Dean Road Elementary School

Dean Road Elementary School is a public elementary school in Auburn, Alabama, serving students from pre-kindergarten through second grade. With an enrollment of 408 students and 23 full-time teachers, the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1, allowing for meaningful attention during these critical early learning years. Academically, Dean Road Elementary stands out as one of the stronger schools in the state.

It holds a MySchoolScout rating of 8.2 out of 10 and ranks 168th out of 1,330 schools statewide, placing it in the 87th percentile in Alabama — an impressive achievement for an early elementary campus. Reading and ELA proficiency rates are particularly notable, with 95% of students testing at or above proficient levels across grades, earning the school a near-perfect academic score of 9.9 out of 10. The school is situated in Auburn, a small city in Lee County, within a ZIP code of nearly 50,000 residents.

The surrounding community is notably well-educated, with 63% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher — a reflection of Auburn's university-town character. Median home values in the area sit around $346,600, and median household income is approximately $63,761, though the neighborhood also carries a poverty rate of 20.4%, adding some economic diversity to the community Dean Road Elementary serves.