186:
288:-area historic district asked the board members to consider assigning its area to majority-white schools, even though majority-black schools were closer, the board granted their request one day later, on May 3, 2007, when it voted 5–3 to establish the plan, with the three no votes being two black board members and Virginia Powell, a white board member who held the seat of the district including the university area.
268:, would be pliable to lifting the court order. With the new school established, the district then asked for the entire desegregation order to be removed. To convince black leaders to appear at the federal hearings so they could give support to ending the desegregation order, white leaders suggested a
431:
Statewide testing ranks the schools in
Alabama. Those in the bottom six percent are listed as "failing." As of early 2018, both Paul W. Bryant High School and Central High School were included in this category. But, in the 2018–2019 school year, Central High School was removed from the failing school
279:
released the district from its desegregation agreement in 1998. The district board voted to reorganize the middle schools into four in 1999. In August 2000 they voted to establish two new high schools and carve out three attendance zones, and
Central High had a much smaller attendance zone serving a
259:
to build a plant there. Influential politicians and influential people privately wished to create some majority-white schools fearing that the remaining white population would otherwise leave. The leaders made public statements that they wished to remove the desegregation order since it required the
381:
Tuscaloosa district officials proposed establishing the school and asking federal officials to allow them to do so, in 1993, as a way of seeing if the federal courts were pliable to lifting the whole desegregation order. Judge
Blackburn accepted the formation of the school in 1995. Tuscaloosa
172:
There are approximately 10,000 students enrolled in
Tuscaloosa City Schools. The Tuscaloosa City Schools provides instruction to more than 10,000 Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students throughout metropolitan Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Twenty-three schools comprise the district, including 12
173:
elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 3 campuses dedicated to specialty education: one for students with special needs and those receiving alternative education, a school for students studying performing arts, and a career technical facility for grades 9 – 12.
382:
officials at the time stated about half of the students would be white and the other half would be black. Initially, its student body was 24% black, and by 2014 it was 9% black. It was one of the schools in the district with the highest student performance metrics.
263:
The district proposed establishing a new elementary school in the majority-white Rock Quarry area in 1993, and the court granted this action in 1995; the district did this to check if the federal court system, which was becoming increasingly
283:
In 2007 district officials felt alarmed as 22% of the total number of students were white, and a hotly-debated proposal to require more students to return to attendance zones was raised. After the association of the
251:
and majority-white private schools so that in 1994 white students made up less than 33% of the total students. The district had 10,300 students in 1995. Around the late 1980s/early 1990s
228:
started an effort to make
Tuscaloosa schools racially integrated. In 1979 a desegregation agreement was instituted by a federal judge requiring the district to have a single high school,
216:
In 1884 the municipal government established the district, which had 247 white students and 173 black students in its first year. The schools remained segregated racially after
280:
majority black student body, while the other two schools, had whiter student bodies. The performance of
Central High School drastically declined after the change.
869:
623:
859:
672:
305:
229:
864:
486:
854:
686:
441:
616:
265:
82:
255:
chose not to locate a plant in
Tuscaloosa because of the performance of the public schools, and by 1993 the city leadership wanted
677:
310:
31:
420:
715:
646:
240:
for black students); the agreement also meant the district reorganized the middle school system to have three middle schools.
708:
415:
260:
school system to get approval from the court for repairs and because not having neighborhood schools reduced its prestige.
609:
820:
761:
691:
217:
667:
315:
225:
248:
567:
540:
331:
233:
815:
703:
285:
798:
632:
158:
50:
825:
696:
493:
736:
325:
237:
720:
276:
154:
777:
756:
185:
848:
256:
252:
166:
66:
545:
269:
244:
513:
169:. The district's boundaries include almost all of the city limits of Tuscaloosa.
243:
White students made up the majority of the district's students around 1979.
