Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001275
Buhl Elementary School
11968 Buhl School Rd, Buhl, AL 35446 · (205) 342-2640 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
99 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 9% larger than its 4th grade class (32).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
45.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buhl Elementary School
Buhl Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buhl Elementary School this school | 206 | 48.1% | 60.4% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Heflin | 206 | 54.9% | 56.0% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Muscle Shoals | 236 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Thurston T Nelson Primary School Scottsboro | 257 | 42.4% | N/A |
| Randolph Elementary School Randolph | 225 | 49.3% | 50.7% |
| Stapleton School Stapleton | 203 | 47.8% | 58.4% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buhl Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #180 of 626 | #7 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #245 of 626 | #8 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #89 of 626 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #651 of 709 | #31 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #32 of 655 | #3 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #413 of 658 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #506 of 696 | #20 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #147 of 364 | #6 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
206
-26 (-11%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 206 | 15.2 | 13.6:1 | 48% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 16.2 | 12.8:1 | 61% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 62% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 55% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 59% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 12 | 18.9:1 | 52% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 13 | 15.3:1 | 70% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 58% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buhl Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (242 to 206); teachers up 1% (15 to 15.2).
About Buhl Elementary School
Buhl Elementary School is a small elementary school in Buhl, Alabama, administered by Tuscaloosa County. It reports enrollment of 206 students in pre-K through 4. The school is 57% below the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Buhl Elementary School sits within Tuscaloosa County, which has 35 schools and 19,278 students.
Federal enrollment data show Buhl Elementary School is 76% White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic and 3% Black. The school's White share is 16 points above the 60% share among Tuscaloosa County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
Staffing at Buhl Elementary School comes to 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. The school's 13.6:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. On the income side, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Buhl Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Alabama public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Buhl Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.4%; the prediction is 49.0%.
Census data for Tuscaloosa County show the median household earns about $66,231 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tuscaloosa County number 58, with about 30,508 students.
Buhl Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Westwood Elementary School, about 3.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 39.4% on proficiency, and Buhl Elementary School is above that at 60.4%.
Federal data place Buhl Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 232 in 2020-21 to 206 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other schools in Buhl
- Sipsey Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- Sipsey Valley High SchoolHigh · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Westwood Elementary School3.9 mi · 299
- Sipsey Valley High School4.5 mi · 524
- Sipsey Valley Middle School4.5 mi · 575
- Flatwoods Elementary School7.6 mi · 459
- Northport Intermediate School8.8 mi · 500
- Northport Elementary School9.0 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Buhl Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Buhl Elementary School?
Buhl Elementary School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Buhl Elementary School serve?
Buhl Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Buhl Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Buhl Elementary School.
How diverse is Buhl Elementary School?
Buhl Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Buhl Elementary School?
Buhl Elementary School is overseen by Tuscaloosa County in Tuscaloosa County.
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