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Vance Elementary School

Summary:

Vance Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 499 students in grades PK-5 in Vance, Alabama, which is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District. While the school has some strengths, it faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students consistently underperforming compared to county and state averages.

Vance Elementary School's academic performance is a concern, with proficiency rates in Mathematics ranging from just 9.33% to 28.95% and English Language Arts proficiency rates from 36.11% to 56% - all well below the county and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 193 out of 695 Alabama elementary schools in 2013-2014 to its current ranking of 523 out of 684, placing it in the bottom quarter of schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking near the bottom for Hispanic and White students, as well as for students with special needs and those from low-income backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Maxwell Elementary School, Vance Elementary consistently underperforms, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points lower. This may be due in part to the school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which suggests a lower socioeconomic status among the student population. Additionally, Vance Elementary has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, which may impact the school's ability to provide individualized attention and support to students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 18202 Hwy 11 N
       Vance, AL  35490

(205) 342-2697

District: Tuscaloosa County

SchoolDigger Rank:
523rd of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,576 Help


Students who attend Vance Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Brookwood Middle School
High:    Brookwood High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  491

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.5%
African American:
20.4%
Hispanic:
18.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.5% Help


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Compare Details Vance Elementary School ranks worse than 76.5% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 14th 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 23.7. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Vance Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59.5%), African American (20.4%), Hispanic (18.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vance Elementary School is 16.2, which is the 7th best among 17 elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vance Elementary School is $8,576. 14 elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vance Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Vance Elementary School 523rd of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Vance Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 Vance Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 65.85 185th 623 70.3%
2005 53.25 337th 688 51.0%
2006 60.30 265th 689 61.5%
2007 35.68 521st 698 25.4%
2008 37.64 505th 698 27.7%
2009 44.19 442nd 696 36.5%
2010 50.68 404th 704 42.6%
2011 46.20 468th 709 34.0%
2012 54.85 383rd 696 45.0%
2013 61.82 293rd 696 57.9%
2014 67.80 191st 695 72.5%
2015 67.27 193rd 691 72.1%
2016 67.16 204th 691 70.5%
2017 51.33 351st 688 49.0%
2018 36.16 453rd 680 33.4%
2019 40.46 435th 681 36.1%
2021 41.17 409th 692 40.9%
2022 33.08 460th 687 33.0%
2023 27.35 498th 680 26.8%
2024 23.70 523rd 684 23.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 38.73 79th 131 39.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 71.16 48th 280 82.9%
2018 65.86 75th 344 78.2%
2019 44.63 207th 392 47.2%
2021 41.85 206th 398 48.2%
2022 26.02 283rd 345 18.0%
2023 18.08 343rd 373 8.0%
2024 17.72 364th 395 7.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.61 383rd 567 32.5%
2018 28.55 503rd 651 22.7%
2019 39.27 413th 649 36.4%
2021 48.51 335th 653 48.7%
2022 40.81 396th 651 39.2%
2023 21.46 513th 623 17.7%
2024 22.31 540th 670 19.4%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 59.68 239th 639 62.6%
2018 40.35 415th 640 35.2%
2019 46.03 376th 646 41.8%
2021 39.85 396th 656 39.6%
2022 33.90 443rd 656 32.5%
2023 29.61 466th 645 27.8%
2024 22.40 514th 650 20.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 42.53 390th 639 39.0%
2018 33.63 451st 650 30.6%
2019 39.07 414th 650 36.3%
2021 42.92 378th 669 43.5%
2022 32.41 446th 669 33.3%
2023 26.08 487th 649 25.0%
2024 27.05 485th 655 26.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.40 165th 426 61.3%
2021 49.55 179th 426 58.0%
2022 30.20 310th 426 27.2%
2023 32.04 298th 427 30.2%
2024 46.05 200th 420 52.4%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.27 63rd 140 55.0%
2019 32.04 117th 152 23.0%
2021 35.82 108th 164 34.1%
2022 17.04 159th 175 9.1%
2023 17.42 169th 184 8.2%
2024 21.82 175th 196 10.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.95 46th 59 22.0%
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Rank History for White students at Vance Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.75 231st 369 37.4%
2018 17.55 470th 508 7.5%
2019 28.81 419th 529 20.8%
2021 28.27 412th 539 23.6%
2022 28.00 411th 540 23.9%
2023 17.67 474th 528 10.2%
2024 14.05 499th 535 6.7%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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

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Reviews:
by a teacher
Sunday, June 7, 2020

