Schools in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa City Schools posts more modest citywide test-proficiency figures (32% math, 51% reading) than several sibling Alabama districts in this dataset, even as Niche characterizes the district overall as above average -- a real, disclosed tension worth knowing rather than assuming from either framing alone.
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Learn moreCitywide test-proficiency figures run more modest than several sibling districts
Tuscaloosa City Schools serves 11,230 students in grades PK, K-12, with a 17-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Cited state test-score proficiency was 32% math and 51% reading -- genuinely more modest than the 80%/79% disclosed for Chesapeake or the figures disclosed for several other markets in this project's broader dataset.
Niche's own district-level characterization runs more favorable
Despite these more modest individual proficiency figures, Niche characterizes Tuscaloosa City Schools overall as "above average" -- both are disclosed together here rather than letting one framing override the other. Individual schools vary: Tuscaloosa High School itself carries an overall Niche grade of C-.
Confirm City Schools vs. County Schools zoning for a target address
Tuscaloosa CITY Schools is a separate district from Tuscaloosa COUNTY Schools, which was not independently profiled this pass. Families should confirm which district a specific target address falls within before assuming Tuscaloosa-city school figures apply.
Key takeaways
- Tuscaloosa City Schools posts 32% math / 51% reading state-test proficiency -- more modest than several sibling Alabama districts in this dataset.
- Niche nonetheless characterizes the district overall as "above average" -- a real, disclosed tension with the individual proficiency figures.
- Tuscaloosa High School carries an overall Niche grade of C-; confirm the specific zoned school for a target address.
- Confirm whether a target address falls within Tuscaloosa CITY Schools or the separate Tuscaloosa COUNTY Schools district.
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