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Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001887
Lake View Elementary School
21610 Youngblood Parkway, McCalla, AL 35111 · (205) 342-2951 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
309 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 | 49 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
43%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
58.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
33.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Lake View Elementary School
Lake View Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View Elementary School this school | 744 | 41.5% | 43.6% |
| South Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 669 | 42.3% | 60.4% |
| Margaret Elementary Margaret | 707 | 44.8% | 60.7% |
| Warrior Elementary School Warrior | 612 | 43.0% | 60.0% |
| West Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 811 | 42.0% | 58.1% |
| Headland Elementary School Headland | 898 | 44.3% | 56.8% |
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 Lake View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #381 of 626 | #14 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #373 of 626 | #15 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #379 of 626 | #13 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #81 of 709 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #452 of 655 | #26 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #373 of 658 | #15 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #565 of 696 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #125 of 262 | #9 of 15 |
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
744
+44 (+6%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 744 | 41.5 | 17.9:1 | 42% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 42.4 | 18.0:1 | 54% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 37 | 20.8:1 | 53% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 42% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 37% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 30% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 42% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (666 to 744); teachers up 22% (34 to 41.5).
About Lake View Elementary School
Lake View Elementary School is a large elementary school in Alabama, with an address in McCalla. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 744 students. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 480.
Tuscaloosa County is responsible for 35 schools, Lake View Elementary School included, with 19,278 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Lake View Elementary School, about 73 are White. It is also 18% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Tuscaloosa County's residents are about 60% White, 13 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake View Elementary School scores 43%.
There are about 17.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lake View Elementary School, which has 41.5. Elementary schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 42%. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.8% at Lake View Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.6%.
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 people live in poverty. Counting Lake View Elementary School, Tuscaloosa County has 58 public schools.
Woodstock Elementary School is about 4.3 miles from Lake View Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lake View Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 700 students in 2020-21 to 744 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 17.9:1.
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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
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Echols Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other schools in McCalla
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- McAdory Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
- McAdory Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
Other Lake View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lake View Elementary. Lake View Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Lake View Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 413 students
- Lake View ElementaryLake View, SC · 372 students
- Lake View ElementaryHuntington Beach, CA · 361 students
- Lake View ElementaryMadison, WI · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Woodstock Elementary School4.3 mi · 324
- McAdory Elementary School4.3 mi · 617
- McAdory Middle School7.8 mi · 841
- McAdory High School8.0 mi · 1,259
- McCalla Elementary School8.4 mi · 752
- Empower Community School Upper Campus9.5 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Lake View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lake View Elementary School?
Lake View Elementary School enrolls approximately 744 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lake View Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake View Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lake View Elementary School have?
Lake View Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake View Elementary School?
At Lake View Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lake View Elementary School public or private?
Lake View Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.