Vance Elementary School

Vance Elementary School operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in Vance, Alabama, one of the schools within Tuscaloosa County. Current enrollment sits at 451 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Tuscaloosa County runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 19,278 students. Vance Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Vance Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school records 21% Black, 16% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Tuscaloosa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Vance Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 39.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tuscaloosa County indicate median household income runs about $66,231, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), Vance Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brookwood Middle School, around 3.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vance Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vance Elementary School has declined 12%, going from 512 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 74% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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