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Eastwood Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive, Cottondale, AL 35453 · (205) 759-3613 · Part of Tuscaloosa City School District

Tuscaloosa’s School Grade C better than 32% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
711
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Eastwood Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Tuscaloosa kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Tuscaloosa kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Eastwood Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive, Cottondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6238
Grade 7235
Grade 8238
Enrollment over time
729’20
771’21
758’22
722’23
711’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 83%Hispanic 8%White 5%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Eastwood Middle School from Tuscaloosa families.

Other schools in Tuscaloosa City School District

The district →
Rock Quarry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tuscaloosa
A+
671 students17:1
Southview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tuscaloosa
C−
644 students18:1
The Alberta School of Performing Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tuscaloosa
C+
632 students14:1
Verner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tuscaloosa
A+
608 students18:1
University Place Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tuscaloosa
C+
570 students15:1
Woodland Forrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tuscaloosa
C+
544 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Tuscaloosa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.