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Walker Elementary School

Q: Is Walker Elementary School a good school?

Walker Elementary School ranks 240 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Walker Elementary School in Northport, AL, serves 743 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Tuscaloosa County school district, with about 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Walker Elementary has a distinctive academic profile. The school excels in English Language Arts, particularly in upper grades—76.98% of 5th graders were proficient in English, well above both district and state averages. Math performance also improves dramatically as students progress: only 30.83% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, but that jumps to 54.93% in 4th grade and 56.8% in 5th grade. This 26-point improvement from 3rd to 5th grade suggests effective math instruction in the upper elementary grades. The school also deserves credit for improving chronic absenteeism from 12.2% to just 7.5%, now well below district and state averages. However, the school's overall state ranking has declined from 72nd (90th percentile) in 2020-2021 to 240th (65th percentile) in 2025-2026, with the sharpest drop occurring recently. The 3rd grade math proficiency has fallen 32 percentage points over three years, now sitting below the district average—a concerning trend that warrants attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Walker occupies a middle position. It outperforms Crestmont Elementary (10th percentile) and Flatwoods Elementary (24th percentile), but trails FaucettVestavia Elementary and Westwood Elementary (both 86th percentile). Notably, Walker's 5th grade math proficiency exceeds its district average by nearly 27 percentage points. The school spends $8,658 per student—less than most comparable schools—yet achieves competitive results, suggesting efficient resource use. With a student-teacher ratio of 16:1 (higher than nearby schools), targeted interventions in early-grade math and continued support for upper-grade strengths will likely determine whether Walker returns to its former 4-star status.

743

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,658

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13051 Northside Rd
Northport, AL 35475

(205) 342-2664

District: Tuscaloosa County

Students who attend Walker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northside Middle School
High:	Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

6.5%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (59% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg45%

Alabama avg53%

240^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	64.2	240 of 686	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	177 of 680	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	190 of 684	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	109 of 680	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	95 of 687	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	72 of 692	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	116 of 681	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	199 of 680	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	125 of 688	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	147 of 691	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	110 of 691	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	67.3	194 of 695	72.1%	★★★★☆
2013	35.4	556 of 696	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.8	414 of 696	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.8	426 of 709	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.6	240 of 704	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	299 of 696	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	284 of 698	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	198 of 698	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	62.8	234 of 689	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.5	384 of 688	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.0	326 of 623	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	279 of 652	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	224 of 649	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	208 of 650	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.0	87 of 645	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	71 of 656	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	70 of 656	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	86 of 646	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	214 of 640	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.5	124 of 639	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	322 of 668	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	225 of 660	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	225 of 670	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	138 of 623	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	117 of 651	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	44 of 653	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	79 of 649	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	165 of 651	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.6	71 of 567	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	209 of 660	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.9	137 of 651	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	182 of 655	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	126 of 649	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	114 of 669	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	76 of 669	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	166 of 650	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	164 of 650	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	116 of 639	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	149 of 403	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	95 of 403	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	105 of 395	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	232 of 373	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	94 of 345	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	56 of 398	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	68 of 392	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	58 of 344	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	61 of 280	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	264 of 500	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.5	200 of 532	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	245 of 535	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	150 of 528	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	140 of 540	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	115 of 539	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	151 of 529	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	46.5	273 of 508	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)68th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English68%+4 vs state

Science63%+12 vs state

Mathematics48%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 6, 2018

As an alumni, my children are the 3rd generation to attended Walker/Northside school. We love our community and would rather attend no other schools. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

THE STUDENTS DO NOT GET THE EDUCATION THAT THEY NEED NOR THE TESTING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS. THE TEACHERS ARE NOT EDUCATED TO LOOK FOR STUDENT ILLNESS DURING CLASS TIME NOR HAVE THE TEACHING NEEDS/DESIRE, JUST DRAWING A PAYCHECK. 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
Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13051 Northside Rd	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2664	743	46	16.0	40.1%	656 (88.3%)	23 (3.1%)	48 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	64.2	240^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.0%		71.9	177^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.0%	63	30.8	54.9	56.8	62.7	58.7	69.7	77.0	$8,658	$1,174	$7,460
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
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
Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	341 School Avenue	Berry	35546	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 689-4464	360	20	18.0	50.6%	322 (89.4%)	10 (2.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	68.4	207^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.8%		66.3	222^nd of 680 public elementary schools	67.4%	15	52.2	61.9	34.0	54.8	89.1	66.7	70.2	$10,014	$1,793	$8,218
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
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
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
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
Buhl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11968 Buhl School Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2640	206	15	13.5	48.1%	156 (75.7%)	6 (2.9%)	37 (18.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	69.5	198^th of 686 public elementary schools	71.1%		71.6	181^st of 680 public elementary schools	73.4%	17	47.2	37.1		69.4	80.6	72.2		$10,697	$1,630	$9,043
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Elementary School

Is Walker Elementary School a good school?

Walker Elementary School ranks 240^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Walker Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northside Middle School
High : Northside High School

What is the racial makeup of Walker Elementary School?

Students at Walker Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Walker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Walker Elementary School.

What district is Walker Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa County

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