Maxwell Elementary School

Summary:

Maxwell Elementary School is a public elementary school in Duncanville, Alabama, serving 539 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 90 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maxwell Elementary stands out for its student racial makeup, with a higher percentage of White students (59.93%) compared to nearby schools that have more African American and Hispanic students. The school has consistently outperformed the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages in English Language Arts and Science, though its Mathematics performance has been more mixed. Maxwell Elementary has also performed particularly well for its African American and Special Education student subgroups, often ranking in the top 40% of Alabama elementary schools.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 51.29% in 2021-2022 to 72.54% in 2022-2023. Additionally, while Maxwell Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Englewood Elementary and Cottondale Elementary, it is outperformed by the highly-ranked Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary, which is part of the Tuscaloosa City School District.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 11370 Monticello Dr
       Duncanville, AL  35456-9798


(205) 342-2656

District: Tuscaloosa County

SchoolDigger Rank:
236th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,661 Help


Students who attend Maxwell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Duncanville Middle School
High:    Hillcrest High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.5 Help
Number of students:  539

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.9%
African American:
25.8%
Hispanic:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Maxwell Elementary School ranks better than 65.5% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 6th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.9%), African American (25.8%), Hispanic (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maxwell Elementary School is 18.5. 11 elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Maxwell Elementary School is $8,661. 12 elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maxwell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Maxwell Elementary School 236th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Maxwell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Tuscaloosa County:

SchoolDigger ranks Tuscaloosa County 90th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Maxwell Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 27.05 496th 623 20.4%
2005 33.70 519th 688 24.6%
2006 26.77 577th 689 16.3%
2007 48.24 398th 698 43.0%
2008 53.93 337th 698 51.7%
2009 44.72 436th 696 37.4%
2010 46.68 449th 704 36.2%
2011 33.99 552nd 709 22.1%
2012 57.38 354th 696 49.1%
2013 65.00 253rd 696 63.6%
2014 70.65 167th 695 76.0%
2015 71.23 167th 691 75.8%
2016 65.05 222nd 691 67.9%
2017 62.76 231st 688 66.4%
2018 44.56 411th 680 39.6%
2019 54.80 314th 681 53.9%
2021 73.01 151st 692 78.2%
2022 67.55 199th 687 71.0%
2023 60.59 257th 680 62.2%
2024 63.39 236th 684 65.5%
See the entire list of Alabama Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 47.68 126th 280 55.0%
2018 32.10 239th 344 30.5%
2019 41.88 221st 392 43.6%
2021 68.54 70th 398 82.4%
2022 62.13 92nd 345 73.3%
2023 52.15 140th 373 62.5%
2024 50.96 164th 395 58.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.17 252nd 567 55.6%
2018 46.29 370th 651 43.2%
2019 60.58 237th 649 63.5%
2021 70.49 152nd 653 76.7%
2022 71.92 136th 651 79.1%
2023 63.18 210th 623 66.3%
2024 69.49 166th 670 75.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 61.46 224th 639 64.9%
2018 43.32 393rd 640 38.6%
2019 57.46 262nd 646 59.4%
2021 69.17 168th 656 74.4%
2022 75.17 132nd 656 79.9%
2023 61.46 241st 645 62.6%
2024 61.92 229th 650 64.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.61 238th 639 62.8%
2018 47.81 375th 650 42.3%
2019 50.92 325th 650 50.0%
2021 73.67 132nd 669 80.3%
2022 57.73 275th 669 58.9%
2023 57.79 268th 649 58.7%
2024 61.82 249th 655 62.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 57.75 105th 336 68.8%
2018 55.90 162nd 423 61.7%
2019 60.47 129th 426 69.7%
2021 60.71 130th 426 69.5%
2022 54.88 158th 426 62.9%
2023 52.20 174th 427 59.3%
2024 63.92 110th 420 73.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.65 36th 152 76.3%
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Rank History for White students at Maxwell Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.74 162nd 369 56.1%
2018 22.28 442nd 508 13.0%
2019 42.56 310th 529 41.4%
2021 71.19 122nd 539 77.4%
2022 64.31 162nd 540 70.0%
2023 57.85 202nd 528 61.7%
2024 55.48 225th 535 57.9%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Maxwell Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Maxwell Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 496 496
1989 390 139 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1990 393 138 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1991 428 137 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1992 433 118 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1993 350 81 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1994 370 94 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1995 415 93 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 509
1996 415 93 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 509
1997 451 115 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1998 465 134 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1999 450 137 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 591
2000 457 165 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 627
2001 429 189 0 7 0 n/a n/a 3 628
2002 367 173 0 7 2 n/a n/a 1 550
2003 367 173 0 7 2 n/a n/a 1 550
2004 399 162 0 3 1 n/a n/a 2 567
2005 374 151 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2006 382 136 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 528
2007 331 126 1 11 1 n/a n/a 4 474
2008 339 106 3 13 1 n/a n/a 0 462
2009 364 138 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2010 353 128 1 19 0 n/a n/a 4 505
2011 344 136 1 26 0 0 3 0 510
2012 350 130 0 24 0 0 9 0 513
2013 368 136 1 37 0 0 10 0 552
2014 366 137 1 37 0 0 7 0 548
2015 358 128 1 49 0 0 10 0 546
2016 337 124 1 47 0 0 14 0 523
2017 332 136 1 38 0 0 12 0 519
2018 334 140 1 44 0 0 12 0 531
2019 359 143 1 48 1 1 8 0 561
2020 368 130 0 52 1 0 8 0 559
2021 362 146 0 47 1 0 11 0 567
2022 332 135 0 56 0 0 21 0 544
2023 323 139 0 55 0 0 22 0 539

