Flatwoods Elementary School

As a medium-sized primary school in Northport, Alabama, Flatwoods Elementary School instructs 459 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Tuscaloosa County.

Across the 35 schools in Tuscaloosa County (19,278 students total), Flatwoods Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Flatwoods Elementary School reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, Flatwoods Elementary School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Flatwoods Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 69% of students at Flatwoods Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tuscaloosa County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Flatwoods Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.1%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of +2.4 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tuscaloosa County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,231, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tuscaloosa County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), of which Flatwoods Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Crestmont Elementary School, around 2.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Flatwoods Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Flatwoods Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 468 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 37% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Flatwoods Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.