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Schools in Houston County, AL

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14,616

Students

Districts

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Top rankedCarver School of Mathematics Science and Technology32^nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rehobeth High School up 91 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westgate Christian School 6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	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 Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd 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	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology	Public	3-6	303 Rollins Avenue	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1440	429	21	20.4	55.2%	193 (45.0%)	158 (36.8%)	37 (8.6%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	92.8	32^nd of 686 public elementary schools	95.3%		94	22^nd of 680 public elementary schools	96.8%	10	85.1	70.6	45.9	72.8				84.3			100.0	89.2	91.8	93.0				$10,963	$756	$9,970
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)				5.9										36.2				$9,510	$1,606	$7,666
Girard Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Girard Ave	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1467	380	23	16.5	89.5%	49 (12.9%)	289 (76.1%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	5.1	678^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.2%		5	673^rd of 680 public elementary schools	1.0%	5	8.6	2.3	10.0					14.0			35.1	9.3	37.5					$11,590	$2,606	$8,755
Heard Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Daniel Cir	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1471	389	21	18.5	65.8%	115 (29.6%)	209 (53.7%)	37 (9.5%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	32.3	477^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.5%		29.8	474^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.3%	3	30.6	19.6	16.0					33.3			67.4	56.9	60.0					$8,142	$635	$7,269
Selma Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 W Selma St	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 740-4371	421	21	20.0	85.0%	42 (10.0%)	291 (69.1%)	58 (13.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	25.7	516^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.8%		33	462^nd of 680 public elementary schools	32.1%	54	17.1	14.8	25.0					44.4			46.5	44.4	63.5					$11,300	$2,679	$8,383
Faine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Stringer St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1455	326	22	14.8	84.4%	9 (2.8%)	296 (90.8%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	7.6	666^th of 686 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.7	670^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.5%	4	4.2	5.9	7.1					17.7			26.0	20.6	55.2					$10,275	$2,211	$7,834
PASS Academy	Public	7-12	323 W Selma Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 671-1474																			(n/a)
Dothan Technology Center	Public	10-12	3165 Reeves St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1436																			(n/a)
Hidden Lake Primary School	Public	K-2	1475 Prevatt Rd	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1491	476	28	17.0	83.4%	83 (17.4%)	313 (65.8%)	37 (7.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)								(n/a)																		$9,711	$1,309	$8,164
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 S Brannon Stand Rd	Dothan	36305	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1459	501	33	15.1	38.7%	299 (59.7%)	109 (21.8%)	55 (11.0%)	37 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	192^nd of 686 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.2	266^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.9%	74	54.0	54.4	37.7					67.7			77.0	69.1	73.1					$8,606	$701	$7,667
Morris Slingluff Elementary School	Public	K-5	4130 Westgate Parkway	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1479	381	21	18.1	84.5%	42 (11.0%)	287 (75.3%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	5	681^st of 686 public elementary schools	0.7%		10.1	637^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.3%	44	10.9	3.8	5.9					11.3			38.2	13.2	35.3					$11,567	$2,642	$8,694
Beverlye Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1025 S Beverlye Rd	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1432	338	16	21.1	84.0%	38 (11.2%)	247 (73.1%)	29 (8.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	5.4	676^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.8	659^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.1%	17	2.3	2.8	3.0					22.6			30.6	32.7	27.0					$8,529	$728	$7,564
Dothan High School	Public	10-12	3209 Reeves St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1410	1,588	84	18.9	61.5%	472 (29.7%)	920 (57.9%)	144 (9.1%)	30 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.3%)	37.9	239^th of 380 public high schools	37.1%		55	155^th of 374 public high schools	58.6%	84							16.7			23.2							28.4	$9,793	$1,107	$8,448
