Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336002145
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary
315 Mcfarland Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 · (205) 759-3655 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
90 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
63%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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
93.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
79.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary this school | 324 | 27.8% | 82.2% |
| Farley Elementary School Huntsville | 334 | 28.7% | 58.5% |
| Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School Auburn | 396 | 36.6% | 73.1% |
| Magnolia Elementary School Trussville | 391 | 23.8% | 76.0% |
| Woodland Pines Elementary School Auburn | 348 | 36.2% | N/A |
| Horizon Elementary School Madison | 567 | 33.3% | 72.8% |
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 Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #19 of 626 | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #12 of 626 | #1 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.9% | #12 of 626 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #552 of 709 | #25 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #104 of 655 | #13 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #118 of 658 | #3 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #651 of 696 | #29 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #133 of 262 | #10 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
324
+32 (+11%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 324 | 21.5 | 15.1:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 18.8 | 16.2:1 | 29% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 20.3 | 14.5:1 | 29% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 28% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 18.8 | 15.7:1 | 29% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 24% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 41% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (295 to 324); teachers up 15% (18.8 to 21.5).
About Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary
Among the schools in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 324 students, from grades 1 through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
The district, Tuscaloosa City, has 11,230 students enrolled across 19 schools.
Enrollment at Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 45%. After that, the student body is 41% White, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Tuscaloosa County is about 31% Black. Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 at Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, with 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is 26 points.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 63.8%. Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary posts 82.2%, 18.4 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Tuscaloosa County show that median household income is about $66,231, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Tuscaloosa County number 58 and enroll about 30,508.
The closest public school, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile from Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Other schools in Tuscaloosa City
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
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- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
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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
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle0.0 mi · 173
- The Alberta School of Performing Arts1.3 mi · 632
- University Place Elementary School1.7 mi · 570
- Central High School1.9 mi · 796
- Verner Elementary School2.0 mi · 608
- Northridge High School2.1 mi · 1,153
Frequently asked questions
About Tuscaloosa Magnet School ElementaryHow many students attend Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary?
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary serve?
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary have?
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary?
Student demographics at Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary are roughly 41% White, 6% Hispanic, 45% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary in?
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary is part of Tuscaloosa City.
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