Tuscaloosa Co High School
12500 Wildcat Dr
Northport AL, 35475, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-342-2670
Ranking: 
(109 out of 359, top 30%)*
(109 out of 359, top 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tuscaloosa County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 78 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 102 | 97 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,489 | 1,450 | 1,509 | 1,551 | 1,847 | 1,776 | 1,771 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 458 | 30.8% | 407 | 28.1% | 389 | 25.8% | 410 | 26.4% | 570 | 30.9% | 513 | 28.9% | 522 | 29.5% |
| Grade 10: | 369 | 24.8% | 358 | 24.7% | 379 | 25.1% | 414 | 26.7% | 467 | 25.3% | 467 | 26.3% | 431 | 24.3% |
| Grade 11: | 349 | 23.4% | 341 | 23.5% | 392 | 26.0% | 374 | 24.1% | 425 | 23.0% | 400 | 22.5% | 423 | 23.9% |
| Grade 12: | 313 | 21.0% | 344 | 23.7% | 349 | 23.1% | 353 | 22.8% | 385 | 20.8% | 396 | 22.3% | 395 | 22.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 730 | 49.0% | 719 | 49.6% | 742 | 49.2% | 776 | 50.0% | 936 | 50.7% | 879 | 49.5% | 897 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 759 | 51.0% | 731 | 50.4% | 767 | 50.8% | 775 | 50.0% | 897 | 48.6% | 889 | 50.1% | 870 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 14 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.8% | 11 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 70 | 4.7% | 52 | 3.6% | 42 | 2.8% | 39 | 2.5% | 48 | 2.6% | 40 | 2.3% | 31 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 538 | 36.1% | 531 | 36.6% | 574 | 38.0% | 564 | 36.4% | 624 | 33.8% | 585 | 32.9% | 541 | 30.5% |
| White: | 858 | 57.6% | 850 | 58.6% | 876 | 58.1% | 932 | 60.1% | 1,156 | 62.6% | 1,137 | 64.0% | 1,185 | 66.9% |
| 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 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 587 | 39.4% | 594 | 41.0% | 570 | 37.8% | 553 | 35.7% | 621 | 33.6% | 513 | 28.9% | 436 | 24.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 6.4% | 98 | 6.8% | 111 | 7.4% | 89 | 5.7% | 151 | 8.2% | 147 | 8.3% | 138 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.05 | 17.10 | 17.24 | 17.31 | 20.27 | 17.20 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 48.3% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 46.3% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.1% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.66% | 48.77% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.74% | 44.18% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63.1% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 65.3% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71.7% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.42% | 65.61% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.26% | 82.85% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.3% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 60.6% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.87% | 60.93% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.69% | 62.31% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 58.5% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.5% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 57.2% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 61.02% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.91% | 55.73% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.12% | 74.43% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.65% | 88.16% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.87% | 94.58% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.71% | 95.33% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.95% | 96.24% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.5% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 85.6% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.77% | 82.08% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.89% | 79.64% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 83.86% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80.37% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.53% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.12% | 72.59% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 82.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 80.8% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 86% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.49% | 87.36% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.44% | 87.4% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.15% | 88.22% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.47% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.29% | 86.38% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.12% | 84.89% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.6% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.7% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.62% | 83.68% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.87% | 82.82% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.64% | 81.95% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.94% | 83.08% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.59% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.33% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.1% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.6% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 87.3% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.29% | 87.08% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.66% | 82.64% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 73.47% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 77.3% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.3% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 81.1% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.82% | 79.81% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 74.73% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.27% | 83.77% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.97% | 75.09% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.78% | 71.48% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.76% | 69.37% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.11% | 95.7% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.88% | 98.41% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.65% | 98.59% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 96.7% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 97.3% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 95.6% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.77% | 90.6% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.64% | 96.09% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.32% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.35% | 92.49% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.52% | 92.8% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.86% | 91.77% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.4% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 97.5% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.2% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.56% | 91.47% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.42% | 97.72% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.78% | 96.35% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.67% | 95.06% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.05% | 96.82% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.92% | 96.43% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97.9% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.56% | 92.03% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.99% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.37% | 95.78% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.82% | 93.56% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.99% | 96.08% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.91% | 95.56% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.2% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.4% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 95.6% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.26% | 90.49% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.09% | 96.31% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.57% | 94.19% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.5% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.8% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94.8% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.26% | 89.62% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.22% | 94.03% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.35% | 92.93% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.77% | 91.95% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.05% | 89.62% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.15% | 92.1% | 89.74% |
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* Tuscaloosa Co High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.