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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336001260
Skyland Elementary School
408 Skyland Boulevard East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 · (205) 759-3638 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
351 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
35%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
47.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Skyland Elementary School
Skyland Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyland Elementary School this school | 459 | 76.5% | 32.6% |
| West End Academy Birmingham | 492 | 76.8% | 19.8% |
| Midfield Elementary School Midfield | 377 | 76.7% | 20.0% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School Huntsville | 458 | 79.9% | 19.4% |
| Wylam Elementary School Birmingham | 399 | 78.4% | 26.5% |
| Barrett Elementary School Birmingham | 383 | 76.5% | 19.2% |
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 Skyland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #485 of 626 | #23 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #434 of 626 | #21 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #486 of 626 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #362 of 709 | #16 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #270 of 655 | #18 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #460 of 658 | #24 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #142 of 696 | #6 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.8% | #37 of 262 | #4 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
459
+95 (+26%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 459 | 27.8 | 16.5:1 | 76% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 26.8 | 17.0:1 | 86% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 24.8 | 15.5:1 | 91% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 91% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 21.8 | 16.1:1 | 78% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 55% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 82% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 71% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 34 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (351 to 459); teachers up 28% (21.8 to 27.8).
About Skyland Elementary School
Skyland Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The student body numbers 459 students, from pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 19 schools in Tuscaloosa City totals 11,230 students.
Skyland Elementary School's enrollment is 79% Black. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic. In Tuscaloosa County overall, about 31% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Skyland Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Skyland Elementary School employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. Skyland Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 76%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County.
The allk12 Grade for Skyland Elementary School is C-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Skyland Elementary School is 4.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
Within Tuscaloosa County, median household income is about $66,231, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County, with a combined enrollment of about 30,508.
The school nearest to Skyland Elementary School is University Place Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. Within five miles of Skyland Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Skyland Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 364 in 2020-21 and 459 in 2024-25, a 26% increase. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.6:1 to 16.5:1.
Discussions about Skyland Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa City
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Paul W Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,134 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
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
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Other Skyland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Skyland Elementary. Skyland Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Skyland ElementaryGreer, SC · 760 students
Nearby schools
- University Place Elementary School1.7 mi · 570
- Southview Elementary School1.9 mi · 644
- Central High School2.3 mi · 796
- Hillcrest Middle School2.6 mi · 542
- Hillcrest High School2.7 mi · 1,434
- Martin L King Jr Elementary School3.1 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Skyland Elementary SchoolHow large is Skyland Elementary School?
Skyland Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
Is Skyland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Skyland Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Skyland Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skyland Elementary School?
At Skyland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 16% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Skyland Elementary School public or private?
Skyland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuscaloosa City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.