Open Quote Vance has a wonderful family atmosphere with great community support, loving and caring teachers, supportive parents, and precious students. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Open Quote I have had children at Vance for 7 years and have been very please not only with the quality of education, but with the care and concern that I have seen from staff towards my children. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Vance 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 385 385
1989 341 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1990 336 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1991 390 34 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1992 380 37 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 417
1993 385 41 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1994 384 36 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1995 397 47 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 452
1996 397 47 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 452
1997 458 40 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1998 442 36 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1999 476 36 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 519
2000 474 38 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 519
2001 514 36 0 7 0 n/a n/a 7 564
2002 444 25 0 5 0 n/a n/a 2 476
2003 444 25 0 5 0 n/a n/a 2 476
2004 448 31 0 6 0 n/a n/a 8 493
2005 469 33 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 510
2006 469 31 0 5 0 n/a n/a 3 508
2007 501 28 0 7 0 n/a n/a 4 540
2008 537 32 0 12 1 n/a n/a 0 582
2009 388 34 1 16 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2010 380 37 1 14 1 n/a n/a 3 436
2011 385 43 0 10 1 0 3 0 442
2012 380 35 0 12 1 0 3 0 431
2013 363 42 2 17 1 0 12 0 437
2014 380 50 2 17 0 0 11 0 460
2015 360 55 2 21 0 0 13 0 451
2016 389 46 2 31 1 0 15 0 484
2017 377 45 2 48 2 0 11 0 485
2018 379 58 0 64 2 0 9 0 512
2019 361 67 0 74 1 0 5 0 508
2020 361 69 0 80 2 0 6 0 518
2021 335 73 0 73 3 0 6 0 490
2022 321 97 0 67 3 0 11 0 499
2023 313 101 0 71 4 0 10 0 499
2024 292 100 0 90 2 0 7 0 491

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 Vance Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 385 20.0 19.2 0
1989 365 20.0 18.2 n/a
1990 371 19.0 19.5 0
1991 424 21.0 20.1 n/a
1992 417 20.0 20.8 n/a
1993 426 24.0 17.8 n/a
1994 420 23.8 17.6 n/a
1995 452 26.0 17.4 n/a
1996 452 26.0 17.4 n/a
1997 504 26.4 19.1 25.4
1998 482 29.4 16.4 28.4
1999 519 33.0 15.7 47.4
2000 519 34.0 15.3 29.1
2001 564 35.0 16.1 50.1
2002 476 29.0 16.3 46.8
2003 476 29.0 16.3 46.8
2004 493 29.0 17.0 48.2
2005 510 30.0 17.0 48.8
2006 508 31.0 16.3 43.4
2007 540 34.0 15.9 42.7
2008 582 35.0 16.6 44.2
2009 440 26.7 16.3 47.5
2010 436 25.0 17.4 55.7
2011 442 31.0 14.2 49.8
2012 431 30.0 14.3 52.7
2013 437 34.0 12.8 51.5
2014 460 29.0 15.8 52.6
2015 451 25.0 18.0 52.5
2016 484 27.0 17.9 42.8
2017 485 27.0 17.9 56.3
2018 512 27.0 18.9 58.2
2019 508 28.0 18.1 56.3
2020 518 28.0 18.5 57.1
2021 490 30.0 16.3 54.5
2022 499 23.0 21.6 39.7
2023 499 26.5 18.8 69.3
2024 491 30.3 16.2 69.5

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 Vance Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 385 20.0 19.2 0
1989 365 20.0 18.2 n/a
1990 371 19.0 19.5 0
1991 424 21.0 20.1 n/a
1992 417 20.0 20.8 n/a
1993 426 24.0 17.8 n/a
1994 420 23.8 17.6 n/a
1995 452 26.0 17.4 n/a
1996 452 26.0 17.4 n/a
1997 504 26.4 19.1 25.4
1998 482 29.4 16.4 28.4
1999 519 33.0 15.7 47.4
2000 519 34.0 15.3 29.1
2001 564 35.0 16.1 50.1
2002 476 29.0 16.3 46.8
2003 476 29.0 16.3 46.8
2004 493 29.0 17.0 48.2
2005 510 30.0 17.0 48.8
2006 508 31.0 16.3 43.4
2007 540 34.0 15.9 42.7
2008 582 35.0 16.6 44.2
2009 440 26.7 16.3 47.5
2010 436 25.0 17.4 55.7
2011 442 31.0 14.2 49.8
2012 431 30.0 14.3 52.7
2013 437 34.0 12.8 51.5
2014 460 29.0 15.8 52.6
2015 451 25.0 18.0 52.5
2016 484 27.0 17.9 42.8
2017 485 27.0 17.9 56.3
2018 512 27.0 18.9 58.2
2019 508 28.0 18.1 56.3
2020 518 28.0 18.5 57.1
2021 490 30.0 16.3 54.5
2022 499 23.0 21.6 39.7
2023 499 26.5 18.8 69.3
2024 491 30.3 16.2 69.5

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 Vance Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,485 (17.3%) $7,067 (82.4%) $8,576

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Vance 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 435th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 498th of 680 Elementary schools
 9.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Vance Elementary School)44.713.9
 30.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa County)54.337.2
 17.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Vance Elementary School)43.413.3
 30%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tuscaloosa County)47.734.6
 13.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Vance Elementary School)40.418.3
 22.1%
   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 Students508499
 1.8%
African American67101
 50.7%
American Indian14
 300%
Asian00
Hispanic7471
 4.1%
Pacific Islander00
White361313
 13.3%
Two or More Races510
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.3%69.3%
 13%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Vance Elementary School

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

Middle : Brookwood Middle School
High : Brookwood High School

Vance Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 491 students attended Vance Elementary School.

Students at Vance Elementary School are 59% White, 20% African American, 18% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.


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