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The highest-poverty public schools in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Across Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 54 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Westlawn Middle School leads the list at 87.9%, against a median of 53.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Top % FRL

87.9%

Median % FRL

53.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Westlawn Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	568	87.9%
2	Matthews Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	401	86.8%
3	Holt Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	448	82.4%
4	Oakdale Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	292	80.5%
5	DavisEmerson Middle School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	397	79.3%
6	Martin L King Jr Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	467	79.2%
7	Central Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	291	78.7%
8	Holt High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	456	78.3%
9	Central High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	796	78.1%
10	Skyland Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	459	76.5%
11	Crestmont Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	268	74.6%
12	CollinsRiverside Middle School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	318	74.5%
13	Eastwood Middle School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	711	71.4%
14	The Alberta School of Performing Arts	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	632	71.2%
15	Cottondale Elementary School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	438	70.5%
16	University Place Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	570	69.3%
17	Flatwoods Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	459	68.6%
18	Southview Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	644	66.5%
19	Paul W Bryant High School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	1,134	64.8%
20	Maxwell Elementary School	Duncanville, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	511	61.6%
21	Englewood Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	522	60.9%
22	Arcadia Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	418	60.5%
23	Hillcrest Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	542	58.7%
24	Taylorville Primary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	578	58.7%
25	Brookwood Elementary School	Brookwood, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	631	55.9%
26	Echols Middle School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	738	55.1%
27	Woodland Forrest Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	544	55.1%
28	Vance Elementary School	Vance, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	451	51.7%
29	Hillcrest High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	1,434	50.1%
30	Duncanville Middle School	Duncanville, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	460	48.9%
31	Brookwood Middle School	Vance, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	738	48.8%
32	Buhl Elementary School	Buhl, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	206	48.1%
33	Tuscaloosa County High School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	1,607	47.2%
34	FaucettVestavia Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	343	46.9%
35	Sipsey Valley Middle School	Buhl, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	575	46.4%
36	Big Sandy Elementary	Moundville, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	522	46.2%
37	Myrtlewood Elementary School	Fosters, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	280	46.1%
38	Brookwood High School	Brookwood, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	1,076	44.7%
39	Northport Intermediate School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	500	44.0%
40	Sipsey Valley High School	Buhl, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	524	41.6%
41	Lake View Elementary School	McCalla, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	744	41.5%
42	Walker Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	743	40.1%
43	Northridge Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	775	39.1%
44	Westwood Elementary School	Coker, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	299	38.8%
45	Northside High School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	535	38.3%
46	Northridge High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	1,153	33.7%
47	Huntington Place Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	377	33.2%
48	Northport Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	558	31.2%
49	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	173	30.1%
50	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	324	27.8%

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