Myrtlewood Elementary School

Myrtlewood Elementary School, a modestly sized elementary school in Fosters, Alabama, part of Tuscaloosa County, enrolls 280 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Within Tuscaloosa County, which oversees 35 schools and 19,278 students, Myrtlewood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Myrtlewood Elementary School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 31% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Tuscaloosa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Myrtlewood Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at Myrtlewood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Myrtlewood Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of +3.5 points.

Around the school, Tuscaloosa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,231 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), Myrtlewood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Big Sandy Elementary, roughly 6.5 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Myrtlewood Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

Myrtlewood Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Myrtlewood Elementary School has shrank 7%, going from 300 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 41% to 31%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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