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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Across Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 51 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary leads the list at 93.9%, against a median of 51.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.1%

BEST IN READING · TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	324	93.9%
2	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	173	91.2%
3	Rock Quarry Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	671	87.6%
4	FaucettVestavia Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	343	83.8%
5	Verner Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	608	81.0%
6	Buhl Elementary School	Buhl, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	206	80.9%
7	Westwood Elementary School	Coker, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	299	76.6%
8	Northport Intermediate School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	500	76.3%
9	Walker Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	743	72.3%
10	Huntington Place Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	377	72.2%
11	Myrtlewood Elementary School	Fosters, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	280	70.5%
12	Maxwell Elementary School	Duncanville, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	511	63.9%
13	Big Sandy Elementary	Moundville, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	522	61.7%
14	Northridge Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	775	59.7%
15	Brookwood Elementary School	Brookwood, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	631	59.4%
16	Lake View Elementary School	McCalla, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	744	58.2%
17	Northside Middle School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	394	57.9%
18	Sipsey Valley Middle School	Buhl, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	575	57.8%
19	Englewood Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	522	56.0%
20	Echols Middle School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	738	55.6%
21	The Alberta School of Performing Arts	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	632	54.9%
22	Flatwoods Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	459	54.9%
23	Arcadia Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	418	54.3%
24	Duncanville Middle School	Duncanville, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	460	52.6%
25	University Place Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	570	51.9%
26	Vance Elementary School	Vance, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	451	51.1%
27	Central Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	291	49.6%
28	Woodland Forrest Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	544	49.4%
29	Martin L King Jr Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	467	49.2%
30	Southview Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	644	49.2%
31	Skyland Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	459	47.4%
32	CollinsRiverside Middle School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	318	45.5%
33	Brookwood Middle School	Vance, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	738	44.2%
34	Cottondale Elementary School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	438	42.1%
35	Crestmont Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	268	41.7%
36	Hillcrest Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	542	39.9%
37	Oakdale Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	292	39.8%
38	Northridge High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	1,153	38.3%
39	Matthews Elementary School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	401	36.0%
40	DavisEmerson Middle School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	397	36.0%
41	Holt Elementary School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Elementary	448	35.9%
42	Eastwood Middle School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	711	33.8%
43	Westlawn Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	568	31.8%
44	Northside High School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	535	30.7%
45	Brookwood High School	Brookwood, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	1,076	24.0%
46	Tuscaloosa County High School	Northport, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	1,607	23.3%
47	Hillcrest High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	1,434	19.8%
48	Sipsey Valley High School	Buhl, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	524	14.6%
49	Central High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	796	12.0%
50	Paul W Bryant High School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	1,134	9.9%

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