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Tuscaloosa City School District

P O Box 038991, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403

10.4K Students | 795 Teachers | 23 Schools

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Arcadia Elem Sch
Central Elem Sch
Central High Sch
Eastwood Middle Sch
Martin L King Jr Elem Sch
Northington Elem Sch
Northridge High Sch
Oakdale Elem Sch
Oak Hill Sch
Paul W Bryant High
Rock Quarry Elem Sch
Rock Quarry Middle School
Skyland Elem Sch
Southview Elem Sch
Southview Middle School
The Alberta Sch of Performing Arts
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Elem
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Middle
University Place Middle School
Univ Place Elem Sch
Verner Elem Sch
Westlawn Middle Sch
Woodland Forrest Elem Sch

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.4x

White students are 2.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 2.1 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

4.1x

Black students are 4.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

High

Segregation between Black students students and White students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is very uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isvery uneven

Achievement Gap

3.7 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 3.7 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 3.3 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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Students

78% Nonwhite Students

47% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

87% High School Graduation Rate

16% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

441 students

12% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

1,304 students

31% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

884 students

3% Students Enrolled in Physics

97 students

14% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

381 students

28% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

801 students

55% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,548 students

17% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

486 students

4% Students Enrolled in Calculus

116 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

172 students

Teachers & Resources

13.1 Students for Every Teacher

25% Inexperienced Teachers

28% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

10.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

3 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

3 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

23 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

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Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

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State

Students

1,411 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

14% of all students in this district

314 Total In-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

20 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

259 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.7Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

23 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

38 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

1 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

6 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.6 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Janet Sherrod
(205) 759-3503
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All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arcadia Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	73%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central High Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	58%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastwood Middle Sch	Cottondale	90%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin L King Jr Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northington Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	94%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northridge High Sch	Tuscaloosa	64%	45%	87%	6.7x	5.6x
Oakdale Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Hill Sch	Tuscaloosa	91%	33%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Paul W Bryant High	Cottondale	88%	54%	91%	1.9x	1.7x
Rock Quarry Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	24%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10.6x
Rock Quarry Middle School	Tuscaloosa	28%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.4x
Skyland Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	97%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Southview Middle School	Tuscaloosa	99%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
The Alberta Sch of Performing Arts	Tuscaloosa	96%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Elem	Tuscaloosa	46%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Middle	Tuscaloosa	51%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
University Place Middle School	Tuscaloosa	94%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Univ Place Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	87%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verner Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	28%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westlawn Middle Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Woodland Forrest Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	88%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arcadia Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	73%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central High Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	58%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastwood Middle Sch	Cottondale	90%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin L King Jr Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northington Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	94%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No Hispanic students suspended
Northridge High Sch	Tuscaloosa	64%	45%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakdale Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Hill Sch	Tuscaloosa	91%	33%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Paul W Bryant High	Cottondale	88%	54%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rock Quarry Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	24%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rock Quarry Middle School	Tuscaloosa	28%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.3x
Skyland Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	97%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No Hispanic students suspended
Southview Middle School	Tuscaloosa	99%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
The Alberta Sch of Performing Arts	Tuscaloosa	96%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Elem	Tuscaloosa	46%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Middle	Tuscaloosa	51%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
University Place Middle School	Tuscaloosa	94%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Univ Place Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	87%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verner Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	28%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westlawn Middle Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Woodland Forrest Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	88%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arcadia Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	73%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central High Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	58%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastwood Middle Sch	Cottondale	90%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin L King Jr Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northington Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	94%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northridge High Sch	Tuscaloosa	64%	45%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakdale Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Hill Sch	Tuscaloosa	91%	33%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Paul W Bryant High	Cottondale	88%	54%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rock Quarry Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	24%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rock Quarry Middle School	Tuscaloosa	28%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.7x
Skyland Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	97%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Middle School	Tuscaloosa	99%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
The Alberta Sch of Performing Arts	Tuscaloosa	96%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Elem	Tuscaloosa	46%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Middle	Tuscaloosa	51%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
University Place Middle School	Tuscaloosa	94%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Univ Place Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	87%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verner Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	28%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westlawn Middle Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Woodland Forrest Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	88%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arcadia Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	73%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central High Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	58%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastwood Middle Sch	Cottondale	90%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin L King Jr Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northington Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	94%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northridge High Sch	Tuscaloosa	64%	45%	87%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Oakdale Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Hill Sch	Tuscaloosa	91%	33%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Paul W Bryant High	Cottondale	88%	54%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rock Quarry Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	24%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rock Quarry Middle School	Tuscaloosa	28%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Skyland Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	97%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Middle School	Tuscaloosa	99%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
The Alberta Sch of Performing Arts	Tuscaloosa	96%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Elem	Tuscaloosa	46%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Middle	Tuscaloosa	51%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
University Place Middle School	Tuscaloosa	94%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Univ Place Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	87%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verner Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	28%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westlawn Middle Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Woodland Forrest Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	88%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Arcadia Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	73%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Central High Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	58%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastwood Middle Sch	Cottondale	90%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.3x
Martin L King Jr Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	100%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northington Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	94%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northridge High Sch	Tuscaloosa	64%	45%	87%	0 Not available	Over 20x
Oakdale Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Hill Sch	Tuscaloosa	91%	33%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Paul W Bryant High	Cottondale	88%	54%	91%	0 Not available	3.3x
Rock Quarry Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	24%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rock Quarry Middle School	Tuscaloosa	28%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Skyland Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	97%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southview Middle School	Tuscaloosa	99%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
The Alberta Sch of Performing Arts	Tuscaloosa	96%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Elem	Tuscaloosa	46%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Tuscaloosa Magnet Sch - Middle	Tuscaloosa	51%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
University Place Middle School	Tuscaloosa	94%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Univ Place Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	87%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verner Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	28%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westlawn Middle Sch	Tuscaloosa	99%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Woodland Forrest Elem Sch	Tuscaloosa	88%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →