Arcadia Elementary, 3740 Arcadia Drive: pre-K to fifth grade, 338 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded B with 85 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website and principal’s message; Tuscaloosa City Schools’ schools directory, zoning map and feeder patterns; the district’s 2026-27 calendar; the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25; and the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24.
Arcadia Elementary, off Arcadia Drive in east Tuscaloosa, is one of four elementary schools in the Paul W. Bryant High zone. It teaches pre-K through fifth grade. Alabama graded Arcadia a B, with 85 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 205-759-3567, 3740 Arcadia Drive
- School website: arcadia.tuscaloosacityschools.com
- Enrolling a new student: online registration through PowerSchool, linked from the district’s enrollment page. Central Office: 205-759-3700, 1210 Almon Ave.
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s zoning map, or Student Services at 205-759-3502
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Department, 205-247-2400
| Address | 3740 Arcadia Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 |
| Phone | 205-759-3567 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Tuscaloosa City Schools |
| Goes on to | Eastwood Middle, then Paul W. Bryant High |
| State school code | 200-0020 |
Principal
Principal Gladys L. Wright, according to the school’s principal’s message. She writes that she is in her sixth year leading Arcadia.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 338 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, down from 342 a year earlier.
- Federal count: 420 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher.
The two counts are taken at different times and by different rules, so they do not match.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days) and progress in English language proficiency, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.
2024-25 grade: B, 85 points, unchanged from the 2023-24 card. Tuscaloosa City Schools as a whole earned a B, with 86 points.
| Indicator | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 68.24 | 71.85 |
| Academic growth | 100 | 94.78 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 14.46% | 10.97% |
Arcadia’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site. The card lists Arcadia as a schoolwide Title I school.
Attendance zone
Check an address with the district’s zoning map: type the address, click the blue box on it and the map shows the elementary, middle and high school zones. Zones do not follow the city limits.
In the district’s feeder patterns, Arcadia is one of four elementary schools in the Bryant zone, with Skyland, Southview and Woodland Forrest. Arcadia students go on to Eastwood Middle and then Paul W. Bryant High.
Families can also apply for the district’s specialty schools, which take students from every zone: Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools-Elementary for grades 1 to 5, and the middle grades at The Alberta School of Performing Arts and Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools-Middle, according to the district’s specialty schools page.
Calendar
Arcadia follows Tuscaloosa City Schools’ 2026-27 calendar (district calendars are on its calendar page). Coming dates:
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-27: fall break and Thanksgiving holidays, schools closed
- Friday, Dec. 18: half day for students, end of the first semester
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter holidays, schools closed; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6
On scheduled half days, elementary schools dismiss at 11:30 a.m., the calendar says. The district does not publish daily bell times on its website; call the front office for start and dismissal times.
More
- The district’s schools directory, with every school’s address and phone
- Every public school in Tuscaloosa, with zones and report cards
- Our Tuscaloosa schools guide for the district calendar, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Arcadia Elementary serve?
Pre-K through fifth grade, according to the school and the Alabama state report card.
What is Arcadia Elementary’s state report card grade?
Arcadia earned a B, with 85 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, the same score as a year earlier.
Which middle and high school does Arcadia Elementary feed into?
Eastwood Middle, then Paul W. Bryant High, according to the district’s feeder patterns.
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