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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the The Alberta School of Performing Arts administration to hear?
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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336001250
The Alberta School of Performing Arts
2700 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 · (205) 759-3564 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- B+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
13.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
450 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 67% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
29%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
54.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
33.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 The Alberta School of Performing Arts
The Alberta School of Performing Arts's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alberta School of Performing Arts this school | 632 | 71.2% | 44.8% |
| Garrett Elementary School Montgomery | 592 | 70.4% | 25.9% |
| Center Point Elementary School Birmingham | 557 | 72.5% | N/A |
| Southview Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 644 | 66.5% | 33.9% |
| Phenix City Elementary School Phenix City | 683 | 73.6% | 30.1% |
| Sun Valley Elementary School Birmingham | 678 | 76.3% | 28.5% |
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 The Alberta School of Performing Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #372 of 626 | #12 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #371 of 626 | #14 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #422 of 626 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #148 of 709 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #33 of 655 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #498 of 658 | #27 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #202 of 696 | #8 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #122 of 262 | #8 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
632
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 632 | 46.6 | 13.6:1 | 71% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 47.5 | 14.8:1 | 83% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 47.8 | 14.0:1 | 82% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 81% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 37.5 | 15.1:1 | 82% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 45% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 87% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 92% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Alberta School of Performing Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (565 to 632); teachers up 24% (37.5 to 46.6).
About The Alberta School of Performing Arts
The Alberta School of Performing Arts is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It reported 632 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
Tuscaloosa City, which runs The Alberta School of Performing Arts, has 19 schools and 11,230 students.
A large majority of enrollment at The Alberta School of Performing Arts is Black, at 84%. It is also 6% White and 6% Hispanic. Tuscaloosa County's residents are about 31% Black, 53 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
The school's 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Tuscaloosa County.
The Alberta School of Performing Arts holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, The Alberta School of Performing Arts falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 44.8% actual against 32.3% predicted.
The county, Tuscaloosa County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,231, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 58 public schools and about 30,508 students.
The Alberta School of Performing Arts's closest public school neighbor is Arcadia Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of The Alberta School of Performing Arts, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, The Alberta School of Performing Arts ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
In 2020-21, The Alberta School of Performing Arts enrolled 644; in 2024-25, 632.
The allk12 page for The Alberta School of Performing Arts lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Arcadia Elementary School1.0 mi · 418
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary1.3 mi · 324
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle1.3 mi · 173
- Holt High School1.7 mi · 456
- Holt Elementary School1.7 mi · 448
- University Place Elementary School2.3 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About The Alberta School of Performing ArtsHow many students attend The Alberta School of Performing Arts?
The Alberta School of Performing Arts enrolls approximately 632 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does The Alberta School of Performing Arts serve?
The Alberta School of Performing Arts serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Alberta School of Performing Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The Alberta School of Performing Arts is approximately 13.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is The Alberta School of Performing Arts?
The Alberta School of Performing Arts reports a student body of 6% White, 6% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees The Alberta School of Performing Arts?
The Alberta School of Performing Arts is overseen by Tuscaloosa City in Tuscaloosa County.
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