📍 2301 Cottondale Ln, Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, 35453
Cottondale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tuscaloosa County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Cottondale Elementary School enrolls 451 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 28% Black or African American and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 127 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
378 of the school's 451 students (84%) 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.
Cottondale Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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.
Cottondale Elementary School is one of 36 schools in Tuscaloosa County, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The district serves 19,278 students district-wide and employs 1,036 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, Cottondale Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.
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