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The Alberta School of Performing Arts

Q: Is The Alberta School of Performing Arts a good school?

The Alberta School of Performing Arts ranks 432 nd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

The Alberta School of Performing Arts is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with 705 students. The school has a strong focus on the performing arts, but has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tuscaloosa City elementary schools over the past 10 years, typically earning a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Alberta School of Performing Arts faces several challenges, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (83.26%) and a relatively high percentage of African American students. The school's academic performance consistently underperforms the Tuscaloosa City district and the state of Alabama in standardized test scores across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.2% to 17.9% in recent years.

Interestingly, the Alberta School of Performing Arts performs significantly worse than the nearby Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, which is a top-performing school in the state. Other nearby schools, such as Arcadia Elementary and University Place Elementary, also outperform The Alberta School of Performing Arts academically, despite being part of the same Tuscaloosa City district.

632

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,242

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 University Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404-3838

(205) 759-3564

District: Tuscaloosa City

Students who attend The Alberta School of Performing Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Northridge Middle School
High:	Northridge High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.7%

White:

6.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

Alabama avg47%

Elementary school

432^nd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

71^st of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 47 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Tuscaloosa City

80^th of 135Tuscaloosa City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	432 of 680	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	475 of 684	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	499 of 680	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	473 of 687	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	512 of 692	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	522 of 681	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	517 of 680	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	544 of 688	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	590 of 691	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	597 of 691	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	513 of 695	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	584 of 696	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	669 of 696	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	686 of 709	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	691 of 704	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	627 of 696	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	613 of 698	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	675 of 698	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	624 of 689	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.6	660 of 688	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	572 of 623	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	176 of 427	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	195 of 420	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	290 of 427	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	223 of 426	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	270 of 426	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	263 of 426	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	227 of 423	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.8	296 of 336	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	416 of 649	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	440 of 650	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	478 of 645	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	457 of 656	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	476 of 656	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	556 of 646	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	498 of 640	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	516 of 639	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	393 of 660	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	453 of 670	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	523 of 623	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	556 of 651	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	555 of 653	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	602 of 649	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	528 of 651	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	438 of 567	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	494 of 651	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	478 of 655	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	489 of 649	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	468 of 669	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	514 of 669	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	469 of 650	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	543 of 650	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	510 of 639	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	208 of 403	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	308 of 373	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	297 of 398	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	64.5	63 of 280	77.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	71 of 439	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	159 of 442	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	137 of 437	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	84 of 432	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	88 of 440	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	156 of 437	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	251 of 423	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	218 of 432	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.1	271 of 432	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	22 of 259	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	47 of 269	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	52 of 263	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	29 of 271	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	21 of 266	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	26 of 252	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.7	42 of 247	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	73 of 415	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	159 of 426	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	84 of 417	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	115 of 423	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	162 of 415	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	189 of 399	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	212 of 392	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.7	183 of 380	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	43 of 428	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	63.8	120 of 437	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	172 of 410	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.9	37 of 421	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	48.5	202 of 415	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	298 of 396	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.4	172 of 396	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	114 of 349	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	116 of 422	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	182 of 428	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	253 of 419	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.0	93 of 427	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	67 of 418	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	208 of 399	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	294 of 397	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.9	246 of 380	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	30 of 377	92.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)59th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English59%~ state avg

Science36%-6 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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by a teacher
Thursday, January 27, 2011

I have taught in seven elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa City Schools. Alberta is by far my favorite. Mrs. Parker, the principal, is an amazing, dedicated professional. The staff at Alberta is exceptional-- hardworking, creative, and very dedicated to the students.
The facility itself is top notch. It is clean and well decorated.
If I lived in the Alberta neighborhood I would be more than happy to have my child attend Alberta Elementary. Close Quote

Schools Near The Alberta School of Performing Arts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Alberta School of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2700 University Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 759-3564	632	47	13.5	71.2%	40 (6.3%)	529 (83.7%)	40 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	39	432^nd of 680 public elementary schools	36.5%		33.2	475^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.6%	43	33.7	31.1	33.3	73.3	22.5	20.0	12.2	60.0	45.6	37.0	51.9	73.3	75.5	73.3	$11,242	$1,995	$9,228
Arcadia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Arcadia Drive	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3567	418	26	16.0	60.5%	46 (11.0%)	295 (70.6%)	60 (14.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	38.5	438^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.6%		48.4	362^nd of 684 public elementary schools	47.1%	76	32.8	38.9	45.1				26.4		52.5	51.9	58.8				$11,471	$1,696	$9,755
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	315 Mcfarland Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	No	(205) 759-3655	324	22	15.0	27.8%	132 (40.7%)	145 (44.8%)	18 (5.6%)	20 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	94.1	20^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.1%		95.5	18^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.4%	2	67.2	88.3	82.0				65.0		87.9	96.7	96.7				$11,429	$974	$10,435
Holt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Crescent Ridge Road	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2650	448	26	17.3	82.4%	51 (11.4%)	265 (59.2%)	117 (26.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	11	629^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.2	628^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.2%	1	14.5	14.5	14.0				23.2		40.6	29.0	38.6				$10,575	$2,644	$7,907
University Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 First Avenue	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3664	570	38	15.0	69.3%	24 (4.2%)	448 (78.6%)	63 (11.1%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	42.6	405^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.4%		22.6	527^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.0%	122	51.1	38.9	59.3				15.3		54.0	43.7	59.3				$11,854	$1,683	$10,153
Verner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3667	608	34	17.9	19.7%	425 (69.9%)	123 (20.2%)	29 (4.8%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	86.3	76^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.8%		81.9	108^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.2%	32	66.3	77.9	55.1				63.2		81.4	83.2	78.6				$10,118	$575	$9,524
Cottondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Cottondale Ln	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2642	438	25	17.5	70.5%	156 (35.6%)	124 (28.3%)	134 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	16.4	574^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.6%		21	542^nd of 684 public elementary schools	20.8%	32	14.1	19.4	24.0				17.9		37.2	38.8	54.0				$9,707	$1,529	$8,155
Skyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Skyland Boulevard East	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3638	459	28	16.5	76.5%	7 (1.5%)	364 (79.3%)	73 (15.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	22	529^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.8	521^st of 684 public elementary schools	23.8%	8	32.8	21.2	27.7				13.6		50.0	43.9	48.4				$11,558	$2,241	$9,145
Southview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Southview Drive	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 345-1325	644	36	17.7	66.5%	11 (1.7%)	597 (92.7%)	19 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	24	513^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.6%		25.6	509^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.6%	4	27.7	18.3	36.1				16.9		48.9	40.0	57.0				$11,621	$2,079	$9,524
Rock Quarry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Rock Quarry Dr	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-8347	671	39	17.3	13.4%	470 (70.0%)	70 (10.4%)	36 (5.4%)	60 (8.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	91.7	41^st of 680 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.3	37^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.6%	4	65.4	70.3	70.2				71.4		89.6	84.6	88.3				$10,037	$546	$9,471

Frequently Asked Questions about The Alberta School of Performing Arts

What district is The Alberta School of Performing Arts in?

Tuscaloosa City

What is the racial makeup of The Alberta School of Performing Arts?

Students at The Alberta School of Performing Arts are 84% African American, 6% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of The Alberta School of Performing Arts attend?

Students who attend The Alberta School of Performing Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northridge Middle School
High : Northridge High School

Is The Alberta School of Performing Arts a good school?

The Alberta School of Performing Arts ranks 432^nd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend The Alberta School of Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended The Alberta School of Performing Arts.

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