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Cottondale Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2301 Cottondale Ln
Cottondale, AL 35453
Phone
(205) 342-2642
District
Tuscaloosa County
County
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
447
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.7% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Cottondale Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
25%
52%
32%
63%
17%
42%
25%
52%
32%
63%
17%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
32%
48%
41%
58%
23%
38%
32%
48%
41%
58%
23%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
31%
50%
40%
63%
22%
37%
31%
50%
40%
63%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
17
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 36 8.1%
Kindergarten 59 13.2%
Grade 1 82 18.3%
Grade 2 86 19.2%
Grade 3 68 15.2%
Grade 4 52 11.6%
Grade 5 64 14.3%
Total 447 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.9% 54.4% 53.1%
Black 29.7% 31.7% 32.7%
Hispanic 29.7% 13.0% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.7% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.1% 61.6% 60.7%
Free lunch eligible 60.0% 56.0% 55.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 5.6% 5.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 127,742 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 101.4 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.4% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 47,580 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.6% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.8% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.7% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.2% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.3% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.8% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.6% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,321 $121,548,000 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $911 $17,516,000 7.3%
Staff $370 $7,110,000 2.9%
General Administration $199 $3,830,000 1.6%
School Administration $711 $13,674,000 5.7%
Operation $1,144 $22,005,000 9.1%
Transportation $564 $10,844,000 4.5%
Other $135 $2,599,000 1.1%
Total Support $4,035 $77,578,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,203 $42,361,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $12,559 $241,487,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,660 $4,986,044,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $892 $667,831,000 6.6%
Staff $530 $397,090,000 3.9%
General Administration $319 $238,835,000 2.3%
School Administration $683 $511,541,000 5.0%
Operation $1,140 $853,197,000 8.4%
Transportation $570 $427,092,000 4.2%
Other $285 $213,397,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,420 $3,308,983,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,521 $1,887,249,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,601 $10,182,276,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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