Matthews Elementary School
1225 Rice Mine Rd
Northport AL, 35476, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-342-2654
Ranking: 
(752 out of 1,064, bottom 29%)*
(752 out of 1,064, bottom 29%)*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: | 24 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 437 | 440 | 407 | 409 | 420 | 408 | 452 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 88 | 20.1% | 74 | 16.8% | 84 | 20.6% | 74 | 18.1% | 78 | 18.6% | 71 | 17.4% | 81 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 17.4% | 85 | 19.3% | 79 | 19.4% | 78 | 19.1% | 72 | 17.1% | 75 | 18.4% | 76 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 16.5% | 81 | 18.4% | 73 | 17.9% | 68 | 16.6% | 67 | 16.0% | 60 | 14.7% | 68 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 17.2% | 73 | 16.6% | 58 | 14.3% | 63 | 15.4% | 61 | 14.5% | 63 | 15.4% | 82 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 14.6% | 67 | 15.2% | 60 | 14.7% | 60 | 14.7% | 67 | 16.0% | 77 | 18.9% | 75 | 16.6% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 14.2% | 60 | 13.6% | 53 | 13.0% | 66 | 16.1% | 75 | 17.9% | 62 | 15.2% | 70 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 241 | 55.1% | 250 | 56.8% | 221 | 54.3% | 219 | 53.5% | 217 | 51.7% | 208 | 51.0% | 230 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 196 | 44.9% | 190 | 43.2% | 186 | 45.7% | 190 | 46.5% | 192 | 45.7% | 192 | 47.1% | 218 | 48.2% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 18.1% | 68 | 15.5% | 48 | 11.8% | 51 | 12.5% | 37 | 8.8% | 31 | 7.6% | 16 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 312 | 71.4% | 342 | 77.7% | 334 | 82.1% | 332 | 81.2% | 350 | 83.3% | 346 | 84.8% | 395 | 87.4% |
| White: | 34 | 7.8% | 28 | 6.4% | 23 | 5.7% | 24 | 5.9% | 30 | 7.1% | 30 | 7.4% | 39 | 8.6% |
| 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: | 12 | 2.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 405 | 92.7% | 418 | 95.0% | 377 | 92.6% | 370 | 90.5% | 380 | 90.5% | 346 | 84.8% | 368 | 81.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 15 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.7% | 18 | 4.3% | 30 | 7.4% | 34 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.21 | 15.71 | 17.70 | 15.73 | 16.15 | 13.40 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 54% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 44.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 42.4% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.17% | 39.67% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.33% | 35.94% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 61.3% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 59% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 64.9% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.41% | 64.23% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.25% | 68.65% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 51.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 45.2% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 41.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 41.87% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 47.87% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 47.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 41.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 45.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.82% | 39.16% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.66% | 37.74% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 70.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 76% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.87% | 72.87% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 72.14% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 72.33% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 76.7% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.74% | 79.95% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 86.07% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 83.5% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 84.1% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.13% | 83.82% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 85.84% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.79% | 85.55% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 84.19% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.58% | 84.48% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 87.84% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 74.3% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.57% | 76.62% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.76% | 74.6% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 73.22% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 78.54% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.77% | 78.6% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.76% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.6% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 85.7% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 83.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.15% | 83.9% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.71% | 86.82% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.71% | 88.4% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.84% | 87.2% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.13% | 86.99% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 88.7% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 72.8% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.24% | 74.44% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.65% | 74.51% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.33% | 79.38% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.68% | 85.53% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.57% | 91.41% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.55% | 91.33% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 82.2% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 85.81% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.2% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86.49% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.56% | 88.31% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.28% | 90.55% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 88.99% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.48% | 71.74% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 76.17% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.36% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.14% | 82.71% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.38% | 80.09% |
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* Matthews Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.