📍 1225 Rice Mine Road, Northport, Tuscaloosa County, 35476
Matthews Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Northport, Tuscaloosa County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tuscaloosa County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
Matthews Elementary School enrolls 401 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 236 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 35% |
| White | 21 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 401 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.
Matthews 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-40.
Matthews 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 401 students, Matthews Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.
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