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Skyland Elementary School

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Skyland Elementary School ranks 492 nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Skyland Elementary School in Tuscaloosa, AL, serves 459 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Tuscaloosa City school district. The school has faced significant challenges, ranking in the bottom third of Alabama elementary schools for the past decade, though it has shown steady improvement in recent years, moving from the 16th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026.

Academically, Skyland struggles most in math and science. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 28% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to roughly 45% for both the district and state. Science scores for 4th graders (28% proficient) also trail the state average of 50%, though this represents a dramatic improvement from just 4.7% proficiency in 2022-2023. When compared to nearby schools, Skyland lags significantly behind high-performing peers like Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, which boasts 78% math proficiency in 4th grade. However, Skyland's per-student spending of $11,558 is higher than several comparable schools, including Woodland Forrest Elementary ($10,071) and Central Elementary ($11,176), suggesting that funding alone doesn't explain the performance gap.

Despite its overall low ratings, Skyland shows notable strengths with specific student groups. The school earned a 3-star rating for its African American students (57th percentile statewide), a striking contrast to its overall 1-star rating. It also demonstrated historical excellence with Special Education students, ranking in the 98th percentile in 2020-2021. Chronic absenteeism, which was a severe problem at 27.9% in 2022-2023, has improved dramatically to 10% in 2024-2025—now below district and state averages. This improvement, combined with rising test scores, suggests that recent school-wide initiatives are beginning to yield positive results. For parents, Skyland represents a school in transition—one with clear challenges but also specific areas of effectiveness that could be leveraged for broader improvement.

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 — 18th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Alabama average

!Near the bottom of Tuscaloosa City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg52%

Alabama avg53%

492^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Tuscaloosa City

75^th of 139Tuscaloosa 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
2026	29.3	492 of 686	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.5	184 of 429	57.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	33.3	455 of 652	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.1	434 of 668	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.4	486 of 660	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)57th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English52%-13 vs state

Mathematics30%-12 vs state

Science28%-22 vs 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 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%)	29.3	492^nd of 686 public elementary schools	28.3%		22	529^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.2%	37	28.0	29.8	33.3				28.1		55.4	36.8	63.6				$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%)	42.1	413^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.8%		42.6	405^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.4%	8	49.2	35.4	38.8				25.3		61.5	54.4	59.7				$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%)	25	520^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.2%		24	513^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.6%	7	25.0	21.5	28.9				23.7		61.1	46.2	50.0				$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%)	23.1	532^nd of 686 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.8	544^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.0%	12	25.7	27.1	29.8				13.6		44.3	49.2	54.4				$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%)	91.6	41^st of 686 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.1	20^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.1%	21	55.7	78.3	78.7				71.7		93.4	90.0	98.4				$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%)	50.6	351^st of 686 public elementary schools	48.8%		39	432^nd of 680 public elementary schools	36.5%	81	52.8	40.2	33.3	76.9	19.4	19.5	25.0	53.7	63.9	46.2	48.7	76.9	58.3	78.1	$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%)	30.3	486^th of 686 public elementary schools	29.2%		38.5	438^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.6%	48	43.8	36.0	26.2				36.0		43.8	38.0	57.1				$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%)	31.4	483^rd of 686 public elementary schools	29.6%		26.5	501^st of 680 public elementary schools	26.3%	18	37.0	35.7	38.9				14.3		53.7	43.9	55.6				$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%)	38.7	440^th of 686 public elementary schools	35.9%		23.3	521^st of 680 public elementary schools	23.4%	81	44.4	38.0	32.8				27.9		58.8	49.4	62.1				$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 492^nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Skyland Elementary School?

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

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