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Underwood Elementary School
4725 Hwy 157
Florence AL, 35633, Lauderdale County
Phone: 256-764-8939
Ranking:
(73 out of 1,064, top 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Lauderdale 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: | 19 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 367 | 369 | 326 | 325 | 339 | 313 | 303 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 55 | 15.0% | 61 | 16.5% | 49 | 15.0% | 56 | 17.2% | 74 | 21.8% | 61 | 19.5% | 53 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 14.4% | 56 | 15.2% | 55 | 16.9% | 63 | 19.4% | 57 | 16.8% | 50 | 16.0% | 44 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 58 | 15.8% | 59 | 16.0% | 63 | 19.3% | 50 | 15.4% | 49 | 14.5% | 45 | 14.4% | 42 | 13.9% |
Grade 3: | 58 | 15.8% | 66 | 17.9% | 45 | 13.8% | 46 | 14.2% | 45 | 13.3% | 39 | 12.5% | 47 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 17.4% | 42 | 11.4% | 43 | 13.2% | 38 | 11.7% | 36 | 10.6% | 46 | 14.7% | 40 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 37 | 10.1% | 48 | 13.0% | 40 | 12.3% | 35 | 10.8% | 40 | 11.8% | 37 | 11.8% | 38 | 12.5% |
Grade 6: | 41 | 11.2% | 36 | 9.8% | 31 | 9.5% | 36 | 11.1% | 37 | 10.9% | 35 | 11.2% | 39 | 12.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 199 | 54.2% | 197 | 53.4% | 162 | 49.7% | 168 | 51.7% | 170 | 50.1% | 151 | 48.2% | 143 | 47.2% |
Female: | 168 | 45.8% | 172 | 46.6% | 164 | 50.3% | 157 | 48.3% | 161 | 47.5% | 154 | 49.2% | 156 | 51.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
Black: | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
White: | 359 | 97.8% | 361 | 97.8% | 324 | 99.4% | 323 | 99.4% | 335 | 98.8% | 308 | 98.4% | 297 | 98.0% |
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 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 34.1% | 131 | 35.5% | 126 | 38.7% | 99 | 30.5% | 93 | 27.4% | 73 | 23.3% | 66 | 21.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.3% | 18 | 4.9% | 13 | 4.0% | 20 | 6.2% | 24 | 7.1% | 21 | 6.7% | 10 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.16 | 15.60 | 22.33 | 16.09 | 15.92 | 16.60 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 61.1% | 50.6% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 53.7% | 42.2% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 52% | 45% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.78% | 42.07% | 37.08% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.23% | 39.98% | 37.25% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 65.9% | 57.3% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 64.9% | 58.7% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 77.7% | 64% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.77% | 77.28% | 62.46% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.76% | 72.28% | 64.88% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 59.8% | 48.9% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 54.7% | 44.4% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 54.3% | 48.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.89% | 55.09% | 43.41% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.23% | 43.6% | 43.74% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 52.7% | 47% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 49.4% | 42.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 57.9% | 48.1% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.89% | 50.15% | 39.83% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.35% | 41.57% | 40.59% |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 84.8% | 74.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 84.9% | 77.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.44% | 86.04% | 77.41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.62% | 85.14% | 77.69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.14% | 88.62% | 79.37% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.46% | 87.28% | 80.13% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.36% | 83.55% | 83.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.56% | 82.45% | 85.23% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90.5% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 90.6% | 83.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.43% | 91.58% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.49% | 90.63% | 85.35% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.29% | 91.57% | 85.83% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.73% | 92.14% | 86.59% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.49% | 90.64% | 86.82% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 89.47% | 88.18% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 74.5% | 71.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 83.7% | 74% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82.2% | 77.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 86.21% | 78.31% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.84% | 87.41% | 78.93% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.16% | 79.12% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.89% | 83.98% | 81.26% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.37% | 88.49% | 82.42% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.38% | 82.99% | 85.24% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 78.3% | 76.9% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 89.7% | 83.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88.6% | 84.4% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.73% | 92.28% | 85.01% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.74% | 90.42% | 86.09% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.34% | 86.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.39% | 86.69% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.48% | 87.93% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.76% | 88.16% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.6% | 71.8% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.3% | 76.5% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.44% | 88.34% | 77.26% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 88.99% | 77.97% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.14% | 85.47% | 79.94% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.88% | 87.43% | 82.61% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 88.14% | 88.95% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.25% | 91.32% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 86.4% | 80.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 87.8% | 80.7% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.53% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.29% | 90.01% | 84.37% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.43% | 84.65% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.87% | 90.24% | 85.64% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.22% | 90.77% | 88.59% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.99% | 88.88% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 69.5% | 56% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 66.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84.5% | 74.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84.13% | 73.46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.11% | 83.13% | 71.9% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.84% | 87.83% | 74.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.29% | 85.69% | 76.94% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 84.38% | 77.64% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.28% | 82.83% | 77.16% |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 87.2% | 82.4% |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 81.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 88% | 83% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.6% | 84.87% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.36% | 91.72% | 86.61% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.97% | 93.77% | 86.2% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 90.51% | 86.13% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.06% | 93.71% | 88.19% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.43% | 90.8% | 88.35% |
ASA | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.45% | 79.11% | 69.84% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.23% | 80.23% | 73.2% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 87.01% | 77.35% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 84.98% | 78.77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.11% | 88.13% | 80.09% |
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* Underwood Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.