	F	Davis Elementary School (Charter)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	6%	6%	Meets Expectations	509
#625	F	Hayes K8	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	658
#626	F	Highland Avenue Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	430
#627	F	Inglenook School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	7%	Meets Expectations	333
#628	F	Morningview Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	6%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	448
#629	F	Robinson Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	344
#630	F	Southlawn Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	6%	7%	Meets Expectations	336
#631	F	West End Academy	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	7%	Meets Expectations	503
#632	F	Wylam Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	7%	Meets Expectations	371
#633	F	Barrett Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	5%	6%	Meets Expectations	405
#634	F	Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Selma	Dallas County	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	204
#635	F	Central Park Elementary School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	5%	7%	Meets Expectations	447
#636	F	Chisholm Elementary School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	5%	7%	Meets Expectations	541
#637	F	Hudson Keight School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	5%	7%	Meets Expectations	633
#638	F	Nixon Elementary School (Charter)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	441
#639	F	George Washington Carver Elementary School	Tuskegee	Macon County	4%	7%	Meets Expectations	405
#640	F	Richard Arrington Elementary	Birmingham	Birmingham City	4%	6%	Meets Expectations	374

About this ranking

Scope: every public elementary school in Alabama.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works