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Southview Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Southview Elementary School in Tuscaloosa, AL, serves 644 students in grades PK-5 within the Tuscaloosa City district, where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Southview faces significant academic challenges, particularly in math and science. Math proficiency rates are roughly 20-25 percentage points below district averages—for example, only 21.5% of 4th graders are proficient in math compared to 44% district-wide. Science proficiency (23.7%) trails the state average by more than 26 points. English Language Arts is comparatively stronger, with 3rd grade proficiency (61.1%) close to the state average (64.8%), though the gap widens by 5th grade. The school ranks 520th out of 686 Alabama elementary schools, placing it in the 24th percentile—the lowest among nearby Tuscaloosa City elementary schools. For context, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary ranks in the 94th percentile, while The Alberta School of Performing Arts sits in the 49th percentile.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 26.9% in 2022-2023 to 8.6% in 2024-2025—now better than both district (11.1%) and state (12.0%) averages. The school has also maintained an improved overall ranking for three consecutive years since its 2022-2023 low point. However, critical concerns remain: special education students rank in the 6th percentile statewide (down from 21st the prior year), and male students (19th percentile) lag notably behind female students (31st percentile). The school's per-student spending ($11,621) is actually higher than several nearby schools, including Woodland Forrest Elementary ($10,071), yet outcomes remain lower—suggesting that how resources are used matters as much as how much is spent.

644

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,621

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Southview Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405

(205) 345-1325

District: Tuscaloosa City

Students who attend Southview Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.7%

Hispanic:

3.0%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (37% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg52%

Alabama avg53%

520^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	25.0	520 of 686	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	513 of 680	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	509 of 684	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	634 of 680	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	568 of 687	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	593 of 692	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	527 of 681	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	536 of 680	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	518 of 688	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	545 of 691	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	578 of 691	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.1	496 of 695	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	562 of 696	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	605 of 696	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	671 of 709	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	576 of 704	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	573 of 696	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	216 of 429	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	222 of 427	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	204 of 420	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.1	373 of 427	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	275 of 426	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	305 of 426	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	240 of 426	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	238 of 423	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	449 of 652	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	438 of 649	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	463 of 650	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	609 of 645	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	569 of 656	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	577 of 656	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	523 of 646	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	445 of 640	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	471 of 639	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	493 of 668	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	491 of 660	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	466 of 670	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	596 of 623	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	525 of 651	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	557 of 653	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	541 of 649	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	487 of 651	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.4	400 of 567	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	536 of 660	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	530 of 651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	514 of 655	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	598 of 649	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	539 of 669	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	552 of 669	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	485 of 650	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	565 of 650	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	495 of 639	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	379 of 403	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	319 of 403	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	378 of 395	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	368 of 392	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	249 of 344	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.9	152 of 280	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English52%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science24%-27 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southview Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Southview Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Southview Elementary School a good school?

Southview Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Southview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Southview Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Southview Elementary School?

Students at Southview Elementary School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Southview Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa City

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