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Vance Elementary School

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Vance Elementary School ranks 487 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Vance Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Vance, AL, serving 451 students within the Tuscaloosa County school district, where about half of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Vance Elementary shows a mix of strengths and challenges. The school's biggest bright spot is science: 4th graders hit 46% proficiency, beating the district average and even outperforming nearby schools like Maxwell Elementary (39%) and Lake View Elementary (38%). Fifth-grade English is another strong point, with 67% proficiency—nearly matching the state average. The school has also made huge strides in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 21% to under 10%, which is now better than the district and state averages. Special education services have improved dramatically, jumping from the 8th to the 55th percentile in just two years. However, math remains a persistent struggle—3rd-grade math proficiency sits at just 16% compared to the state's 45%, and this gap has held steady for years. The school also shows inconsistent performance across grade levels, with 5th graders doing much better than younger students.

Compared to other elementary schools within 15 miles, Vance lands in the middle tier. It outperforms Holt Elementary and Cottondale Elementary but trails Brookwood Elementary, West Blocton Elementary, and Woodstock Elementary. Notably, Vance spends less per student ($8,576) than several nearby schools yet achieves comparable results, suggesting efficient use of resources. The school's overall rating has declined from a 4-star peak in 2015-2016 to its current 1-star status, but the recent improvements in attendance, science, and special education suggest targeted efforts are beginning to pay off.

451

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,576

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18202 Hwy 11 N
Vance, AL 35490

(205) 342-2697

District: Tuscaloosa County

Students who attend Vance Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brookwood Middle School
High:	Brookwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

African American:

20.8%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg45%

Alabama avg53%

487^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	30.1	487 of 686	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	472 of 680	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	523 of 684	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	498 of 680	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	460 of 687	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	409 of 692	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	435 of 681	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	453 of 680	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	351 of 688	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.2	204 of 691	70.5%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	193 of 691	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	67.8	191 of 695	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	61.8	293 of 696	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.8	383 of 696	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	468 of 709	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	404 of 704	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.2	442 of 696	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	505 of 698	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	521 of 698	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.3	265 of 689	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.2	337 of 688	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.8	185 of 623	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	274 of 428	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	268 of 427	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	200 of 420	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	298 of 427	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	310 of 426	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	179 of 426	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	165 of 426	61.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	121 of 142	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	79 of 131	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	483 of 651	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	484 of 649	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	514 of 650	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	466 of 645	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	443 of 656	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	396 of 656	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	376 of 646	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	415 of 640	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.7	239 of 639	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	175 of 196	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	169 of 184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	159 of 175	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	108 of 164	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	117 of 152	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	63 of 140	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	539 of 667	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	584 of 660	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	540 of 670	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	513 of 623	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	396 of 651	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	335 of 653	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	413 of 649	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	503 of 651	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.6	383 of 567	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	454 of 659	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	432 of 651	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	485 of 655	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	487 of 649	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	446 of 669	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	378 of 669	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	414 of 650	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	451 of 650	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	390 of 639	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	183 of 403	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.7	364 of 395	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	343 of 373	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	283 of 345	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	206 of 398	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	207 of 392	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	75 of 344	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	48 of 280	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	424 of 501	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	428 of 532	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	499 of 535	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	474 of 528	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	411 of 540	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	412 of 539	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	419 of 529	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	470 of 508	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	37.7	231 of 369	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%-10 vs state

Science46%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Sunday, June 7, 2020

Vance has a wonderful family atmosphere with great community support, loving and caring teachers, supportive parents, and precious students. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I have had children at Vance for 7 years and have been very please not only with the quality of education, but with the care and concern that I have seen from staff towards my children. Close Quote

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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
Vance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18202 Hwy 11 N	Vance	35490	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2697	451	30	14.9	51.7%	270 (59.9%)	94 (20.8%)	74 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	30.1	487^th of 686 public elementary schools	29.0%		30.4	472^nd of 680 public elementary schools	30.6%	15	16.2	24.3	22.4	46.3	50.7	47.3	67.2	$8,576	$1,485	$7,067
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19456 Eastern Valley Rd	Woodstock	35188	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-2028	324	17	19.0	60.8%	256 (79.0%)	15 (4.6%)	37 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	56	307^th of 686 public elementary schools	55.2%		52.4	337^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.4%	30	42.4	54.4	38.6	45.6	58.6	59.7	77.3	$10,696	$1,636	$9,045
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16049 Highway 216	Brookwood	35444	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2668	631	31	20.1	55.9%	488 (77.3%)	61 (9.7%)	53 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	50.5	353^rd of 686 public elementary schools	48.5%		48.9	361^st of 680 public elementary schools	46.9%	8	27.8	36.3	52.8	59.3	50.4	62.0	68.5	$9,543	$1,807	$7,712
West Blocton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	828 Cahaba River Dr	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-9005	288	17	16.9	45.5%	230 (79.9%)	21 (7.3%)	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	60	275^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.9%		67	218^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.9%	57	40.5	37.3	35.9	45.8	85.7	64.4	82.1	$10,853	$1,999	$8,840
Lake View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21610 Youngblood Parkway	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2951	744	41	17.9	41.5%	541 (72.7%)	137 (18.4%)	46 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	40	433^rd of 686 public elementary schools	36.9%		39.4	429^th of 680 public elementary schools	36.9%	4	29.2	29.1	25.2	37.8	63.9	61.4	68.2	$8,043	$804	$7,216
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
McAdory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Eastern Valley Rd	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4650	617	35	17.4	50.4%	102 (16.5%)	394 (63.9%)	83 (13.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	41.9	414^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.7%		40.2	421^st of 680 public elementary schools	38.1%	7	36.0	41.9	26.2	41.0	57.0	58.1	65.1	$8,246	$929	$7,299
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%)	38.8	439^th of 686 public elementary schools	36.0%		23.3	521^st of 680 public elementary schools	23.4%	82	44.4	38.0	32.8	27.9	58.8	49.4	62.1	$10,071	$1,690	$8,362
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
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%)	36.8	452^nd of 686 public elementary schools	34.1%		52.7	336^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.6%	116	30.7	23.9	30.3	38.6	59.7	50.0	71.1	$8,661	$1,340	$7,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Vance Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Vance Elementary School?

Students at Vance Elementary School are 60% White, 21% African American, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Vance Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Vance Elementary School.

Is Vance Elementary School a good school?

Vance Elementary School ranks 487^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Vance Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa County

What schools do graduates of Vance Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Brookwood Middle School
High : Brookwood High School

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