The 10 best Huntsville-area elementary schools, according to Niche.com

Niche.com released their annual elementary school rankings for the best schools across the country, and ten Huntsville-area elementary schools were ranked among the best in Alabama–five public and five private.

Ten Huntsville-area schools were ranked among Alabama’s best high schools, and two Madison middle schools cracked the best Alabama middle schools list. A Madison County elementary School, Mt. Caramel Elementary, won a National Blue Ribbon designation.

Here’s where Huntsville schools fell in the 2024 Niche.com rankings:

The public elementary schools in the Huntsville-area

Niche.com releases its school rankings every year. Their determinations are among the most respected school rankings in the country, and Niche evaluates each school based on nine categories:

• Academics
• Teachers
• Clubs & Activities
• Sports
• Facilities & Resources
• Diversity
• College Prep
• Administration
• Food

Horizon Elementary in Madison ranked fourth in the state for best elementary school. It was the highest ranked Huntsville-area school.

Here’s the list of Niche’s 25 Best Public Elementary Schools in Alabama:

1. Cary Woods Elementary School (Auburn)
2. Dean Road Elementary School (Auburn)
3. Brock’s Gap Intermediate School (Hoover)
4. Horizon Elementary School (Madison)
5. Richland Elementary School (Auburn)
6. Deer Valley Elementary School (Hoover)
7. Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge (Vestavia Hills)
8. Creekside Elementary School (Auburn)
9. Edgewood Elementary School (Homewood)
10. Heritage Elementary School (Madison)
11. West Elementary School (Vestavia Hills)
12. Hall-Kent Elementary School (Homewood)
13. Rocky Ridge Elementary School (Hoover)
14. Greystone Elementary School (Hoover)
15. Riverchase Elementary School (Hoover)
16. Columbia Elementary School (Madison)
17. Mill Creek Elementary School (Madison)
18. Ogleree School (Auburn)
19. Bluff Park Elementary School (Hoover)
20. Meadow View Elementary (Alabaster)
21. Saraland Elementary School (Saraland)
22. Wright Mill Road Elementary School (Auburn)
23. Madison Elementary School (Madison)
24. Liberty Park Elementary School (Vestavia Hills)
25. East Elementary School (Vestavia Hills)

Randolph School landed no. 2 on Niche’s Best Private Elementary Schools in Alabama. A total of five Huntsville-area schools landed on this list as well.

1. Providence Christian School (Dothan)
2. Randolph School (Huntsville)
3. The Montgomery Academy (Montgomery)
4. Saint James School (Montgomery)
5. St. Paul’s Episcopal School (Mobile)
6. The Capitol School (Tuscaloosa)
7. UMS-Wright Preparatory School (Mobile)
8. Westminster Christian Academy (Huntsville)
9. Madison Academy (Madison)
10. Mountain View Baptist School (Birmingham)
11. Briarwood Christian School (Birmingham)
12. Madison Baptist Academy (Madison)
13. Bayside Academy (Daphne)
14. The Donoho School (Anniston)
15. Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School (Montgomery)
16. Alabama Christian Academy (Montgomery)
17. Houston Academy (Dothan)
18. Springwood School (Lanett)
19. Trinity Presbyterian School (Montgomery)
20. The Westminster School at Oak Mountain (Birmingham)
21. Tuscaloosa Academy (Tuscaloosa)
22. Hoover Christian School (Hoover)
23. Whitesburg Christian Academy (Huntsville)
24. Lee-Scott Academy (Auburn)
25. Shoals Christian School (Florence)
    

The Niche Rankings

Niche ranks schools based on analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data and ratings collected from millions of Niche users.

The same methodology produces the Overall Niche Grade for each ranked school as well as additional schools. Statistics obtained from the U.S. Dept. of Education represent the most recent data available, as data self-reported by the schools.

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