Best Public Schools in Zip Code 35473

Summary:

The 35473 zip code area in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama is home to two elementary schools: Flatwoods Elementary School and FaucettVestavia Elementary School. While both are part of the Tuscaloosa County school district, the data reveals significant differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

FaucettVestavia Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools and significantly outpacing Flatwoods Elementary and the county/state averages on standardized tests. FaucettVestavia's students have proficiency rates that are often 20-30 percentage points higher than their counterparts at Flatwoods. Additionally, FaucettVestavia has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more economically advantaged student population.

In contrast, Flatwoods Elementary is ranked in the bottom 25% of Alabama elementary schools and lags behind both FaucettVestavia and the county/state averages on academic measures. Despite spending more per student than FaucettVestavia, Flatwoods does not achieve better results, highlighting the importance of how resources are allocated and utilized. The data suggests that factors such as teacher quality, curriculum, and student demographics may be driving the stark performance gap between the two schools.

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 35473

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northport	0.34 mi	14	164^th
Tuscaloosa	2.02 mi	27	197^th
Coker	6.36 mi	1	23^rd
Cottondale	7.47 mi	4	286^th
Buhl	9.22 mi	3	141^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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