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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336001269
Woodland Forrest Elementary School
6001 E Hargrove Rd E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 · (205) 759-3675 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- FBeats 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
18.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
300 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 | 57 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
39%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
49.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Woodland Forrest Elementary School
Woodland Forrest Elementary School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Forrest Elementary School this school | 544 | 55.1% | 33.2% |
| Taylorville Primary School Tuscaloosa | 578 | 58.7% | N/A |
| Englewood Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 522 | 60.9% | 35.0% |
| Clay Elementary School Clay | 606 | 54.8% | 37.2% |
| Phillips Academy Birmingham | 609 | 56.2% | 62.6% |
| Christian School Birmingham | 574 | 62.5% | 59.4% |
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 Woodland Forrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #479 of 626 | #22 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #431 of 626 | #20 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #469 of 626 | #21 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #240 of 709 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #470 of 655 | #27 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #412 of 658 | #18 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #407 of 696 | #18 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #210 of 262 | #15 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
544
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 544 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 55% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 60% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 60% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 62% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 29.8 | 17.6:1 | 61% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 65% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 41% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 28 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Forrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (523 to 544); teachers up 1% (29.8 to 30).
About Woodland Forrest Elementary School
Woodland Forrest Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school enrolls 544 students in pre-K through 5.
Tuscaloosa City is made up of 19 schools with 11,230 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Woodland Forrest Elementary School, about 77 are Black. After that, the student body is 12% White and 7% Hispanic. Among all residents of Tuscaloosa County, the Black share is about 31%. The diversity index for Woodland Forrest Elementary School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Woodland Forrest Elementary School comes to 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.1:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.0:1. On the income side, 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Tuscaloosa County average a similar 54%.
Woodland Forrest Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Woodland Forrest Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.2% is 10.7 points below the 43.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Tuscaloosa County show median household income comes to about $66,231, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 58 public schools in the county, enrolling about 30,508, Woodland Forrest Elementary School among them.
Woodland Forrest Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Paul W Bryant High School, about 1.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Woodland Forrest Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Woodland Forrest Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 33.2% versus a 29.9% average.
The federal government classifies Woodland Forrest Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment increased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.1:1, from 16.0:1.
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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 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
- Paul W Bryant High School1.2 mi · 1,134
- Eastwood Middle School1.3 mi · 711
- Southview Elementary School1.7 mi · 644
- Maxwell Elementary School2.5 mi · 511
- Cottondale Elementary School2.6 mi · 438
- DavisEmerson Middle School3.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland Forrest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodland Forrest Elementary School?
Woodland Forrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-05.
Is Woodland Forrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodland Forrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodland Forrest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodland Forrest Elementary School is approximately 18.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodland Forrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Woodland Forrest Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 77% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Woodland Forrest Elementary School public or private?
Woodland Forrest 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.