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Elementary Schools in Tuscaloosa County

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At a glance

DistrictTuscaloosa County87^th of 139 Alabama districtsFull district overview →

Schools

8,779

Students

Top rankedFaucettVestavia Elementary School94^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

FaucettVestavia Elementary School up 85 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Crestmont Elementary School 13.4 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Tuscaloosa County school district includes 19 elementary schools serving grades PK through 5th, with enrollments ranging from 206 students at Buhl Elementary School to 744 students at Lake View Elementary School, and the district overall ranks in the 37th percentile statewide.

There is a clear split between a group of high-performing schools and a group of struggling schools. Westwood Elementary School and FaucettVestavia Elementary School are the standouts, both ranking in the 86th percentile statewide with strong English and science scores—Westwood posts 87.76% proficiency in 3rd grade English and 81.67% in 4th grade science, while FaucettVestavia hits 86% in 4th grade English. Huntington Place Elementary School (80th percentile) and Buhl Elementary School (71st percentile) also perform well above the district average. At the other end, Holt Elementary School (6th percentile) and Cottondale Elementary School (7th percentile) struggle significantly, with math proficiency rates below 8% in some grades. The gap is stark: in 3rd grade math, Westwood achieves 68% proficiency while Holt achieves just 7.46%.

Math is the district's biggest challenge, with proficiency rates running 9-15 points below state averages across all grade levels, while English scores are much closer to state norms. Smaller schools tend to outperform larger ones—the top five schools average about 299 students versus 455 for the bottom five. Interestingly, chronic absenteeism is not the main driver of low performance; Holt Elementary School has relatively low absenteeism (6.8%) despite its low ranking. Per-student spending also shows no clear relationship with outcomes, as Huntington Place Elementary School spends the least ($7,650) yet ranks in the 80th percentile. For parents, the takeaway is that school choice within this district matters enormously, with the highest-performing schools offering outcomes that rival the best in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	9.8	643^rd of 686 public elementary schools	6.3%		11	629^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.5%	14	7.5	18.8	7.4	29.9	35.8	31.9	37.7	$10,575	$2,644	$7,907
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16049 Highway 216	Brookwood	35444	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2668	631	31	20.1	55.9%	488 (77.3%)	61 (9.7%)	53 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	50.4	353^rd of 686 public elementary schools	48.5%		48.9	361^st of 680 public elementary schools	46.9%	8	27.8	36.3	52.8	59.3	50.4	62.0	68.5	$9,543	$1,807	$7,712
Buhl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11968 Buhl School Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2640	206	15	13.5	48.1%	156 (75.7%)	6 (2.9%)	37 (18.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	69.5	198^th of 686 public elementary schools	71.1%		71.6	181^st of 680 public elementary schools	73.4%	17	47.2	37.1		69.4	80.6	72.2		$10,697	$1,630	$9,043
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%)	10.3	639^th of 686 public elementary schools	6.9%		16.4	574^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.6%	65	11.0	13.9	6.2	24.1	36.6	38.0	46.9	$9,707	$1,529	$8,155
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%)	12.6	619^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.8%		19.1	550^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.1%	69	18.5	22.4		22.4	38.5	34.5		$10,253	$2,088	$8,140
Englewood Elementary School	Public	3-5	10300 Old Greensboro Rd	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2644	522	28	18.6	60.9%	67 (12.8%)	402 (77.0%)	15 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.9%)	21.3	542^nd of 686 public elementary schools	21.0%		25.7	508^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.3%	34	13.3	15.2	17.2	22.6	46.4	48.8	66.7	$8,323	$1,418	$6,881
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%)	25.3	519^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.6	485^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.7%	34	32.8	23.2		30.0	60.9	34.3		$9,480	$1,998	$7,458
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%)	12.7	615^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.5	604^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.2%	11	14.7	24.0		21.3	32.4	40.0		$9,484	$2,129	$7,332
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11370 Monticello Dr	Duncanville	35456	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2656	511	32	15.7	61.6%	279 (54.6%)	138 (27.0%)	65 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	36.7	453^rd of 686 public elementary schools	34.0%		52.7	336^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.6%	117	30.7	23.9	30.3	38.6	59.7	50.0	71.1	$8,661	$1,340	$7,298
Myrtlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14701 Gainsville Rd	Fosters	35463	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2658	280	20	14.0	46.1%	175 (62.5%)	86 (30.7%)	12 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	52.8	336^th of 686 public elementary schools	51.0%		60.6	272^nd of 680 public elementary schools	60.0%	64	38.8	40.4		42.3	67.4	69.2		$10,065	$1,838	$8,204
Vance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18202 Hwy 11 N	Vance	35490	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2697	451	30	14.9	51.7%	270 (59.9%)	94 (20.8%)	74 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	30	488^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.9%		30.4	472^nd of 680 public elementary schools	30.6%	16	16.2	24.3	22.4	46.3	50.7	47.3	67.2	$8,576	$1,485	$7,067
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%)	84.3	94^th of 686 public elementary schools	86.3%		71.8	179^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.7%	85	61.4	58.0		68.0	81.5	86.0		$8,445	$948	$7,473
Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13051 Northside Rd	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2664	743	46	16.0	40.1%	656 (88.3%)	23 (3.1%)	48 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	64.2	240^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.0%		71.9	177^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.0%	63	30.8	54.9	56.8	62.7	58.7	69.7	77.0	$8,658	$1,174	$7,460
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11629 Westwood School Rd	Coker	35452	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2666	299	22	13.7	38.8%	246 (82.3%)	17 (5.7%)	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	83.8	95^th of 686 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.2	92^nd of 680 public elementary schools	86.5%	3	68.0	46.7		81.7	87.8	75.0		$10,141	$1,962	$8,155
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
Huntington Place Elementary School	Public	3-4	11601 Huntington Pl	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2652	377	21	18.1	33.2%	288 (76.4%)	40 (10.6%)	39 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	77.4	135^th of 686 public elementary schools	80.3%		72.2	172^nd of 680 public elementary schools	74.7%	37	57.8	57.8		60.3	76.2	75.4		$7,650	$801	$6,826
Northport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	13695 Frankie Thomas Trace	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2862	558	38	14.6	31.2%	436 (78.1%)	46 (8.2%)	58 (10.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)								(n/a)								$8,699	$909	$7,766
Lake View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21610 Youngblood Parkway	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2951	744	41	17.9	41.5%	541 (72.7%)	137 (18.4%)	46 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	39.9	434^th of 686 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.4	429^th of 680 public elementary schools	36.9%	5	29.2	29.1	25.2	37.8	63.9	61.4	68.2	$8,043	$804	$7,216
Big Sandy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11950 Upper Hull Road	Moundville	35474	Hale County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2840	522	29	17.8	46.2%	204 (39.1%)	264 (50.6%)	36 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	25.5	517^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.6%		41.5	414^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.1%	103	22.8	20.0	15.6	21.2	57.6	50.6	64.9	$9,270	$1,129	$8,117

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tuscaloosa City	2.72 mi	21	75^th
I Dream Big Charter Schools	5.48 mi	1
Hale County	10.19 mi	8	111^th
Bibb County	23.58 mi	9	84^th
Pickens County	25.22 mi	7	102^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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