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What's the most underrated thing about Rock Quarry Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336000584
Rock Quarry Elementary School
2000 Rock Quarry Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 · (205) 759-8347 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest 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
17.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
90 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 87 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
87.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
68.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Rock Quarry Elementary School
Rock Quarry Elementary School's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Quarry Elementary School this school | 671 | 13.4% | 76.7% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary West Vestavia Hills | 691 | 13.5% | 81.0% |
| Greystone Elementary School Hoover | 438 | 15.5% | 83.9% |
| Brocks Gap Intermediate School Hoover | 521 | 20.0% | 77.4% |
| Oak Mountain Elementary School Birmingham | 675 | 22.2% | 79.4% |
| Columbia Elementary School Madison | 701 | 25.1% | 70.7% |
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 Rock Quarry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #42 of 626 | #2 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #58 of 626 | #2 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #38 of 626 | #2 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #123 of 709 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #380 of 655 | #21 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #320 of 658 | #12 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #684 of 696 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.6% | #55 of 262 | #5 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
671
+104 (+18%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 671 | 38.7 | 17.4:1 | 13% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 39.2 | 16.7:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 37.2 | 16.3:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 34.2 | 15.9:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 13% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 19% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 30% (175) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Quarry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (543 to 671); teachers up 13% (34.2 to 38.7).
About Rock Quarry Elementary School
Rock Quarry Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Enrolled students number 671 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
Rock Quarry Elementary School sits within Tuscaloosa City, which has 19 schools and 11,230 students.
At Rock Quarry Elementary School, White students make up 70% of the student body. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points above the 60% share among Tuscaloosa County residents. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Rock Quarry Elementary School is 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.4:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 13%. That is 41 points below the 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County.
The allk12 Grade for Rock Quarry Elementary School is B+. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rock Quarry Elementary School would be expected to post about 74.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tuscaloosa County show that the median household income is $66,231, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rock Quarry Elementary School is one of 58 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Northridge Middle School, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rock Quarry Elementary School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Rock Quarry Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Rock Quarry Elementary School's enrollment climbed 18%, to 671. By 2024-25, the school had 17.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Rock Quarry Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Other schools in Tuscaloosa City
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
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- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
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Other schools in Tuscaloosa
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
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Nearby schools
- Northridge Middle School1.3 mi · 775
- Northridge High School1.6 mi · 1,153
- Verner Elementary School1.8 mi · 608
- Holt Elementary School3.2 mi · 448
- FaucettVestavia Elementary School3.5 mi · 343
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle3.6 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolHow large is Rock Quarry Elementary School?
Rock Quarry Elementary School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rock Quarry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rock Quarry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Quarry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Quarry Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rock Quarry Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rock Quarry Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rock Quarry Elementary School in?
Rock Quarry Elementary School is part of Tuscaloosa City.
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