Rock Quarry Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Rock Quarry Elementary School hosts 671 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Tuscaloosa City. That puts it 40% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Rock Quarry Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Tuscaloosa City, a district that caters to 11,230 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rock Quarry Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest comes out to 10% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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), Rock Quarry Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Tuscaloosa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,231 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tuscaloosa County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), of which Rock Quarry Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northridge Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Quarry Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Rock Quarry Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Quarry Elementary School has grew 24%, going from 543 students in 2018 to 671 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 77% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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