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Holt Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Holt Elementary School in Tuscaloosa, AL, serves 448 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Tuscaloosa County school district.

Holt Elementary is currently facing significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics. In the most recent school year, only about 7% of 3rd and 5th graders scored proficient in math—a rate dramatically lower than nearby schools like University Place Elementary School (49% in 3rd grade) and Verner Elementary School (66% in 3rd grade). English Language Arts scores are stronger by comparison, with roughly 32-38% of students meeting proficiency, but these numbers still trail the district average of 56-67%. The school's overall ranking has declined in recent years, placing it in the bottom 6% of Alabama elementary schools. It's worth noting that most students (82%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school's performance is similar to other high-poverty schools in the area, such as Matthews Elementary School and Cottondale Elementary School.

There are some encouraging signs. Holt has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting its rate from 22.7% to just 6.8%—now better than the district and state averages, and even better than several nearby schools. Additionally, English Language Learner students at Holt performed exceptionally well in a recent school year, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide. This suggests the school has the capacity to support students effectively when targeted programs are in place. For parents considering Holt, it's important to understand that while the school faces real academic hurdles—especially in math—it has demonstrated an ability to improve in key areas like attendance and ELL support. The contrast with higher-performing schools just a few miles away in the Tuscaloosa City district, such as Rock Quarry Elementary School and Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, highlights the challenges ahead, but also underscores the potential for growth with the right support.

448

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,575

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Crescent Ridge Road
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

(205) 342-2650

District: Tuscaloosa County

Students who attend Holt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	DavisEmerson Middle School
High:	Holt High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.2%

Hispanic:

26.1%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (24% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg45%

Alabama avg53%

643^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

90^th of 140Tuscaloosa County 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	9.8	643 of 686	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	629 of 680	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	628 of 684	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	520 of 680	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	557 of 687	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	467 of 692	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.3	636 of 681	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	617 of 680	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	552 of 688	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	563 of 691	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	591 of 691	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	588 of 695	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	577 of 696	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	586 of 696	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	681 of 709	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	623 of 704	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.8	690 of 696	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	684 of 698	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	670 of 698	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.4	599 of 689	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.1	596 of 688	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.0	446 of 623	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	418 of 428	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	408 of 427	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	392 of 420	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	243 of 427	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	281 of 426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	222 of 426	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	391 of 426	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	341 of 423	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	215 of 336	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	70.2	20 of 123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	31.1	84 of 110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	591 of 651	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	536 of 649	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	566 of 650	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	490 of 645	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	533 of 656	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	454 of 656	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.2	611 of 646	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	586 of 640	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	513 of 639	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	65 of 90	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	136 of 206	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	117 of 196	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	65 of 184	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	115 of 175	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	42 of 164	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	34.9	108 of 152	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	114 of 140	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.0	67 of 130	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	626 of 667	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	615 of 660	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	605 of 670	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	472 of 623	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	529 of 651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	478 of 653	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	616 of 649	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	592 of 651	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	622 of 659	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	634 of 651	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	617 of 655	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	498 of 649	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	535 of 669	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	441 of 669	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.1	598 of 650	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	588 of 650	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	499 of 639	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	34.6	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.9	16 of 63	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	373 of 403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	398 of 403	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	266 of 373	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	224 of 345	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	313 of 398	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	243 of 392	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	251 of 344	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	149 of 280	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	434 of 532	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	495 of 528	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	505 of 540	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	525 of 529	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	351 of 369	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+60 vs school

Native American (2025)57th percentile+49 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English35%-29 vs state

Science30%-20 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 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
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
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%)	50.7	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
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%)	30.4	485^th of 686 public elementary schools	29.3%		38.5	438^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.6%	47	43.8	36.0	26.2				36.0		43.8	38.0	57.1				$11,471	$1,696	$9,755
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
Verner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3667	608	34	17.9	19.7%	425 (69.9%)	123 (20.2%)	29 (4.8%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	85	90^th of 686 public elementary schools	86.9%		86.3	76^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.8%	14	65.7	66.0	69.9				60.2		86.7	71.8	85.0				$10,118	$575	$9,524
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%)	10.4	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
Rock Quarry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Rock Quarry Dr	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-8347	671	39	17.3	13.4%	470 (70.0%)	70 (10.4%)	36 (5.4%)	60 (8.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	90.6	48^th of 686 public elementary schools	93.0%		91.7	41^st of 680 public elementary schools	94.0%	7	59.6	69.5	76.4				70.5		91.8	88.2	91.0				$10,037	$546	$9,471
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%)	42.2	412^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.9%		42.6	405^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.4%	7	49.2	35.4	38.8				25.3		61.5	54.4	59.7				$11,854	$1,683	$10,153
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%)	29.4	491^st of 686 public elementary schools	28.4%		22	529^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.2%	38	28.0	29.8	33.3				28.1		55.4	36.8	63.6				$11,558	$2,241	$9,145
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%)	25.1	519^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.3%		24	513^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.6%	6	25.0	21.5	28.9				23.7		61.1	46.2	50.0				$11,621	$2,079	$9,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Holt Elementary School

What district is Holt Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa County

How many students attend Holt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Holt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Holt Elementary School?

Students at Holt Elementary School are 59% African American, 26% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Holt Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : DavisEmerson Middle School
High : Holt High School

Is Holt Elementary School a good school?

Holt Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

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