Central Primary School
1510 Dinah Washington Ave
Tuscaloosa AL, 35401, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-759-3570
Ranking: (987 out of 1,064, bottom 7%)*
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 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 350 | 327 | 273 | 324 | 257 | 293 | 299 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 10.3% | 24 | 7.3% | 26 | 9.5% | 49 | 15.1% | 50 | 19.5% | 45 | 15.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 57 | 16.3% | 70 | 21.4% | 44 | 16.1% | 98 | 30.2% | 76 | 29.6% | 82 | 28.0% | 87 | 29.1% |
Grade 1: | 63 | 18.0% | 47 | 14.4% | 61 | 22.3% | 65 | 20.1% | 63 | 24.5% | 78 | 26.6% | 117 | 39.1% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 13.1% | 65 | 19.9% | 31 | 11.4% | 59 | 18.2% | 68 | 26.5% | 88 | 30.0% | 95 | 31.8% |
Grade 3: | 67 | 19.1% | 36 | 11.0% | 34 | 12.5% | 53 | 16.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | 38 | 10.9% | 37 | 11.3% | 41 | 15.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 43 | 12.3% | 48 | 14.7% | 36 | 13.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 189 | 54.0% | 174 | 53.2% | 134 | 49.1% | 161 | 49.7% | 137 | 53.3% | 152 | 51.9% | 148 | 49.5% |
Female: | 161 | 46.0% | 153 | 46.8% | 139 | 50.9% | 163 | 50.3% | 111 | 43.2% | 133 | 45.4% | 147 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% |
Black: | 342 | 97.7% | 323 | 98.8% | 269 | 98.5% | 323 | 99.7% | 247 | 96.1% | 285 | 97.3% | 293 | 98.0% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
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: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 286 | 81.7% | 286 | 87.5% | 234 | 85.7% | 258 | 79.6% | 194 | 75.5% | 226 | 77.1% | 266 | 89.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.7% | 9 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.54 | 12.90 | 12.43 | 12.31 | 14.62 | 12.90 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 49.8% | 50.6% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 37.5% | 42.2% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 57.1% | 57.3% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 45.2% | 48.9% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 38.6% | 44.4% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 50% | 47% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 40.3% | 42.6% |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 54.9% | 74.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.74% | 72.92% | 83.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.14% | 81.28% | 85.23% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 73.9% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.13% | 79.27% | 86.82% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.15% | 84.84% | 88.18% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 64.8% | 71.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 55.2% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 86.5% | 85.24% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 74.3% | 76.9% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77.8% | 83.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84.76% | 88.16% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 63.3% | 71.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.94% | 93.59% | 91.32% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 78.1% | 80.9% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 87.54% | 88.88% |
ASA | ||||||
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.39% | 71.3% | 80.09% |
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* Central Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.