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Enrollment
711
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336001255
Eastwood Middle School
6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive, Cottondale, AL 35453 · (205) 759-3613 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Alabama public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
508 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 238 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 33% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
33.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
8.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Eastwood Middle School
Eastwood Middle School's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Middle School this school | 711 | 71.4% | 20.7% |
| Minor Middle School Adamsville | 668 | 76.3% | 14.7% |
| ClayChalkville Middle School Trussville | 952 | 72.5% | 16.6% |
| Burns Middle School Mobile | 568 | 76.2% | 22.3% |
| Goodwyn Middle School Montgomery | 717 | 82.1% | 11.7% |
| Dothan Preparatory Academy Dothan | 1,034 | 71.3% | 26.5% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Eastwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #218 of 260 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #215 of 260 | #12 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #221 of 260 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #58 of 265 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #167 of 244 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #194 of 246 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #76 of 264 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #73 of 151 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
711
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 711 | 37.5 | 19.0:1 | 71% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 78% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 36.8 | 20.6:1 | 78% (590) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 40 | 18.2:1 | 78% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 52.5 | 15.4:1 | 78% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 51% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 75% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 41 | 18.0:1 | 53% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 42 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (807 to 711); teachers down 29% (52.5 to 37.5).
About Eastwood Middle School
Eastwood Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Cottondale, Alabama. The school's enrollment of 711 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students each.
Tuscaloosa City has 19 schools and 11,230 students, and Eastwood Middle School is one of those schools.
About 83% of the student body at Eastwood Middle School is Black. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 5% White. That compares with about 31% Black among all Tuscaloosa County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.0:1, with 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Eastwood Middle School is 71%. Public schools in Tuscaloosa County average 54%.
Eastwood Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Eastwood Middle School scores 20.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tuscaloosa County, the median household income is $66,231, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County, enrolling about 30,508 students in all.
Paul W Bryant High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Eastwood Middle School. By average proficiency, Eastwood Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place Eastwood Middle School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 729 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 711.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Eastwood Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 City
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Paul W Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,134 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Other schools in Cottondale
- Paul W Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,134 students
- Cottondale Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- DavisEmerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
Other Eastwood Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Eastwood Middle. Eastwood Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Eastwood Middle SchoolEL PASO, TX · 1,280 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 845 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolPemberville, OH · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Paul W Bryant High School0.2 mi · 1,134
- Woodland Forrest Elementary School1.3 mi · 544
- Cottondale Elementary School1.8 mi · 438
- DavisEmerson Middle School2.4 mi · 397
- Southview Elementary School2.8 mi · 644
- Arcadia Elementary School3.4 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Eastwood Middle SchoolHow many students attend Eastwood Middle School?
Eastwood Middle School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 06-08.
Is Eastwood Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastwood Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Eastwood Middle School have?
Eastwood Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Eastwood Middle School?
Student demographics at Eastwood Middle School are roughly 5% White, 8% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastwood Middle School?
Eastwood Middle School is overseen by Tuscaloosa City in Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.