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Flatwoods Elementary School

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Flatwoods Elementary School ranks 485 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Flatwoods Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Northport, Alabama, with 438 students. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Flatwoods Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools over the past several years, receiving 1-2 stars from SchoolDigger.

Flatwoods Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.37% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 33.12% in Tuscaloosa County and 45.47% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 18% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large majority of Flatwoods Elementary students (70-80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Flatwoods Elementary has shown some bright spots in its performance for certain student subgroups, such as its Native American students ranking relatively high compared to other Alabama elementary schools, its overall academic performance lags significantly behind nearby schools like Westwood Elementary, Huntington Place Elementary, and FaucettVestavia Elementary, which have consistently higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients. Addressing the root causes of Flatwoods Elementary's underperformance, such as attendance, resource allocation, and instructional practices, could be crucial in helping the school make progress and better serve its students.

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 — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 18 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg45%

Alabama avg51%

485^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

84^th of 135Tuscaloosa 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)63rd percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English55%-8 vs state

Mathematics26%-18 vs state

Science24%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	28.6	485^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.7%		28	500^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.9%	15	26.4	25.8		24.2	53.9	56.5		$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%)	19.1	550^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.1%		28.2	499^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.0%	51	24.4	25.0		25.6	43.2	40.0		$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%)	71.8	179^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.7%		78.1	135^th of 684 public elementary schools	80.3%	44	47.5	36.2		56.9	84.8	82.8		$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%)	13.5	604^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.2%		12.7	602^nd of 684 public elementary schools	12.0%	2	21.7	23.0		16.2	32.8	38.9		$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%)	84.2	92^nd of 680 public elementary schools	86.5%		77	144^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.9%	52	66.1	62.8		64.7	81.0	71.4		$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%)	18.1	559^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.8%		12.6	607^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.3%	48	40.0	26.7	10.5	6.7	50.0	40.0	29.0	$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%)	26.5	501^st of 680 public elementary schools	26.3%		13.5	593^rd of 684 public elementary schools	13.3%	92	32.6	25.6	38.5	7.0	50.0	53.5	42.3	$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%)	72.2	172^nd of 680 public elementary schools	74.7%		71.7	177^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.1%	5	51.0	60.5		49.4	74.9	69.0		$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%)	19.8	544^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.0%		25.5	511^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.3%	33	24.2	17.0	24.2	13.6	54.6	45.8	46.8	$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.

Is Flatwoods Elementary School a good school?

Flatwoods Elementary School ranks 485^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Flatwoods Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa County

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

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.

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