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Underwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

4725 Highway 157, Florence, AL 35633 · (256) 764-8939 · Part of Lauderdale County School District

Underwood-Petersville’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
343
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Underwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Underwood-Petersville kids: 7 schools

On the path

Where Underwood-Petersville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Underwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–127 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

4725 Highway 157, Florence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten56
Grade 160
Grade 248
Grade 342
Grade 436
Grade 533
Grade 632
Enrollment over time
349’20
340’21
325’22
352’23
343’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Black 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Underwood Elementary School from Underwood-Petersville families.

Other schools in Lauderdale County School District

The district →
Brooks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Killen
A−
874 students19:1
Lauderdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rogersville
746 students18:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Florrence
713 students17:1
Rogers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Florence
592 students20:1
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Florence
552 students18:1
Lexington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lexington
454 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; Underwood-Petersville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.