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University Place Middle School
2010 First Ave
Tuscaloosa AL, 35401, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-759-3664
Ranking: 
(926 out of 1,064, bottom 13%)*
(926 out of 1,064, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 144 | 134 | 150 | 152 | 157 | 141 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | 53 | 36.8% | 39 | 29.1% | 58 | 38.7% | 48 | 31.6% | 53 | 33.8% | 58 | 41.1% |
| Grade 7: | 41 | 28.5% | 57 | 42.5% | 44 | 29.3% | 49 | 32.2% | 59 | 37.6% | 41 | 29.1% |
| Grade 8: | 50 | 34.7% | 38 | 28.4% | 48 | 32.0% | 55 | 36.2% | 45 | 28.7% | 42 | 29.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 77 | 53.5% | 67 | 50.0% | 73 | 48.7% | 74 | 48.7% | 74 | 47.1% | 74 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 67 | 46.5% | 67 | 50.0% | 77 | 51.3% | 78 | 51.3% | 75 | 47.8% | 59 | 41.8% |
| 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% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.2% | 3 | 2.0% | 3 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 9.0% | 14 | 10.4% | 16 | 10.7% | 11 | 7.2% | 9 | 5.7% | 3 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 124 | 86.1% | 108 | 80.6% | 120 | 80.0% | 122 | 80.3% | 132 | 84.1% | 123 | 87.2% |
| White: | 5 | 3.5% | 8 | 6.0% | 10 | 6.7% | 15 | 9.9% | 15 | 9.6% | 15 | 10.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 82.6% | 111 | 82.8% | 119 | 79.3% | 116 | 76.3% | 123 | 78.3% | 109 | 77.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 3.5% | 9 | 6.7% | 10 | 6.7% | 6 | 3.9% | 13 | 8.3% | 12 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.73 | 8.40 | 10.12 | 9.92 | 9.72 | 11.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.44% | 53.8% | 56.16% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.65% | 66.39% | 65.55% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.06% | 64.55% | 62.72% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.65% | 58.07% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.67% | 57.43% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 62.32% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.91% | 72.26% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.93% | 74.45% | 77.16% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.16% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75.61% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | 83.03% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 79.82% | 88.35% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.11% | 54.07% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.45% | 55.23% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58.8% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.26% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 76.89% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.42% | 75.92% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78.94% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 84.55% | 86.25% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.62% | 53.48% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.77% | 67.75% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 71.92% | 78.62% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.61% | 64.06% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.44% | 63.32% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69.85% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 74.01% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 57.68% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.31% | 47.88% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55.74% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.98% | 75.67% |
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* University Place Middle 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.