568:"Failing Alabama public schools: 75 on newest list, most are high schools"
594:
461:
142:
162:
56:
601:
487:"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tuscaloosa County, AL"
30:
221:
605:
180:
220:. In 1969 the district had 13,500 students. In 1975 the
197:
808:
790:
770:
749:
729:
655:
639:
516:– Tuscaloosa City Schools. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
138:
133:
125:
117:
112:
104:
96:
88:
78:
73:
37:
23:
291:Paul McKendrick became superintendent in 2011.
350:The Alberta School of Performing Arts (PreK-8)
617:
8:
534:
532:
530:
528:
526:
524:
522:
767:
726:
624:
610:
602:
421:Tuscaloosa Career & Technology Academy
29:
20:
372:Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
272:of building new schools in black areas.
453:
539:Hanna-Jones, Nikole (April 16, 2014).
541:"Resegregation in the American South"
416:The Alberta School of Performing Arts
412:New Heights Community Resource Center
7:
870:School districts established in 1884
393:Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools—Elementary
442:List of school districts in Alabama
462:"Tuscaloosa City Schools Homepage"
402:Woodland Forrest Elementary School
396:University Place Elementary School
14:
860:Education in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
353:Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools—Middle
184:
716:Shelton State Community College
865:1884 establishments in Alabama
378:Rock Quarry Elementary School
1:
41:
232:when it previously had two (
855:School districts in Alabama
821:Tuscaloosa National Airport
762:DCH Regional Medical Center
692:Holy Spirit Catholic School
390:Southview Elementary School
224:Legal Defense Fund and the
218:Brown v. Board of Education
886:
687:American Christian Academy
570:. AL.COM. January 25, 2018
316:Paul W. Bryant High School
226:U.S. Department of Justice
16:School district in Alabama
835:
466:tuscaloosacityschools.com
387:Skyland Elementary School
375:Oakdale Elementary School
369:Central Elementary School
366:Arcadia Elementary School
249:Tuscaloosa County Schools
143:tuscaloosacityschools.com
42:
28:
837:This list is incomplete.
399:Verner Elementary School
347:Northridge Middle School
663:Tuscaloosa City Schools
247:began to occur towards
236:for white students and
151:Tuscaloosa City Schools
24:Tuscaloosa City Schools
356:Westlawn Middle School
344:Eastwood Middle School
332:Tuscaloosa High School
311:Northridge High School
234:Tuscaloosa High School
816:Hugh R. Thomas Bridge
704:University of Alabama
286:University of Alabama
334:(for white students)
328:(for black students)
100:Dr. Michael J. Daria
74:District information
799:The Tuscaloosa News
633:Tuscaloosa, Alabama
306:Central High School
230:Central High School
826:Tuscaloosa station
697:Tuscaloosa Academy
494:U.S. Census Bureau
361:Elementary schools
196:. You can help by
113:Students and staff
842:
841:
786:
785:
745:
744:
668:Paul W. Bryant HS
326:Druid High School
238:Druid High School
214:
213:
157:headquartered in
148:
147:
134:Other information
877:
768:
727:
721:Stillman College
626:
619:
612:
603:
598:
597:
595:Official website
580:
579:
577:
575:
564:
558:
557:
555:
553:
536:
517:
511:
505:
504:
502:
500:
491:
483:
477:
476:
474:
472:
458:
277:Sharon Blackburn
209:
206:
188:
181:
69:
63:
59:
44:1210 21st Avenue
33:
21:
885:
884:
880:
879:
878:
876:
875:
874:
845:
844:
843:
838:
831:
804:
782:
766:
741:
725:
651:
635:
630:
593:
592:
589:
584:
583:
573:
571:
566:
565:
561:
551:
549:
538:
537:
520:
512:
508:
498:
496:
489:
485:
484:
480:
470:
468:
460:
459:
455:
450:
438:
429:
427:Failing schools
409:
363:
341:
302:
297:
210:
204:
201:
