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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001292
Vance Elementary School
18202 Hwy 11 N, Vance, AL 35490 · (205) 342-2697 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Alabama public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
233 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
51.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Vance Elementary School
Vance Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Elementary School this school | 451 | 51.7% | 39.1% |
| Loxley Elementary School Loxley | 497 | 50.9% | 49.1% |
| Coldwater Elementary School Anniston | 391 | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| T R Simmons Elementary School Jasper | 507 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Johnson Elementary School Athens | 475 | 47.8% | 54.3% |
| Stevenson Elementary School Stevenson | 360 | 53.9% | 56.0% |
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 Vance Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #423 of 626 | #17 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #428 of 626 | #18 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #452 of 626 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #374 of 709 | #18 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #92 of 655 | #10 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #200 of 658 | #8 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #464 of 696 | #19 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #185 of 364 | #8 of 16 |
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
451
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 451 | 30.3 | 14.9:1 | 52% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 30.3 | 16.2:1 | 69% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 26.5 | 18.8:1 | 69% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 54% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 58% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 50% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 49% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 21 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vance Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (512 to 451); teachers up 12% (27 to 30.3).
About Vance Elementary School
Vance Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Vance, Alabama, one of the schools in Tuscaloosa County. The school has 451 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Tuscaloosa County counts 35 schools and 19,278 students, including Vance Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Vance Elementary School, about 60 are White. It is also 21% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Among Tuscaloosa County residents, the White share is about 60%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The school has 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Vance Elementary School, 52% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is similar, at 54%.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, Vance Elementary School outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.4%.
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.
Brookwood Middle School is about 3.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Vance Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Vance Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 490 to 451, an 8% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.9:1) than in 2020-21 (16.3:1).
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other Vance Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Vance Elementary. Vance Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Vance ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 445 students
- Vance Elementary SchoolNew Britain, CT · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Brookwood Middle School3.5 mi · 738
- Woodstock Elementary School6.3 mi · 324
- Brookwood High School7.0 mi · 1,076
- Brookwood Elementary School7.2 mi · 631
- West Blocton Middle School7.7 mi · 387
- West Blocton High School7.7 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Vance Elementary SchoolHow large is Vance Elementary School?
Vance Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is Vance Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vance Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vance Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vance Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vance Elementary School?
At Vance Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Vance Elementary School public or private?
Vance Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.