Arcadia Elementary School
3740 Arcadia Dr
Tuscaloosa AL, 35404, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-759-3567
Ranking: (598 out of 1,064, bottom 44%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Tuscaloosa City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 326 | 333 | 355 | 334 | 341 | 380 | 394 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 35 | 10.7% | 16 | 4.8% | 17 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 58 | 17.8% | 78 | 23.4% | 59 | 16.6% | 61 | 18.3% | 41 | 12.0% | 46 | 12.1% | 68 | 17.3% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 18.4% | 48 | 14.4% | 49 | 13.8% | 37 | 11.1% | 42 | 12.3% | 60 | 15.8% | 74 | 18.8% |
Grade 2: | 47 | 14.4% | 52 | 15.6% | 40 | 11.3% | 43 | 12.9% | 63 | 18.5% | 78 | 20.5% | 60 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 15.3% | 37 | 11.1% | 49 | 13.8% | 57 | 17.1% | 77 | 22.6% | 61 | 16.1% | 62 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 28 | 8.6% | 50 | 15.0% | 62 | 17.5% | 77 | 23.1% | 58 | 17.0% | 69 | 18.2% | 62 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 14.7% | 52 | 15.6% | 79 | 22.3% | 59 | 17.7% | 60 | 17.6% | 66 | 17.4% | 68 | 17.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 173 | 53.1% | 183 | 55.0% | 190 | 53.5% | 171 | 51.2% | 177 | 51.9% | 203 | 53.4% | 211 | 53.6% |
Female: | 153 | 46.9% | 150 | 45.0% | 165 | 46.5% | 163 | 48.8% | 156 | 45.7% | 169 | 44.5% | 179 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 64 | 19.6% | 50 | 15.0% | 36 | 10.1% | 48 | 14.4% | 41 | 12.0% | 28 | 7.4% | 27 | 6.9% |
Black: | 169 | 51.8% | 185 | 55.6% | 198 | 55.8% | 177 | 53.0% | 187 | 54.8% | 217 | 57.1% | 220 | 55.8% |
White: | 83 | 25.5% | 91 | 27.3% | 112 | 31.5% | 105 | 31.4% | 108 | 31.7% | 129 | 33.9% | 144 | 36.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 164 | 50.3% | 195 | 58.6% | 192 | 54.1% | 192 | 57.5% | 169 | 49.6% | 174 | 45.8% | 166 | 42.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.9% | 20 | 6.0% | 22 | 6.2% | 18 | 5.4% | 22 | 6.5% | 31 | 8.2% | 31 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.45 | 12.97 | 14.57 | 14.59 | 15.10 | 15.40 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 49.8% | 50.6% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 37.5% | 42.2% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 35.8% | 45% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.81% | 33.15% | 37.08% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.28% | 32.66% | 37.25% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 57.1% | 57.3% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.8% | 64% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.79% | 62.91% | 62.46% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.64% | 63.38% | 64.88% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 45.2% | 48.9% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 38.6% | 44.4% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 39.8% | 48.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.51% | 39.1% | 43.41% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 45.07% | 43.74% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 50% | 47% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 40.3% | 42.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 42.7% | 48.1% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 38.91% | 39.83% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.39% | 37.79% | 40.59% |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 54.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.31% | 66.75% | 77.41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.42% | 60.27% | 77.69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.58% | 64.58% | 79.37% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 64.11% | 80.13% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.18% | 72.92% | 83.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.39% | 81.28% | 85.23% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 73.9% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73.3% | 83.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.69% | 73.13% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.48% | 77.18% | 85.35% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.88% | 76.35% | 85.83% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.33% | 74.13% | 86.59% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.46% | 79.27% | 86.82% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.31% | 84.84% | 88.18% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 64.8% | 71.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 55.2% | 74% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 68.4% | 77.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.96% | 65.14% | 78.31% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 65.96% | 78.93% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.57% | 68.75% | 79.12% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.67% | 68.79% | 81.26% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.25% | 75.61% | 82.42% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 86.5% | 85.24% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 74.3% | 76.9% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77.8% | 83.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 78.8% | 84.4% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.13% | 71.59% | 85.01% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.33% | 76.16% | 86.09% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.39% | 78.6% | 86.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 75.91% | 86.69% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.75% | 81.72% | 87.93% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.98% | 84.76% | 88.16% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 63.3% | 71.8% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 62.5% | 76.5% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.66% | 70.13% | 77.26% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.27% | 67.16% | 77.97% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 75.14% | 79.94% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.74% | 78.58% | 82.61% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.08% | 85.09% | 88.95% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.37% | 93.59% | 91.32% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 78.1% | 80.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 73% | 80.7% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 75.3% | 84.37% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.39% | 80.5% | 84.65% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.83% | 78.74% | 85.64% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.07% | 81.47% | 88.59% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 87.54% | 88.88% |
ASA | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.44% | 58.02% | 69.84% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 65.94% | 73.2% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.05% | 72.21% | 77.35% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 68.65% | 78.77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 71.3% | 80.09% |
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* Arcadia Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.