Southview Elementary School

Southview Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, part of Tuscaloosa City, works with 644 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 34% above typical.

Tuscaloosa City comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,230 students; Southview Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Southview Elementary School records that nearly all students (93%) are Black. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Southview Elementary School reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Southview Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at Southview Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tuscaloosa County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Southview Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Tuscaloosa County shows median household earnings sit near $66,231, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Southview Elementary School is one of 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students).

Nearest neighbor: Woodland Forrest Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southview Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.6%.

Southview Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 19%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 644 in 2025.

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