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Dothan 6th Grade Center

Public Grades 6

Summary

Girard Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Dothan, Alabama, serving 321 students in grades 3-6. The school faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly African American (79.13%) and economically disadvantaged (over 95% receive free or reduced-price lunch).

Girard Intermediate School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts are significantly lower than the Dothan City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels. This poor academic performance is particularly pronounced for African American, male, and special education student subgroups. Interestingly, the school's spending per student ($9,510 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, but this does not seem to translate into improved outcomes.

Girard Intermediate School's challenges are further highlighted by the stark contrast in performance compared to nearby schools. For example, Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology, located just 3.54 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 3% of Alabama elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates. The close proximity of Girard Intermediate School to Girard Primary School suggests that the issues may be rooted in earlier grades, underscoring the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying challenges and improve outcomes for the students at Girard Intermediate School.

449

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,510

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Girard Ave
Dothan, AL 36303-3198

(334) 794-1426

District: Dothan City

Students who attend Dothan 6th Grade Center usually attend:

Middle:	Dothan Preparatory Academy
High:	Dothan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.2%

White:

17.1%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2010 → 18th in 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2010

!English scores 28 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

Alabama avg45%

Not ranked this year

Dothan 6th Grade Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

103^rd of 135Dothan City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	6.6	670 of 684	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	665 of 680	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	656 of 687	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	621 of 692	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	412 of 420	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	418 of 427	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	405 of 426	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	371 of 426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	9.8	624 of 650	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	607 of 645	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	617 of 656	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	597 of 656	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	657 of 670	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	611 of 623	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	611 of 651	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	564 of 653	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	647 of 655	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	639 of 649	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	645 of 669	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	607 of 669	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	386 of 395	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	326 of 373	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	256 of 345	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	308 of 398	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	3.8	529 of 535	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	509 of 528	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	528 of 540	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	523 of 539	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	17.6	360 of 437	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	364 of 423	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	376 of 432	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	371 of 432	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	405 of 430	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	407 of 438	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	318 of 436	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.0	268 of 436	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.4	280 of 435	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.6	289 of 435	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	158 of 425	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.0	175 of 417	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.6	295 of 412	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.6	234 of 409	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.9	301 of 415	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.6	255 of 407	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English29%-28 vs state

Mathematics7%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)					Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dothan 6th Grade Center	Public	6	600 Girard Ave	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1426	449	23	19.5	78.6%	77 (17.1%)	306 (68.2%)	47 (10.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)			7.4							28.7			$9,510	$1,606	$7,666
Dothan Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1236 South Oates Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1400	1,034	56	18.4	71.3%	256 (24.8%)	641 (62.0%)	96 (9.3%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	20 (1.9%)	27.6	320^th of 439 public middle schools	27.1%		33	305^th of 442 public middle schools	31.0%	15				11.9	11.0		27.6				42.9	38.8
Rehobeth Elementary School	Public	4-6	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 677-3838	590	26	22.6	53.2%	426 (72.2%)	54 (9.2%)	84 (14.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)								(n/a)	76.1	59.3	61.8			47.2		80.2	76.7	80.7			$8,066	$1,318	$6,734
Rehobeth Middle School	Public	7-8	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-5153	408	23	17.7	54.9%	278 (68.1%)	60 (14.7%)	50 (12.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	72.7	91^st of 439 public middle schools	79.3%		76.5	76^th of 442 public middle schools	82.8%	15				31.6	31.5		49.0				66.0	61.1	$8,639	$921	$7,706
South Dale Middle School	Public	5-8	309 Randolph Street	Pinckard	36371	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3077	412	19	22.2	69.7%	214 (51.9%)	139 (33.7%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	52.3	188^th of 439 public middle schools	57.2%		58.2	157^th of 442 public middle schools	64.5%	31		39.2	33.3	16.8	36.7		45.9		62.2	53.3	47.1	49.1	$8,049	$1,615	$6,432
Headland Middle School	Public	6-9	1 Martin Luther King Dr	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-7083	580	32	18.4	43.8%	432 (74.5%)	126 (21.7%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	77.3	75^th of 439 public middle schools	82.9%		87.7	39^th of 442 public middle schools	91.2%	36			25.5	40.4	35.0		66.4			66.7	72.6	70.7	$7,772	$1,122	$6,634
Ashford Middle School	Public	6-8	607 Church St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 899-5411	316	17	18.5	62.7%	200 (63.3%)	76 (24.1%)	22 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	76.1	79^th of 439 public middle schools	82.0%		70.7	99^th of 442 public middle schools	77.6%	20			51.6	40.0	36.5		59.1			65.0	58.6	58.1
Slocomb Middle School	Public	6-8	591 South County Road 9	Slocomb	36375	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 886-2008	265	16	16.5	55.5%	211 (79.6%)	24 (9.1%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	89.4	40^th of 439 public middle schools	90.9%		85.7	48^th of 442 public middle schools	89.1%	8			71.4	40.4	53.3		74.7			66.7	70.4	76.0	$7,865	$911	$6,869
Daleville Middle School	Public	5-8	626 N Daleville Ave	Daleville	36322	Dale County	Daleville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 598-4463	302	12	25.1	73.2%	120 (39.7%)	92 (30.5%)	67 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.3%)	25.5	330^th of 439 public middle schools	24.8%		23.8	343^rd of 442 public middle schools	22.4%	13		36.8	16.0	16.5	4.7		22.4		63.2	48.7	42.9	32.5
Geneva County Middle School	Public	6-8	301 West Lily St	Hartford	36344	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 588-2943	178	11	16.1	60.1%	132 (74.2%)	17 (9.6%)	18 (10.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	81.9	55^th of 439 public middle schools	87.5%		80.4	63^rd of 442 public middle schools	85.7%	8			31.2	43.9	49.1		69.1			66.1	68.2	78.2	$8,771	$1,131	$7,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Dothan 6th Grade Center

What district is Dothan 6th Grade Center in?

Dothan City

What is the racial makeup of Dothan 6th Grade Center?

Students at Dothan 6th Grade Center are 68% African American, 17% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Dothan 6th Grade Center attend?

Students who attend Dothan 6th Grade Center usually go on to attend Dothan Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Dothan 6th Grade Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Dothan 6th Grade Center.

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