Skyland Elementary School

Located at 408 Skyland Boulevard East, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Skyland Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that serves 459 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Tuscaloosa City.

Across the 19 schools in Tuscaloosa City (11,230 students total), Skyland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Skyland Elementary School shows that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tuscaloosa County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Skyland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.4%; this one delivers 32.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tuscaloosa County) reports that median household income runs about $66,231, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Skyland Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: University Place Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Skyland Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Skyland Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 31%: 351 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 94% to 79% across the same window.

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