menu

Arcadia Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
3740 Arcadia Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Phone
(205) 759-3567
District
Tuscaloosa City
County
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
440
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.9% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Arcadia Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
48%
45%
53%
49%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
45%
37%
54%
23%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
45%
36%
56%
12%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
17
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 66 15.0%
Kindergarten 75 17.0%
Grade 1 68 15.5%
Grade 2 62 14.1%
Grade 3 55 12.5%
Grade 4 58 13.2%
Grade 5 56 12.7%
Total 440 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.3% 22.2% 53.8%
Black 74.0% 68.7% 32.8%
Hispanic 11.1% 6.4% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 2.2% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.3% 58.5% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 47.7% 55.0% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 3.5% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 104,241 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,706.3 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.8% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.3% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 38,609 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.0% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.4% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.2% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 17.7% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,007 $67,192,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $993 $11,106,000 7.9%
Staff $705 $7,886,000 5.6%
General Administration $296 $3,309,000 2.3%
School Administration $591 $6,606,000 4.7%
Operation $1,233 $13,789,000 9.8%
Transportation $554 $6,196,000 4.4%
Other $239 $2,673,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,610 $51,565,000 36.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,998 $22,350,000 15.8%
Total Expenditures $12,615 $141,107,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

Popular neighborhoods near Arcadia Elementary School