Elementary Schools in Tuscaloosa County

Summary:

The Tuscaloosa County school district in Alabama is home to 19 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. These schools vary in size, with student populations ranging from 208 to 764 students. While the schools share a common location, they demonstrate a range of academic performance, with some standout institutions and others struggling to meet state standards.

Among the high-performing schools in the district are Walker Elementary School, which ranks 177th out of 680 Alabama elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, as well as Huntington Place Elementary School and FaucettVestavia Elementary School, both of which also have 4-star ratings and rank in the top 200 schools statewide. These schools excel in mathematics, English language arts, and other core subjects, with a significant percentage of students scoring proficient or better. In contrast, schools like Englewood Elementary and Holt Elementary struggle to meet state averages, particularly in mathematics and science.

The data also reveals significant disparities in socioeconomic factors, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 33.84% at Northport Elementary to 88.72% at Matthews Elementary. This suggests that the Tuscaloosa County school district faces challenges in ensuring equitable access to quality education across all its elementary schools. Addressing these disparities and replicating the strategies employed by the highest-performing schools could lead to improved outcomes for all students in the district.

District Detail

2314 9th St
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2568

(205) 758-0411

SchoolDigger Rank:
84^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 19,278

Primary Schools: 19
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
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
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%)	48.9	361^st of 680 public elementary schools	46.9%		52.2	326^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.3%	35	31.9	49.4	30.9	49.4	52.7	63.6	64.2	$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%)	71.6	181^st of 680 public elementary schools	73.4%		56.1	303^rd of 684 public elementary schools	55.7%	122	54.3	37.1		51.4	87.9	74.3		$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%)	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
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
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%)	25.7	508^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.3%		27.3	503^rd of 684 public elementary schools	26.5%	5	22.5	22.0	16.1	22.8	56.5	52.1	59.2	$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%)	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
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
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%)	52.7	336^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.6%		63.4	236^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.5%	100	22.3	43.5	52.3	44.9	59.6	58.0	73.3	$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%)	60.6	272^nd of 680 public elementary schools	60.0%		65.6	217^th of 684 public elementary schools	68.3%	55	31.0	47.2		50.9	73.8	67.9		$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%)	30.4	472^nd of 680 public elementary schools	30.6%		23.7	523^rd of 684 public elementary schools	23.5%	51	28.7	33.3	22.5	37.9	57.0	47.0	47.9	$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%)	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
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%)	71.9	177^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.0%		70.1	190^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.2%	13	44.4	58.0	60.7	50.4	65.3	73.1	80.4	$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%)	84.2	92^nd of 680 public elementary schools	86.5%		77	144^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.9%	52	66.1	62.8		64.7	81.0	71.4		$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%)	72.2	172^nd of 680 public elementary schools	74.7%		71.7	177^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.1%	5	51.0	60.5		49.4	74.9	69.0		$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	Tuscaloosa 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%)	39.4	429^th of 680 public elementary schools	36.9%		43.4	406^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.6%	23	33.1	30.2	35.5	35.9	56.7	52.8	64.5	$8,043	$804	$7,216
Big Sandy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11950 Upper Hull Road	Moundville	35474	Tuscaloosa 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%)	41.5	414^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.1%		44.1	397^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.0%	17	25.3	34.7	38.9	25.0	48.2	68.1	70.8	$9,270	$1,129	$8,117

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tuscaloosa City	2.72 mi	21	80^th
I Dream Big Charter Schools	5.48 mi	1
Hale County	10.19 mi	8	111^th
Bibb County	23.58 mi	9	85^th
Pickens County	25.22 mi	7	104^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.