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Walker Elementary School

Q: Is Walker Elementary School a good school?

Walker Elementary School ranks 177 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Walker Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Northport, Alabama, part of the Tuscaloosa County School District. Despite the district's overall ranking of 84 out of 135 in the state, Walker Elementary has consistently been a standout performer, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools over the past decade.

Walker Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outpacing the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Walker's 5th-grade students scored 60.71% proficient or better in Math, compared to 32.01% for Tuscaloosa County and 39.31% for the state. The school also stands out for its strong performance among traditionally underserved student subgroups, such as male and special education students, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of Alabama elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Walker Elementary has seen an increase in its free/reduced lunch rate, rising from 31.73% in 2021-2022 to 44.07% in 2023-2024, the school has maintained its high academic standards, demonstrating its ability to support the learning needs of a diverse student population. This is particularly noteworthy when compared to the performance of other schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District, as well as the state as a whole. Overall, Walker Elementary School emerges as a shining example of academic excellence, consistently delivering strong outcomes for its students.

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 — 84th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tuscaloosa County

✓Above the Alabama median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

177^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English73%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

Science50%+8 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 (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th 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%)	71.9	177^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.0%		70.1	190^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.2%	13	44.4	58.0	60.7		50.4	65.3	73.1	80.4		$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%)	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
Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	66.3	222^nd of 680 public elementary schools	67.4%		49.8	348^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.1%	126	57.5	55.8	52.5	51.0	34.9	72.5	67.4	67.5	54.9	$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%)	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
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
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%)	91.7	41^st of 680 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.3	37^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.6%	4	65.4	70.3	70.2		71.4	89.6	84.6	88.3		$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%)	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
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%)	71.6	181^st of 680 public elementary schools	73.4%		56.1	303^rd of 684 public elementary schools	55.7%	122	54.3	37.1			51.4	87.9	74.3			$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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Elementary School

Is Walker Elementary School a good school?

Walker Elementary School ranks 177^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 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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