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Matthews Elementary School vs THE CAPITOL SCHOOL

THE CAPITOL SCHOOL has a higher overall rating of 6.8/10 compared to 5.1/10. Matthews Elementary School is significantly larger with 390 students, about 3.2× the size of THE CAPITOL SCHOOL (121).

Ratings Comparison

MetricMatthews Elementary SchoolTHE CAPITOL SCHOOL
Overall Rating5.1 / 106.8 / 10
Academic Score6.4
Growth Score4.2
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch88.7%
Environment Score5.5
State Rank#1,032 of 1,356#67 of 207
State Percentile24th68th

Test Scores

SubjectMatthews Elementary SchoolTHE CAPITOL SCHOOL
Math Proficiency82.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency82.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailMatthews Elementary SchoolTHE CAPITOL SCHOOL
TypeElementary SchoolSchool
GradesPre-K – 4thPre-K – 12th
Enrollment390121
Student-Teacher Ratio17.0:112.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch88.7%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)25.4%
DistrictTuscaloosa County
CityNorthportTuscaloosa

Student Demographics

Matthews Elementary School

Not available

THE CAPITOL SCHOOL

White
64.5%
Black
20.7%
Two or More
11.6%
Hispanic
1.7%
Asian
1.7%

Neighborhood

MetricNorthport (35476)Tuscaloosa (35401)
Median Household Income$59,545$30,031
Median Home Value$196,800$141,100
Median Rent$940$911
College Educated (Bachelor's+)23.1%26.6%
Poverty Rate24.4%38.1%
Avg Commute16 min