Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary

Located at 315 Mcfarland Blvd E, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary is a compact elementary school that hosts 324 students (grades 1 through 5), part of Tuscaloosa City. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Within Tuscaloosa City, which oversees 19 schools and 11,230 students, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% White, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tuscaloosa County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.8%; Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary posts 82.2%, +18.4 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Tuscaloosa County put the typical household earns roughly $66,231 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.2%.

Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 10%: 295 students in 2018 compared to 324 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 1% to 6%.

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