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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336001266
University Place Elementary School
2000 First Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 · (205) 759-3664 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
395 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 | 68 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 67% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
37%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
51.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 University Place Elementary School
University Place Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Place Elementary School this school | 570 | 69.3% | 43.8% |
| Halcyon Elementary School Montgomery | 694 | 62.5% | 38.7% |
| Kelly Springs Elementary School Dothan | 516 | 72.5% | 31.4% |
| Garrett Elementary School Montgomery | 592 | 70.4% | 25.9% |
| Highlands Elementary School Huntsville | 370 | 72.2% | 25.9% |
| 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 University Place Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #378 of 626 | #13 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #203 of 626 | #7 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #443 of 626 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #211 of 709 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #98 of 655 | #12 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #436 of 658 | #23 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #234 of 696 | #10 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +59.7% | #12 of 262 | #1 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
570
0 (0%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 69% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 66% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 64% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 66% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 24.8 | 14.4:1 | 68% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 49% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 83% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 79% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 23 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Place Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (357 to 570); teachers up 53% (24.8 to 38).
About University Place Elementary School
University Place Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 570 students.
University Place Elementary School is in Tuscaloosa City, a district with 11,230 students across 19 schools.
More than half of the students at University Place Elementary School are Black (79%). Next come 11% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 31% Black among all Tuscaloosa County residents. The diversity index for University Place Elementary School is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. The school reported 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 15 points above the 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County.
On the allk12 Grade, University Place Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Alabama public elementary schools.
University Place Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.8% is 10.2 points above the 33.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Tuscaloosa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $66,231, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 58 public schools in the county, enrolling about 30,508, University Place Elementary School among them.
About 0.7 miles separate University Place Elementary School from the closest public school, Central High School. The five-mile area around University Place Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. University Place Elementary School's average proficiency of 43.8% compares with 40.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
University Place Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 570 to 570.
The allk12 page for University Place Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Central High School0.7 mi · 796
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle1.7 mi · 173
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary1.7 mi · 324
- Skyland Elementary School1.7 mi · 459
- Central Elementary School2.2 mi · 291
- Westlawn Middle School2.2 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About University Place Elementary SchoolHow many students attend University Place Elementary School?
University Place Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does University Place Elementary School serve?
University Place Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at University Place Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at University Place Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at University Place Elementary School?
Student demographics at University Place Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 11% Hispanic, 79% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is University Place Elementary School public or private?
University Place Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuscaloosa City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.