📍 11950 Upper Hull Road, Moundville, Tuscaloosa County, 35474
Big Sandy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Moundville, Tuscaloosa County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tuscaloosa County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Big Sandy Elementary enrolls 480 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 43% Black or African American and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 207 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 480 students (54%) 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.
Big Sandy Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Big Sandy Elementary 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 480 students, Big Sandy Elementary is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
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