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Skyland Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Skyland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 456 students. 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.

Skyland Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 9 school years. The school underperforms compared to the Tuscaloosa City and Alabama state averages on standardized assessments, with only 32.81% of 3rd graders, 21.21% of 4th graders, and 27.69% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 43.56% and 45.47% for the Tuscaloosa City and Alabama state averages, respectively. Skyland Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates and a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

While Skyland Elementary's special education students perform exceptionally well, ranking 7 out of 398 Alabama elementary schools, the school's English language learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 20% of Alabama elementary schools. The nearby Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, located just 3.15 miles away, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5% of Alabama elementary schools, highlighting the importance of school choice and access to quality educational options for families in the Tuscaloosa area.

459

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,558

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

408 Skyland Boulevard East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405-1302

(205) 759-3638

District: Tuscaloosa City

Students who attend Skyland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eastwood Middle School
High:	Paul W Bryant High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.3%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (34% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg49%

Alabama avg52%

529^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	22.0	529 of 680	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	521 of 684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	555 of 680	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	576 of 687	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	595 of 692	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	590 of 681	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	588 of 680	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	623 of 688	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	564 of 691	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	613 of 691	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	636 of 695	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	614 of 696	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	550 of 696	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.8	702 of 709	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	676 of 704	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	559 of 696	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	638 of 698	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	660 of 698	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	650 of 689	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	629 of 688	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	30.2	485 of 623	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	207 of 427	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	203 of 420	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	309 of 427	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	295 of 426	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	262 of 426	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	286 of 426	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	289 of 423	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	80 of 100	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	500 of 649	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	479 of 650	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	553 of 645	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	559 of 656	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	569 of 656	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	522 of 646	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	552 of 640	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	596 of 639	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	473 of 660	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	483 of 670	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	514 of 623	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	530 of 651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	572 of 653	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	543 of 649	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	584 of 651	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	513 of 567	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	526 of 651	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	524 of 655	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	525 of 649	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	559 of 669	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	557 of 669	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	604 of 650	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	566 of 650	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	576 of 639	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	98.5	7 of 398	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2021)98th percentile+84 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English47%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

Science14%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Skyland Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Taylorville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	350 Bobby Miller Pkwy	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2939	578	31	18.6	58.7%	82 (14.2%)	427 (73.9%)	24 (4.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)								(n/a)															$9,620	$1,422	$8,175
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
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
Woodland Forrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 E Hargrove Rd E	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3675	544	30	18.1	55.1%	63 (11.6%)	417 (76.7%)	36 (6.6%)	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	23.3	521^st of 680 public elementary schools	23.4%		33.9	470^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.3%	51	32.6	19.7	29.1				13.6		49.4	38.5	58.2				$10,071	$1,690	$8,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Skyland Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Skyland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eastwood Middle School
High : Paul W Bryant High School

What district is Skyland Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa City

What is the racial makeup of Skyland Elementary School?

Students at Skyland Elementary School are 79% African American, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Skyland Elementary School a good school?

Skyland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Skyland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Skyland Elementary School.

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