194:needs expansion
179:
155:school district
65:
64:
61:
55:
53:
48:
45:
17:
12:
11:
5:
883:
881:
873:
872:
867:
862:
857:
847:
846:
840:
839:
836:
833:
832:
830:
829:
823:
818:
812:
810:
809:Transportation
806:
805:
803:
802:
794:
792:
788:
787:
784:
783:
781:
780:
778:Partlow Center
774:
772:
765:
764:
759:
757:Bryce Hospital
753:
751:
747:
746:
743:
742:
740:
739:
733:
731:
724:
723:
718:
713:
712:
711:
700:
699:
694:
689:
683:
682:
681:
680:
675:
670:
659:
657:
653:
652:
650:
649:
643:
641:
637:
636:
631:
629:
628:
621:
614:
606:
600:
599:
588:
587:External links
585:
582:
581:
559:
518:
506:
478:
452:
451:
449:
446:
445:
444:
437:
434:
428:
425:
424:
423:
418:
413:
408:
407:Other campuses
405:
404:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
384:
383:
376:
373:
370:
367:
362:
359:
358:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
340:
339:Middle schools
337:
336:
335:
329:
319:
318:
313:
308:
301:
298:
296:
293:
212:
211:
191:
189:
178:
175:
146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
97:Superintendent
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
71:
70:
49:
46:
43:
40:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
882:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
852:
850:
834:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
813:
811:
807:
801:
800:
796:
795:
793:
789:
779:
776:
775:
773:
769:
763:
760:
758:
755:
754:
752:
748:
738:
735:
734:
732:
728:
722:
719:
717:
714:
710:
707:
706:
705:
702:
701:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
684:
679:
678:Northridge HS
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
665:
664:
661:
660:
658:
654:
648:
645:
644:
642:
638:
634:
627:
622:
620:
615:
613:
608:
607:
604:
596:
591:
590:
586:
569:
563:
560:
548:
547:
542:
535:
533:
531:
529:
527:
525:
523:
519:
515:
510:
507:
495:
488:
482:
479:
467:
463:
457:
454:
447:
443:
440:
439:
435:
433:
426:
422:
419:
417:
414:
411:
410:
406:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
380:
379:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
364:
360:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
342:
338:
333:
330:
327:
324:
323:
322:
317:
314:
312:
309:
307:
304:
303:
299:
294:
292:
289:
287:
281:
278:
273:
271:
267:
261:
258:
257:Mercedes-Benz
254:
250:
246:
241:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
208:
199:
195:
192:This section
190:
187:
183:
182:
176:
174:
170:
168:
167:United States
164:
160:
156:
152:
144:
141:
137:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:
81:
77:
72:
68:
67:United States
58:
52:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
797:
662:
572:. Retrieved
562:
550:. Retrieved
546:The Atlantic
544:
509:
497:. Retrieved
481:
469:. Retrieved
465:
456:
430:
320:
300:High schools
290:
282:
274:
270:quid pro quo
266:conservative
262:
245:White flight
242:
215:
205:January 2019
202:
198:adding to it
193:
171:
153:is a public
150:
149:
18:
574:January 26,
552:January 14,
849:Categories
673:Central HS
448:References
159:Tuscaloosa
51:Tuscaloosa
750:Landmarks
656:Education
514:Home Page
828:(Amtrak)
737:Druid HS
709:template
647:Timeline
499:June 18,
471:July 11,
436:See also
321:Former:
118:Students
92:Pre K-12
640:History
295:Schools
177:History
163:Alabama
139:Website
105:Schools
57:Alabama
47:Alabama
38:Address
771:Closed
730:Closed
432:list.
275:Judge
253:Saturn
121:10,500
89:Grades
83:Public
791:Media
490:(PDF)
222:NAACP
129:1,300
126:Staff
62:35401
576:2018
554:2019
501:2022
473:2017
79:Type
200:.
851::
543:.
521:^
492:.
464:.
165:,
161:,
108:23
60:,
54:,
625:e
618:t
611:v
578:.
556:.
503:.
475:.
207:)
203:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
