Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary
Magnet · Grades 1–5 · 324 students
University Place Elementary School
2000 First Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
570
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Tuscaloosa City
Tuscaloosa County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 623 Alabama elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alabama elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About University Place Elementary School
University Place Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Tuscaloosa City. The school is located in a midsize city in Tuscaloosa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 570 students were enrolled, with about 15 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Alabama elementary school (16.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 623 Alabama elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 570 students
- Students per teacher
- 15 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Tuscaloosa City
- County
- Tuscaloosa County
- NCES school ID
- 010336001266
Schools near University Place Elementary School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.