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Woodland Forrest Elementary School

Q: Is Woodland Forrest Elementary School a good school?

Woodland Forrest Elementary School ranks 440 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Woodland Forrest Elementary School in Tuscaloosa, AL, is a public school serving 544 students in grades PK through 5 within the Tuscaloosa City district. The school has shown remarkable momentum recently, with significant academic gains and a dramatic improvement in student attendance that sets it apart from nearby schools.

The most impressive recent development at Woodland Forrest is the sharp decline in chronic absenteeism. In just two years, the rate dropped from 15.6% to just 1.8%—the lowest among all nearby schools, including the highly-regarded Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary (2.6%) and well below the district average of 11.1%. This improvement coincides with broad academic gains across grade levels. For example, 4th grade math proficiency jumped from 19.7% to nearly 38%, and 4th grade science proficiency more than doubled. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance with African American students, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable achievement given the school's overall ranking in the 36th percentile.

Despite these gains, challenges remain. Math and science proficiency still lag behind English, with science scores (27.85%) well below the state average (50.23%). The school also shows a stark contrast in performance between different student groups, with White students ranking in the 13th percentile—a significant decline from two years prior. When compared to neighbors, Woodland Forrest outperforms Holt Elementary (6th percentile) and Cottondale Elementary (7th percentile), while sitting on par with Skyland Elementary (28th percentile). Notably, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($10,071) than many peers, suggesting efficient use of resources. With its clear upward trajectory and proven ability to improve, Woodland Forrest appears poised for continued growth.

544

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,071

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6001 E Hargrove Rd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405

(205) 759-3675

District: Tuscaloosa City

Students who attend Woodland Forrest Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.7%

White:

11.6%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (45% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 22 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg52%

Alabama avg53%

440^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	38.7	440 of 686	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.3	521 of 680	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	470 of 684	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	546 of 680	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	496 of 687	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	496 of 692	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	498 of 681	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	445 of 680	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	460 of 688	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.9	489 of 691	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.5	457 of 691	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.7	392 of 695	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.3	302 of 696	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	243 of 696	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.4	523 of 709	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.9	551 of 704	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.6	365 of 696	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.8	406 of 698	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	507 of 698	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	66.1	202 of 689	70.7%	★★★★☆
2005	64.9	213 of 688	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.7	153 of 623	75.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	117 of 429	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	42.7	226 of 427	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	180 of 420	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	280 of 427	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	220 of 426	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	200 of 426	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	197 of 426	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	135 of 423	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	131 of 336	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	391 of 652	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	519 of 649	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	392 of 650	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	517 of 645	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	440 of 656	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	439 of 656	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	456 of 646	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	423 of 640	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	383 of 639	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	435 of 668	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	541 of 660	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	412 of 670	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	534 of 623	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	493 of 651	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	447 of 653	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	477 of 649	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	412 of 651	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	315 of 567	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	447 of 660	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	481 of 651	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	493 of 655	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	530 of 649	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	520 of 669	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	501 of 669	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	513 of 650	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	429 of 650	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	451 of 639	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	173 of 403	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	437 of 500	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	449 of 532	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.9	231 of 535	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	373 of 539	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	235 of 529	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)73rd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English57%-8 vs state

Mathematics38%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Forrest Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Forrest Elementary School?

Students at Woodland Forrest Elementary School are 77% African American, 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Woodland Forrest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Woodland Forrest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Woodland Forrest Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa City

Is Woodland Forrest Elementary School a good school?

Woodland Forrest Elementary School ranks 440^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woodland Forrest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Woodland Forrest Elementary School.

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