Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001285
Myrtlewood Elementary School
14701 Gainsville Rd, Fosters, AL 35463 · (205) 342-2658 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
129 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
51%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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Myrtlewood Elementary School
Myrtlewood Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtlewood Elementary School this school | 280 | 46.1% | 54.0% |
| Delta Elementary School Bay Minette | 228 | 47.8% | 47.5% |
| Owens Cross Roads School Owens Cross Roads | 338 | 47.3% | 60.3% |
| Chatom Elementary School Chatom | 313 | 50.8% | 54.6% |
| West Blocton Elementary School West Blocton | 288 | 45.5% | 58.0% |
| Huguley Elementary School Lanett | 383 | 52.7% | 53.7% |
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 Myrtlewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #258 of 626 | #9 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #309 of 626 | #10 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #218 of 626 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #591 of 709 | #29 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #44 of 655 | #6 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #292 of 658 | #11 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #523 of 696 | #23 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #257 of 364 | #12 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
280
+23 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 46% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 18.5 | 16.4:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 15 | 18.6:1 | 56% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 47% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 57% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 71% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 58% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 15 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Myrtlewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (300 to 280); teachers up 18% (17 to 20).
About Myrtlewood Elementary School
Myrtlewood Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Fosters, Alabama. In all, 280 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 42% below the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Tuscaloosa County enrolls 19,278 students, and its 35 schools include Myrtlewood Elementary School.
The largest group at Myrtlewood Elementary School is White students, at 63%. Other groups include 31% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Tuscaloosa County residents are about 60% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Myrtlewood Elementary School scores 51%.
Myrtlewood Elementary School reported 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. There are 129 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 46% of enrollment.
Myrtlewood Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Alabama public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Myrtlewood Elementary School is 3.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 54.0%. Predicted: 50.5%.
In Tuscaloosa County, the median household earns about $66,231 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Tuscaloosa County, 58 public schools serve about 30,508 students.
Myrtlewood Elementary School is about 6.5 miles from Big Sandy Elementary, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 54.0% is above the 32.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Myrtlewood Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 257 to 280. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.0:1, from 15.1:1.
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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
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Big Sandy Elementary6.5 mi · 522
- Sipsey Valley Middle School7.2 mi · 575
- Sipsey Valley High School7.3 mi · 524
- Moundville Elementary School7.4 mi · 586
- Englewood Elementary School7.6 mi · 522
- Hale County Middle School7.7 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Myrtlewood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Myrtlewood Elementary School?
Myrtlewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-04.
Is Myrtlewood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Myrtlewood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Myrtlewood Elementary School have?
Myrtlewood Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Myrtlewood Elementary School?
At Myrtlewood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 4% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Myrtlewood Elementary School public or private?
Myrtlewood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuscaloosa County.
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