Northington Elementary School
1300 21st St East
Tuscaloosa AL, 35404, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-759-3622
Ranking: 
(956 out of 1,064, bottom 10%)*
(956 out of 1,064, bottom 10%)*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: | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 387 | 389 | 413 | 400 | 405 | 427 | 552 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 9.3% | 50 | 12.9% | 34 | 8.2% | 34 | 8.5% | 34 | 8.4% | 50 | 11.7% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 19.9% | 75 | 19.3% | 83 | 20.1% | 65 | 16.3% | 72 | 17.8% | 56 | 13.1% | 111 | 20.1% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 17.8% | 71 | 18.3% | 62 | 15.0% | 66 | 16.5% | 65 | 16.0% | 76 | 17.8% | 89 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 16.3% | 61 | 15.7% | 68 | 16.5% | 57 | 14.3% | 69 | 17.0% | 68 | 15.9% | 102 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 13.7% | 52 | 13.4% | 57 | 13.8% | 65 | 16.3% | 57 | 14.1% | 63 | 14.8% | 92 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 12.4% | 40 | 10.3% | 55 | 13.3% | 61 | 15.3% | 50 | 12.3% | 62 | 14.5% | 78 | 14.1% |
| Grade 5: | 41 | 10.6% | 40 | 10.3% | 54 | 13.1% | 52 | 13.0% | 58 | 14.3% | 52 | 12.2% | 80 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 54.0% | 195 | 50.1% | 221 | 53.5% | 211 | 52.8% | 209 | 51.6% | 206 | 48.2% | 283 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 178 | 46.0% | 194 | 49.9% | 192 | 46.5% | 189 | 47.3% | 183 | 45.2% | 213 | 49.9% | 265 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 63 | 16.3% | 45 | 11.6% | 47 | 11.4% | 38 | 9.5% | 28 | 6.9% | 33 | 7.7% | 47 | 8.5% |
| Black: | 291 | 75.2% | 312 | 80.2% | 331 | 80.1% | 336 | 84.0% | 354 | 87.4% | 380 | 89.0% | 495 | 89.7% |
| White: | 19 | 4.9% | 22 | 5.7% | 28 | 6.8% | 18 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.8% | 9 | 1.6% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 78.3% | 312 | 80.2% | 342 | 82.8% | 317 | 79.3% | 301 | 74.3% | 310 | 72.6% | 415 | 75.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.5% | 26 | 6.4% | 28 | 6.6% | 46 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.17 | 13.73 | 15.12 | 13.07 | 16.01 | 13.70 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 49.8% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 37.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 35.8% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.78% | 33.15% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 32.66% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 57.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 59.8% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 62.91% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 63.38% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 45.2% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 38.6% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 39.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.39% | 39.1% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 45.07% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 40.3% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 42.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.78% | 38.91% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 37.79% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 54.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.71% | 66.75% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.45% | 60.27% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.72% | 64.58% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 64.11% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.25% | 72.92% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.28% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 73.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 73.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.24% | 73.13% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.73% | 77.18% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.18% | 76.35% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.18% | 74.13% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.69% | 79.27% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.85% | 84.84% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 64.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 55.2% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 68.4% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.29% | 65.14% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.67% | 65.96% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.47% | 68.75% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.46% | 68.79% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.45% | 75.61% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.5% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.3% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 77.8% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.41% | 71.59% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.78% | 76.16% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.71% | 78.6% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 75.91% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.72% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.07% | 84.76% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 63.3% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 62.5% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.55% | 70.13% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.43% | 67.16% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 75.14% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.46% | 78.58% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.43% | 85.09% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.83% | 93.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 73% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.65% | 75.3% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 80.5% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.91% | 78.74% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 81.47% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.36% | 87.54% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.61% | 58.02% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 65.94% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 72.21% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68.65% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.47% | 71.3% | 80.09% |
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* Northington 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.