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Best Elementary Schools
in Houston County

This page covers 5 elementary schools in Houston County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

5
Schools Ranked
Alabama
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 5 of 5
1
rank
Ashford Elementary School
Grades PK–05625 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,627
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
2
rank
Wicksburg Elementary School
Grades PK–06606 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,627
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Cottonwood Elementary School
Grades PK–06481 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,627
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
4
rank
Rehobeth Elementary School
Grades PK–051,174 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,627
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Webb Elementary School
Grades PK–06461 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,627
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
5
Elementary Schools
15
Total Schools
46
#1 Score
43
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.