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Tuscaloosa County Schools
Tuscaloosa County is a public school district in Alabama, based in Tuscaloosa County (Tuscaloosa). SchoolGrade grades 35 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tuscaloosa County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Tuscaloosa County
32 of 35 schools in Tuscaloosa County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 9C: 12D: 11
Best schools in Tuscaloosa County
Statewide rankings: all 347 high schools in Alabama · all 229 middle schools in Alabama · all 640 elementary schools in Alabama
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Walker Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Westwood Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Huntington Place Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B Buhl Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Lake View Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Maxwell Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Big Sandy Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Faucettvestavia Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Myrtlewood Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Duncanville Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Tuscaloosa County
High schools (6)
- D Brookwood High School, Brookwood
- D Hillcrest High School, Tuscaloosa
- D- Holt High School, Tuscaloosa
- C- Northside High School, Northport
- D Sipsey Valley High School, Buhl
- C- Tuscaloosa County High School, Northport
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- D+ Brookwood Middle School, Vance
- D Collinsriverside Middle School, Northport
- D Davisemerson Middle School, Cottondale
- C+ Duncanville Middle School, Duncanville
- C+ Echols Middle School, Northport
- C+ Hillcrest Middle School, Tuscaloosa
- Northport Intermediate School, Northport
- C Northside Middle School, Northport
- C Sipsey Valley Middle School, Buhl
Elementary and primary schools (19)
- B- Big Sandy Elementary, Moundville
- C+ Brookwood Elementary School, Brookwood
- B Buhl Elementary School, Buhl
- D+ Cottondale Elementary School, Cottondale
- C Crestmont Elementary School, Northport
- C Englewood Elementary School, Tuscaloosa
- B- Faucettvestavia Elementary School, Northport
- D+ Flatwoods Elementary School, Northport
- D+ Holt Elementary School, Tuscaloosa
- B Huntington Place Elementary School, Northport
- B Lake View Elementary School, Mccalla
- D- Matthews Elementary School, Northport
- B Maxwell Elementary School, Duncanville
- B- Myrtlewood Elementary School, Fosters
- Northport Elementary School, Northport
- Taylorville Primary School, Tuscaloosa
- C- Vance Elementary School, Vance
- B+ Walker Elementary School, Northport
- B+ Westwood Elementary School, Coker
Other schools and academies (1)
- C- Lloyd Wood Education Center, Northport
Where Tuscaloosa County schools are
Cities and towns served (11)
- Northport (14)
- Tuscaloosa (6)
- Buhl (3)
- Brookwood (2)
- Cottondale (2)
- Duncanville (2)
- Vance (2)
- Coker (1)
- Fosters (1)
- Mccalla (1)
- Moundville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alabama
- County: Tuscaloosa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 19,228 students with 1,105 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,851 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0103390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tuscaloosa City (19 schools, 7 mi)
- Bessemer City (7 schools, 28 mi)
- Bibb County (8 schools, 28 mi)
- Fayette County (6 schools, 31 mi)
- Midfield City (3 schools, 32 mi)
- Fairfield City (4 schools, 33 mi)
- Walker County (16 schools, 34 mi)
- Jefferson County (55 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Tuscaloosa County
How many schools are in Tuscaloosa County?
SchoolGrade grades 35 public schools in Tuscaloosa County, across 11 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tuscaloosa County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Buhl, Brookwood, Cottondale and 6 more.
How good are the schools in Tuscaloosa County?
Across the 32 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 32.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.6%. 59% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tuscaloosa County?
19,228 students were enrolled in Tuscaloosa County in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tuscaloosa County?
Tuscaloosa County is in Alabama, based in Tuscaloosa County, with its district office in Tuscaloosa. Its boundary covers about 1,260 sq mi.