Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Middle, 315 McFarland Blvd. East: an IB school for grades 6 to 8 by application; A, 99 points, on the 2024-25 report card.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; its principal’s page; 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; the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24; the Census Bureau’s city boundary and the Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Elementary specialty school page for admission rules.
Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Middle shares a campus on McFarland Boulevard East with Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Elementary. It takes students from across the city district by application and has no attendance zone. It is an International Baccalaureate World School, a National Blue Ribbon School and a National School of Character, the school says on its profile. Alabama graded it an A, with 99 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 205-759-3653, 315 McFarland Blvd. East
- School website: tmsm.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.
- Admission: by application, open to students who live in the city district; see the district’s specialty schools page
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s zoning map
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Department, 205-247-2400
| Address | 315 McFarland Blvd. East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 |
| Phone | 205-759-3653 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Tuscaloosa City Schools |
| City of Tuscaloosa | Inside the city limits |
| Admission | By application, citywide |
| Program | International Baccalaureate World School |
| State school code | 200-0157 |
Principal
Principal Constance Pewee-Childs, according to the school’s principal page, where she writes that she was one of the school’s founding faculty members. She also leads Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Elementary, according to that school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 173 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
- Federal count: 167 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.
- School’s own count: 177 students in grades 6 to 8, according to its profile.
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), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.
2024-25 grade: A, 99 points. That is up from an A and 98 points on the 2023-24 card. Tuscaloosa City Schools as a whole earned a B, with 86 points.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 97.15 |
| Academic growth | 100.00 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 1.72% of students |
Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Middle’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Attendance zone
Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Middle has no zone and is not part of the district’s feeder patterns; it serves students citywide by application.
The admission rules on the district’s specialty schools and Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools pages:
- Students who live in any Tuscaloosa City Schools zone may apply for grades 1 to 8, including private and home-school students who live in the city district.
- Seats are allocated 7% from each school, plus 7% from the University Place Choice Zone, with remaining seats for private and home-school students who live in the district.
- Students from private schools, home schools or outside the district’s schools are scheduled for screening assessments and must bring proof of residence.
- The application window for 2026-27 is closed.
Each spring, magnet students fill out an intent form to continue in IB, moving from the elementary to the middle school and from the middle school to the IB program at Central High, the district says.
Calendar
Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Middle 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, the calendar lists Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools with the elementary schools, dismissing at 11:30 a.m. 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
How do you get into Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools - Middle?
By application through Tuscaloosa City Schools’ specialty school process, open to students who live in the city district. The 2026-27 window is closed.
What is Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle’s state report card grade?
An A, with 99 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card.
Which high school do Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle students go to?
Magnet students can continue in the IB program at Central High by filling out an intent form each spring, the district says.
Is Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools an IB school?
Yes. Both the elementary and middle schools are International Baccalaureate World Schools, according to their websites.
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