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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336002134
Southview Elementary School
2601 Southview Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 · (205) 345-1325 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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
17.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
428 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 | 96 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
14%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
49.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Southview Elementary School
Southview Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southview Elementary School this school | 644 | 66.5% | 33.9% |
| Garrett Elementary School Montgomery | 592 | 70.4% | 25.9% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Pleasant Grove | 524 | 64.1% | 26.9% |
| Christian School Birmingham | 574 | 62.5% | 59.4% |
| Bryant Park Elementary Birmingham | 707 | 64.5% | 37.6% |
| The Alberta School of Performing Arts Tuscaloosa | 632 | 71.2% | 44.8% |
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 Southview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #470 of 626 | #20 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #430 of 626 | #19 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #473 of 626 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #141 of 709 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #434 of 655 | #23 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #615 of 658 | #31 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #268 of 696 | #12 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #73 of 262 | #7 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
644
+62 (+11%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 644 | 36.2 | 17.8:1 | 66% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 35.2 | 18.3:1 | 76% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 38.2 | 18.7:1 | 71% (505) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 72% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 32.2 | 16.8:1 | 83% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 58% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 83% (424) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (541 to 644); teachers up 12% (32.2 to 36.2).
About Southview Elementary School
Southview Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It enrolled 644 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 34% higher than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Besides Southview Elementary School, Tuscaloosa City runs 18 other schools. The district enrolls 11,230 students.
About 93% of the student body at Southview Elementary School is Black. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Tuscaloosa County, the Black share is about 31%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 17.8:1 comes from the school's 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The lunch program counts 66% of students at Southview Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is 54%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Southview Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.7% for Southview Elementary School. The school posts 33.9%, 1.8 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Tuscaloosa County this way: 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. Besides Southview Elementary School, Tuscaloosa County has 57 other public schools.
Nearby, Woodland Forrest Elementary School is about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of Southview Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.8%; Southview Elementary School's is 33.9%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 62 students since 2020-21, to 644. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.2:1 to 17.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Southview 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
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
- The Alberta School of Performing ArtsElementary · 632 students
Other Southview Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southview Elementary. Southview Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYAPPLE VALLEY, MN · 576 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYWACONIA, MN · 544 students
- Southview ElementaryMARSHALL, MN · 524 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.KEARNEY, MO · 455 students
- Southview ElementaryChippewa Falls, WI · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Forrest Elementary School1.7 mi · 544
- Skyland Elementary School1.9 mi · 459
- Hillcrest Middle School2.7 mi · 542
- Hillcrest High School2.7 mi · 1,434
- Paul W Bryant High School2.8 mi · 1,134
- Eastwood Middle School2.8 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Southview Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southview Elementary School?
Southview Elementary School enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Southview Elementary School serve?
Southview Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Southview Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Southview Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Southview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southview Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Southview Elementary School in?
Southview Elementary School is part of Tuscaloosa City.
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