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Univ Place Elementary School
2000 First Ave
Tuscaloosa AL, 35401, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-759-3664
Ranking: 
(879 out of 1,064, bottom 17%)*
(879 out of 1,064, bottom 17%)*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: | 32 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 421 | 276 | 342 | 422 | 467 | 415 | 509 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 9.0% | 24 | 8.7% | 33 | 9.6% | 31 | 7.3% | 47 | 10.1% | 47 | 11.3% | 136 | 26.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 18.5% | 34 | 12.3% | 40 | 11.7% | 56 | 13.3% | 83 | 17.8% | 57 | 13.7% | 59 | 11.6% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 13.3% | 36 | 13.0% | 44 | 12.9% | 70 | 16.6% | 69 | 14.8% | 73 | 17.6% | 51 | 10.0% |
| Grade 2: | 57 | 13.5% | 33 | 12.0% | 54 | 15.8% | 68 | 16.1% | 71 | 15.2% | 58 | 14.0% | 71 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 15.0% | 51 | 18.5% | 59 | 17.3% | 59 | 14.0% | 67 | 14.3% | 63 | 15.2% | 71 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 15.4% | 50 | 18.1% | 56 | 16.4% | 71 | 16.8% | 70 | 15.0% | 63 | 15.2% | 56 | 11.0% |
| Grade 5: | 64 | 15.2% | 48 | 17.4% | 56 | 16.4% | 67 | 15.9% | 60 | 12.8% | 54 | 13.0% | 65 | 12.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 229 | 54.4% | 141 | 51.1% | 178 | 52.0% | 226 | 53.6% | 250 | 53.5% | 221 | 53.3% | 284 | 55.8% |
| Female: | 192 | 45.6% | 135 | 48.9% | 164 | 48.0% | 196 | 46.4% | 208 | 44.5% | 186 | 44.8% | 221 | 43.4% |
| 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: | 20 | 4.8% | 11 | 4.0% | 10 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 8.8% | 27 | 9.8% | 39 | 11.4% | 43 | 10.2% | 39 | 8.4% | 49 | 11.8% | 50 | 9.8% |
| Black: | 313 | 74.3% | 223 | 80.8% | 277 | 81.0% | 332 | 78.7% | 386 | 82.7% | 317 | 76.4% | 412 | 80.9% |
| White: | 39 | 9.3% | 12 | 4.3% | 13 | 3.8% | 38 | 9.0% | 34 | 7.3% | 45 | 10.8% | 43 | 8.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 64.4% | 211 | 76.4% | 261 | 76.3% | 332 | 78.7% | 333 | 71.3% | 273 | 65.8% | 249 | 48.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.5% | 11 | 4.0% | 21 | 6.1% | 18 | 4.3% | 25 | 5.4% | 34 | 8.2% | 37 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.01 | 9.62 | 11.93 | 11.84 | 17.76 | 15.90 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 49.8% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 37.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.8% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 33.15% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.61% | 32.66% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 57.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.8% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.16% | 62.91% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.31% | 63.38% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 45.2% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 38.6% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 39.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.13% | 39.1% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.65% | 45.07% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 50% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 40.3% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 42.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.53% | 38.91% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.69% | 37.79% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 54.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.77% | 66.75% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.71% | 60.27% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 64.58% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.52% | 64.11% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.19% | 72.92% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.48% | 81.28% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 73.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 73.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 73.13% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.14% | 77.18% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.59% | 76.35% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.89% | 74.13% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 79.27% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.57% | 84.84% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 64.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55.2% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 68.4% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 65.14% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.63% | 65.96% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.66% | 68.75% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.79% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.46% | 75.61% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.45% | 86.5% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 74.3% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 77.8% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 78.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 71.59% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.32% | 76.16% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 78.6% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.28% | 75.91% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.84% | 81.72% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.59% | 84.76% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 63.3% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 62.5% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.65% | 70.13% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.87% | 67.16% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.55% | 75.14% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 78.58% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.03% | 85.09% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.18% | 93.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 73% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.24% | 75.3% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.42% | 80.5% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.68% | 78.74% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 81.47% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.09% | 87.54% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.49% | 58.02% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 65.94% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.34% | 72.21% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.71% | 68.65% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 71.3% | 80.09% |
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* Univ Place 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.