Crestline Elementary School

Crestline Elementary serves 733 students across pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Mountain Brook, Alabama. The school earns a composite score of 9.2 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — and ranks 28th out of 1,356 public schools statewide, outperforming 98% of Alabama schools. That standing places it among the very strongest elementary programs anywhere in the state.

Academic performance anchors the rating. Crestline scores a 9.5 out of 10 on academics and an 8.8 on growth, meaning students here don't just arrive with advantages — they continue advancing at an above-average pace year over year. A student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1 keeps class sizes lean, giving teachers more contact time with individual students across the full PK–6 span.

Within Mountain Brook, Crestline holds the top position among all six public schools in the city. It operates as a regular public school with no selective enrollment, which makes those results especially meaningful for families weighing local options. Parents comparing public elementary schools in Alabama will find very few programs that can match this profile — top 2% statewide, strong growth, and small class sizes across every grade level Crestline serves.