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Flatwoods Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Flatwoods Elementary School is a PK-4 school in Northport, AL, serving 459 students within the Tuscaloosa County school district, where about 69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Flatwoods currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 24th percentile statewide. However, this single rating doesn't tell the whole story. The school actually outperforms other nearby schools with similar levels of economic need. For example, Matthews Elementary (87% free/reduced lunch) and Crestmont Elementary (75% free/reduced lunch) both rank in the 10th percentile, while Flatwoods sits at the 24th percentile with notably higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade math and English. One of the school's clear strengths is early literacy—3rd grade English proficiency (61%) is actually above the district average and close to the state average. The school has also made remarkable progress with attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 25.6% in 2021-2022 to just 7.8% now, which is better than both district and state averages. Class sizes are also favorable, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

The most significant concern is a sharp drop-off in 4th grade performance. While 3rd graders score near state averages in English, 4th grade English proficiency plunges to 34%—a 27-point decline that is well below district and state levels. Science is also a critical weakness, with only 30% of 4th graders proficient compared to 50% statewide. This pattern suggests a possible transition issue between grade levels that warrants attention. By contrast, Huntington Place Elementary, a nearby school serving similar grades with a much lower poverty rate (33%), ranks in the 80th percentile. While Flatwoods faces real challenges tied to concentrated poverty, its strong early literacy results, improving attendance, and better-than-expected performance relative to similar schools suggest a dedicated staff making meaningful progress.

459

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,480

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 66th Ave
Northport, AL 35473-2210

(205) 342-2648

District: Tuscaloosa County

Students who attend Flatwoods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	CollinsRiverside Middle School
High:	Sipsey Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.1%

Hispanic:

33.3%

White:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (36% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

Alabama avg52%

519^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 55 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

87^th of 139Tuscaloosa 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	25.3	519 of 686	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	485 of 680	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	500 of 684	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	497 of 680	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	456 of 687	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	474 of 692	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	545 of 681	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	476 of 680	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	396 of 688	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	75.5	141 of 691	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	57.8	256 of 691	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.4	155 of 695	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	193 of 696	72.3%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	196 of 696	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	59.3	327 of 709	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	205 of 704	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	211 of 696	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	300 of 698	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.7	425 of 698	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.8	408 of 689	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.7	463 of 688	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.5	383 of 623	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	207 of 429	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	159 of 427	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	216 of 420	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	234 of 427	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	99 of 426	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.9	192 of 426	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	268 of 426	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	170 of 423	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	86 of 336	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	94 of 143	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	53 of 142	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	71 of 131	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	81 of 100	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	70 of 74	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	60 of 65	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	502 of 652	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	488 of 649	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	529 of 650	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	494 of 645	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	411 of 656	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	449 of 656	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	525 of 646	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	473 of 640	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.9	361 of 639	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	66 of 90	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	137 of 206	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	156 of 196	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	148 of 184	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	139 of 175	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	144 of 164	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	151 of 152	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	124 of 140	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	118 of 130	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	521 of 668	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	477 of 660	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	502 of 670	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	422 of 623	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	505 of 651	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	485 of 653	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	596 of 649	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	463 of 651	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	57.5	227 of 567	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	481 of 660	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	429 of 651	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	423 of 655	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	456 of 649	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	475 of 669	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	467 of 669	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	526 of 650	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	437 of 650	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.9	394 of 639	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆
2024	31.3	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	44 of 65	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	246 of 403	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	249 of 403	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	129 of 280	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	343 of 500	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	448 of 532	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.7	182 of 535	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	129 of 528	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	321 of 540	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	309 of 539	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	213 of 529	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	133 of 508	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	68.7	99 of 369	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2025)66th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English48%-15 vs state

Science30%-20 vs state

Mathematics28%-15 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 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
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%)	25.3	519^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.6	485^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.7%	34	32.8	23.2		30.0	60.9	34.3		$9,480	$1,998	$7,458
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%)	12.6	619^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.8%		19.1	550^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.1%	69	18.5	22.4		22.4	38.5	34.5		$10,253	$2,088	$8,140
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%)	84.3	94^th of 686 public elementary schools	86.3%		71.8	179^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.7%	85	61.4	58.0		68.0	81.5	86.0		$8,445	$948	$7,473
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%)	12.7	615^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.5	604^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.2%	11	14.7	24.0		21.3	32.4	40.0		$9,484	$2,129	$7,332
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%)	83.8	95^th of 686 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.2	92^nd of 680 public elementary schools	86.5%	3	68.0	46.7		81.7	87.8	75.0		$10,141	$1,962	$8,155
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 25th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3626	292	22	13.4	80.5%	3 (1.0%)	264 (90.4%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	28.2	498^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.4%		18.1	559^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.8%	61	42.5	21.1	20.9	10.5	72.5	42.1	48.8	$12,270	$2,250	$10,000
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
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%)	77.4	135^th of 686 public elementary schools	80.3%		72.2	172^nd of 680 public elementary schools	74.7%	37	57.8	57.8		60.3	76.2	75.4		$7,650	$801	$6,826
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Flatwoods Elementary School

How many students attend Flatwoods Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Flatwoods Elementary School?

Students at Flatwoods Elementary School are 43% African American, 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Flatwoods Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : CollinsRiverside Middle School
High : Sipsey Valley High School

Is Flatwoods Elementary School a good school?

Flatwoods Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Flatwoods Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa County

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