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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Maxwell Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001284
Maxwell Elementary School
11370 Monticello Dr, Duncanville, AL 35456 · (205) 342-2656 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
315 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
Student demographics
61%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
63.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Where Maxwell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #299 of 626 | #10 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #323 of 626 | #12 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #311 of 626 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #279 of 709 | #14 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #173 of 655 | #15 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #138 of 658 | #4 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #318 of 696 | #13 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #308 of 364 | #14 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
-56 (-10%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 511 | 32.4 | 15.8:1 | 62% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 27.4 | 18.6:1 | 72% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 73% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 57% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 68% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 58% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 56% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 57% (358) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 30 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maxwell Elementary School.
About Maxwell Elementary School
Maxwell Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Duncanville, Alabama. It serves 511 students in pre-K through 5.
Tuscaloosa County oversees Maxwell Elementary School and 34 other schools, with 19,278 students in total.
A majority of students at Maxwell Elementary School, 55%, are White. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Maxwell Elementary School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Maxwell Elementary School's 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.8:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. Among public schools in Tuscaloosa County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Maxwell Elementary School is 10.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.1% versus 39.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
In Tuscaloosa County (population about 237,552), median household income is about $66,231, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 58 public schools operate in Tuscaloosa County, serving about 30,508 students.
The nearest other public school, Duncanville Middle School, is about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Maxwell Elementary School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Maxwell Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 567 to 511. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.0:1 to 15.8:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Duncanville Middle School1.6 mi · 460
- Woodland Forrest Elementary School2.5 mi · 544
- Southview Elementary School3.0 mi · 644
- Paul W Bryant High School3.2 mi · 1,134
- Eastwood Middle School3.4 mi · 711
- Taylorville Primary School3.5 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Maxwell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Maxwell Elementary School?
Maxwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Maxwell Elementary School serve?
Maxwell Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maxwell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maxwell Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maxwell Elementary School?
At Maxwell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 13% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Maxwell Elementary School in?
Maxwell Elementary School is part of Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.