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Oakdale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Oakdale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, serving 289 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa City School District, which is ranked 80 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakdale Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Tuscaloosa City and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43.56% for Tuscaloosa City and 45.47% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.5% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Oakdale Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 78.2% to 79.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Oakdale Elementary School's academic performance lags behind that of nearby schools, such as Verner Elementary School and Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, which consistently outperform Oakdale in standardized test scores and have higher state rankings. The school's ranking has been steadily declining over the past several years, from ranking 512 out of 691 Alabama elementary schools in 2014-2015 to ranking 559 out of 680 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

292

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,270

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5001 25th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-6200

(205) 759-3626

District: Tuscaloosa City

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westlawn Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.4%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg49%

Alabama avg52%

559^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	559 of 680	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	607 of 684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	636 of 680	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	659 of 687	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	627 of 692	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	585 of 681	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	601 of 680	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	586 of 688	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	605 of 691	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	512 of 691	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	564 of 695	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	592 of 696	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	472 of 696	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	278 of 427	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	338 of 420	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	368 of 427	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	386 of 426	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	335 of 426	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	316 of 426	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	303 of 423	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	263 of 336	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	571 of 649	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	554 of 650	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	581 of 645	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	605 of 656	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	611 of 656	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	598 of 646	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	571 of 640	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	573 of 639	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	517 of 660	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	589 of 670	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	552 of 623	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	613 of 651	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	584 of 653	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	514 of 649	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	548 of 651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	468 of 567	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	501 of 651	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	613 of 655	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	627 of 649	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	659 of 669	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	589 of 669	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	523 of 650	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	562 of 650	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	522 of 639	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	363 of 403	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English40%-25 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

Science7%-36 vs state

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 25th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3626	292	22	13.4	80.5%	3 (1.0%)	264 (90.4%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	18.1	559^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.8%		12.6	607^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.3%	48	40.0	26.7	10.5	6.7	50.0	40.0	29.0	$12,270	$2,250	$10,000
Martin L King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2430 Martin L King Jr Blvd	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3619	467	28	16.6	79.2%	1 (0.2%)	413 (88.4%)	49 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.8	544^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.0%		25.5	511^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.3%	33	24.2	17.0	24.2	13.6	54.6	45.8	46.8	$12,095	$2,487	$9,589
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Dinah Washington Ave	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3570	291	20	14.4	78.7%	1 (0.3%)	234 (80.4%)	50 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	26.5	501^st of 680 public elementary schools	26.3%		13.5	593^rd of 684 public elementary schools	13.3%	92	32.6	25.6	38.5	7.0	50.0	53.5	42.3	$11,176	$2,407	$8,750
Matthews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1225 Rice Mine Road	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2654	401	26	15.2	86.8%	25 (6.2%)	231 (57.6%)	139 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13.5	604^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.2%		12.7	602^nd of 684 public elementary schools	12.0%	2	21.7	23.0		16.2	32.8	38.9		$9,484	$2,129	$7,332
Crestmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2400 34th Ave	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2695	268	20	13.4	74.6%	32 (11.9%)	141 (52.6%)	85 (31.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	19.1	550^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.1%		28.2	499^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.0%	51	24.4	25.0		25.6	43.2	40.0		$10,253	$2,088	$8,140
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
Flatwoods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3800 66th Ave	Northport	35473	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2648	459	32	14.3	68.6%	90 (19.6%)	198 (43.1%)	153 (33.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	28.6	485^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.7%		28	500^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.9%	15	26.4	25.8		24.2	53.9	56.5		$9,480	$1,998	$7,458
FaucettVestavia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1150 Vestavia Circle	Northport	35473	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2646	343	23	14.9	46.9%	194 (56.6%)	100 (29.2%)	18 (5.2%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	71.8	179^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.7%		78.1	135^th of 684 public elementary schools	80.3%	44	47.5	36.2		56.9	84.8	82.8		$8,445	$948	$7,473
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakdale Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Oakdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oakdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westlawn Middle School
High : Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Oakdale Elementary School?

Students at Oakdale Elementary School are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Oakdale Elementary School a good school?

Oakdale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Oakdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Oakdale Elementary School.

What district is Oakdale Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa City

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