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Maxwell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 25.0 19.8 0
1989 529 27.0 19.5 n/a
1990 531 28.0 18.9 0
1991 566 30.0 18.8 n/a
1992 552 30.0 18.4 n/a
1993 432 25.0 17.3 n/a
1994 465 25.8 18.0 n/a
1995 509 30.2 16.9 n/a
1996 509 30.2 16.9 n/a
1997 566 32.4 17.5 38.3
1998 600 36.6 16.4 41.5
1999 591 41.0 14.4 49.2
2000 627 41.0 15.3 50.9
2001 628 42.0 15.0 57.3
2002 550 38.0 14.4 57.4
2003 550 38.0 14.4 57.4
2004 567 40.5 14.0 62.8
2005 527 41.0 12.9 64.5
2006 528 41.0 12.9 62.5
2007 474 42.0 11.3 58.5
2008 462 34.0 13.6 49.4
2009 524 31.7 16.4 51.5
2010 505 29.0 17.4 62.7
2011 510 27.0 18.8 55.9
2012 513 26.5 19.3 67.4
2013 552 32.3 17.0 69.4
2014 548 29.0 18.8 67.2
2015 546 29.0 18.8 62.8
2016 523 29.0 18.0 57.6
2017 519 29.0 17.8 60.9
2018 531 26.0 20.4 68.2
2019 561 27.0 20.7 63.1
2020 559 29.0 19.2 64.9
2021 567 27.0 21.0 56.8
2022 544 26.0 20.9 51.3
2023 539 29.0 18.5 72.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Maxwell Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 25.0 19.8 0
1989 529 27.0 19.5 n/a
1990 531 28.0 18.9 0
1991 566 30.0 18.8 n/a
1992 552 30.0 18.4 n/a
1993 432 25.0 17.3 n/a
1994 465 25.8 18.0 n/a
1995 509 30.2 16.9 n/a
1996 509 30.2 16.9 n/a
1997 566 32.4 17.5 38.3
1998 600 36.6 16.4 41.5
1999 591 41.0 14.4 49.2
2000 627 41.0 15.3 50.9
2001 628 42.0 15.0 57.3
2002 550 38.0 14.4 57.4
2003 550 38.0 14.4 57.4
2004 567 40.5 14.0 62.8
2005 527 41.0 12.9 64.5
2006 528 41.0 12.9 62.5
2007 474 42.0 11.3 58.5
2008 462 34.0 13.6 49.4
2009 524 31.7 16.4 51.5
2010 505 29.0 17.4 62.7
2011 510 27.0 18.8 55.9
2012 513 26.5 19.3 67.4
2013 552 32.3 17.0 69.4
2014 548 29.0 18.8 67.2
2015 546 29.0 18.8 62.8
2016 523 29.0 18.0 57.6
2017 519 29.0 17.8 60.9
2018 531 26.0 20.4 68.2
2019 561 27.0 20.7 63.1
2020 559 29.0 19.2 64.9
2021 567 27.0 21.0 56.8
2022 544 26.0 20.9 51.3
2023 539 29.0 18.5 72.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Maxwell Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,340 (15.5%) $7,298 (84.3%) $8,661

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Maxwell Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 314th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 257th of 680 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Maxwell Elementary School)66.324.7
 41.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa County)54.337.2
 17.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Maxwell Elementary School)58.851.4
 7.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa County)47.734.6
 13.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Maxwell Elementary School)47.135.4
 11.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa County)4631
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students561539
 3.9%
African American143139
 2.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic4855
 14.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White359323
 10%
Two or More Races822
 175%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.1%72.5%
 9.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Maxwell Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 539 students attended Maxwell Elementary School.

Students at Maxwell Elementary School are 60% White, 26% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Maxwell Elementary School ranks 236th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Maxwell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Duncanville Middle School
High : Hillcrest High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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