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University Place Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2000 First Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 · (205) 759-3664 · Part of Tuscaloosa City School District

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

Directions
Students
570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about University Place Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Tuscaloosa kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5University Place Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

2000 First Avenue, Tuscaloosa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K68
Kindergarten97
Grade 197
Grade 284
Grade 389
Grade 477
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
570’20
581’21
599’22
612’23
570’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 79%Hispanic 11%White 4%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about University Place Elementary 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
Woodland Forrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tuscaloosa
C+
544 students18:1
Martin L King Jr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tuscaloosa
D
467 students17:1

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.