Cottondale Elementary School
2301 Cottondale Ln
Cottondale AL, 35453, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-342-2642
Ranking: 
(929 out of 1,064, bottom 13%)*
(929 out of 1,064, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Tuscaloosa County 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: | 21 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 388 | 370 | 416 | 414 | 464 | 476 | 458 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 16.0% | 70 | 18.9% | 55 | 13.2% | 68 | 16.4% | 72 | 15.5% | 90 | 18.9% | 73 | 15.9% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 19.1% | 55 | 14.9% | 77 | 18.5% | 75 | 18.1% | 85 | 18.3% | 79 | 16.6% | 81 | 17.7% |
| Grade 2: | 48 | 12.4% | 67 | 18.1% | 66 | 15.9% | 64 | 15.5% | 64 | 13.8% | 85 | 17.9% | 80 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 18.8% | 59 | 15.9% | 68 | 16.3% | 58 | 14.0% | 86 | 18.5% | 77 | 16.2% | 80 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 16.8% | 70 | 18.9% | 65 | 15.6% | 81 | 19.6% | 72 | 15.5% | 78 | 16.4% | 68 | 14.8% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 17.0% | 49 | 13.2% | 85 | 20.4% | 68 | 16.4% | 85 | 18.3% | 67 | 14.1% | 76 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 229 | 59.0% | 225 | 60.8% | 229 | 55.0% | 219 | 52.9% | 234 | 50.4% | 261 | 54.8% | 241 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 159 | 41.0% | 145 | 39.2% | 187 | 45.0% | 195 | 47.1% | 209 | 45.0% | 207 | 43.5% | 213 | 46.5% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 8.8% | 26 | 7.0% | 37 | 8.9% | 33 | 8.0% | 29 | 6.3% | 24 | 5.0% | 17 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 93 | 24.0% | 76 | 20.5% | 84 | 20.2% | 83 | 20.0% | 111 | 23.9% | 130 | 27.3% | 99 | 21.6% |
| White: | 250 | 64.4% | 257 | 69.5% | 291 | 70.0% | 298 | 72.0% | 310 | 66.8% | 322 | 67.6% | 342 | 74.7% |
| 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: | 8 | 2.1% | 11 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 246 | 63.4% | 237 | 64.1% | 289 | 69.5% | 251 | 60.6% | 283 | 61.0% | 251 | 52.7% | 194 | 42.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 9.5% | 36 | 9.7% | 28 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.5% | 43 | 9.3% | 46 | 9.7% | 60 | 13.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.48 | 14.80 | 17.33 | 12.64 | 16.00 | 14.80 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 54% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 44.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 42.4% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.23% | 39.67% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.74% | 35.94% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.3% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 59% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 64.9% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.49% | 64.23% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 68.65% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 45.2% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 41.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 41.87% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.92% | 47.87% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 47.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 41.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.05% | 39.16% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.75% | 37.74% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 70.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 76% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.56% | 72.87% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.57% | 72.14% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72.33% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.31% | 76.7% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.27% | 79.95% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.13% | 86.07% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 83.5% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 84.1% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.14% | 83.82% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.54% | 85.84% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.27% | 85.55% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.79% | 84.19% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.72% | 84.48% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 87.84% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 74.3% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 76.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.17% | 76.62% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.19% | 74.6% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.36% | 73.22% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.89% | 78.54% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.32% | 78.6% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.98% | 83.76% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 78.6% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 85.7% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 83.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.97% | 83.9% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.57% | 86.82% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.02% | 88.4% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 87.2% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.72% | 86.99% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 88.7% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72.8% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 78% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.63% | 74.44% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 74.51% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.25% | 79.38% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.24% | 85.53% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 91.41% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.95% | 91.33% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 83.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 82.2% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.81% | 85.81% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.95% | 86.2% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 86.49% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.38% | 88.31% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.23% | 90.55% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.25% | 88.99% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.34% | 71.74% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.49% | 76.17% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 81.36% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.84% | 82.71% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.25% | 83.38% | 80.09% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Cottondale Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.