Lake View Elementary School

Lake View Elementary School operates as a well-populated K-5 school in McCalla, Alabama, overseen by Tuscaloosa County. Current enrollment sits at 744 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

Tuscaloosa County runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 19,278 students. Lake View Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lake View Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Lake View Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Tuscaloosa County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lake View Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.8%, the actual is 43.6%, a residual of -10.2 points.

In the surrounding community, Tuscaloosa County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,231, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Tuscaloosa County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), of which Lake View Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Woodstock Elementary School, roughly 4.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake View Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lake View Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 12% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 744). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 86% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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