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If you could change one rule at Flatwoods Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001279
Flatwoods Elementary School
3800 66th Ave, Northport, AL 35473 · (205) 342-2648 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Alabama public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
315 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 41% larger than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
66%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
54.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Flatwoods Elementary School
Flatwoods Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatwoods Elementary School this school | 459 | 68.6% | 36.5% |
| Morris Elementary School Huntsville | 532 | 71.2% | 25.3% |
| Kermit Johnson School Pinson | 646 | 69.8% | 36.8% |
| Cottondale Elementary School Cottondale | 438 | 70.5% | 28.4% |
| Frances Nungester Elementary School Decatur | 428 | 75.5% | 33.5% |
| W O Lance Elementary Lanett | 564 | 64.7% | 18.7% |
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 Flatwoods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #446 of 626 | #18 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #446 of 626 | #22 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #423 of 626 | #16 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #363 of 709 | #17 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #56 of 655 | #7 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #63 of 658 | #2 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #242 of 696 | #11 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #331 of 364 | #15 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
459
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 459 | 31.9 | 14.4:1 | 69% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 29.3 | 14.9:1 | 71% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 80% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 73% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 27.5 | 17.0:1 | 71% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 34% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 66% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 71% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flatwoods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (468 to 459); teachers up 16% (27.5 to 31.9).
About Flatwoods Elementary School
Flatwoods Elementary School serves students in Northport, Alabama, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 459 students.
The 35 schools in Tuscaloosa County enroll 19,278 students altogether, Flatwoods Elementary School among them.
About 43% of students at Flatwoods Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 20% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Tuscaloosa County, the Black share is about 31%. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Flatwoods Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Flatwoods Elementary School, which has 31.9. The school's 14.4:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 69%. The rate at public schools in Tuscaloosa County averages 54%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Flatwoods Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Flatwoods Elementary School is 2.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
Census data for Tuscaloosa County show the median household earns about $66,231 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Tuscaloosa County number 58, with about 30,508 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Crestmont Elementary School, is about 2.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Flatwoods Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Flatwoods Elementary School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 459, close to the 449 recorded in 2020-21. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Flatwoods Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Northport
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Echols Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Northport Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Northport Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
Other Flatwoods Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Flatwoods Elementary. Flatwoods Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Flatwoods ElementaryJonesville, VA · 336 students
- Flatwoods Elementary SchoolFlatwoods, WV · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Crestmont Elementary School2.0 mi · 268
- Lloyd Wood Education Center2.4 mi · 205
- Echols Middle School2.5 mi · 738
- FaucettVestavia Elementary School3.0 mi · 343
- Matthews Elementary School3.3 mi · 401
- CollinsRiverside Middle School3.4 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Flatwoods Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Flatwoods Elementary School?
Flatwoods Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Flatwoods Elementary School serve?
Flatwoods Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flatwoods Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flatwoods Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Flatwoods Elementary School?
Flatwoods Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 33% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Flatwoods Elementary School in?
Flatwoods Elementary School is part of Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.