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Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tuscaloosa City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Central Elementary School enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 250 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 14% |
| White | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 297 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Central Elementary School is one of 20 schools in Tuscaloosa City, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The district serves 11,230 students district-wide and employs 641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Central Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
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