Kelly Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	1124 Kelly Springs Rd	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-6565	516	30	17.2	72.5%	108 (20.9%)	281 (54.5%)	81 (15.7%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	23.1	533^rd of 686 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.8	545^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.9%	12	16.4	12.0	30.7					40.0			41.7	50.7	52.0					$10,321	$2,045	$8,049
Dothan City Early Education Center	Public	PK	1665 Honeysuckle Road	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1420	183	11	16.6		48 (26.2%)	102 (55.7%)	15 (8.2%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)								(n/a)
Dothan City Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	323 W Selma Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 794-7444	226	16	14.1	54.0%	84 (37.2%)	117 (51.8%)	20 (8.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	20.1	311^th of 380 public high schools	18.2%		34.1	231^st of 374 public high schools	38.2%	80					22.2	16.1	7.3		48.4	17.4					77.8	54.8	18.2
Carver 9th Grade Academy	Public	9	1001 Webb Road	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1432	583	34	17.1	71.2%	127 (21.8%)	380 (65.2%)	55 (9.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Ashford High School	Public	9-12	607 Church St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 899-5411	413	25	16.5	60.5%	255 (61.7%)	123 (29.8%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	53.4	157^th of 380 public high schools	58.7%		53.4	163^rd of 374 public high schools	56.4%	6							26.3			29.5							31.6	$9,332	$1,092	$8,227
Cottonwood High School	Public	7-12	663 Houston St	Cottonwood	36320	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 691-2587	379	23	16.7	59.6%	286 (75.5%)	57 (15.0%)	22 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	57	141^st of 380 public high schools	62.9%		40.2	209^th of 374 public high schools	44.1%	68					21.7	39.0	24.0		53.3	32.0					44.1	72.7	36.0	$9,749	$1,786	$7,950
Houston County High School	Public	7-12	200 W Church St	Columbia	36319	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 696-2221	322	20	16.1	74.2%	140 (43.5%)	142 (44.1%)	27 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	49.6	177^th of 380 public high schools	53.4%		35	228^th of 374 public high schools	39.0%	51					40.4	45.2	16.2		66.7	27.0					63.5	61.9	40.5	$10,708	$1,765	$8,929
Rehobeth High School	Public	9-12	373 Malvern Road	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-7002	786	38	20.6	48.0%	584 (74.3%)	95 (12.1%)	79 (10.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	79.4	61^st of 380 public high schools	83.9%		55.9	152^nd of 374 public high schools	59.4%	91							33.1			40.7							51.8	$7,799	$707	$7,080
Webb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	178 DePot St	Webb	36376	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 792-5744	419	29	14.5	72.8%	216 (51.6%)	161 (38.4%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	86.5	77^th of 686 public elementary schools	88.8%		83.2	95^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.0%	18	66.7	70.7	72.6	65.3				74.1			72.3	79.3	84.0	70.0				$10,445	$2,504	$7,926
Houston County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	315 N Foster St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 671-9295																			(n/a)
Houston County Area Vocational Center	Public	9-12	662 West Main	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 899-3308																			(n/a)
Ashford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Barfield St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 726-5960	668	37	18.2	65.6%	424 (63.5%)	156 (23.4%)	34 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	74.1	161^st of 686 public elementary schools	76.5%		75.2	151^st of 680 public elementary schools	77.8%	10	71.3	58.8	60.6					52.6			73.0	64.3	73.7					$9,417	$2,014	$7,389
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%)	85.6	48^th of 443 public middle schools	89.2%		72.7	91^st of 439 public middle schools	79.3%	43					56.3	40.6			64.3						78.8	68.5		$8,639	$921	$7,706
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)		66.2	66.7	56.9				57.0				68.0	81.0	65.3				$8,066	$1,318	$6,734
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	663 Houston St	Cottonwood	36320	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 691-2587	502	30	16.7	61.0%	388 (77.3%)	61 (12.2%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	73.1	170^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.2%		70.4	192^nd of 680 public elementary schools	71.8%	22	64.9	54.4	38.3	50.0				55.7			85.7	73.4	71.7	63.5
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%)	68.1	116^th of 443 public middle schools	73.8%		76.1	79^th of 439 public middle schools	82.0%	37				34.7	40.4	38.7			60.6					59.4	62.0	56.4
Rehobeth Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5525 County Road 203	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 677-5153	761	48	15.8	52.4%	516 (67.8%)	70 (9.2%)	110 (14.5%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.1%)								(n/a)	69.8										77.5
Emmanuel Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	178 Earline Rd	Dothan	36305	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 792-0935																			(n/a)
Westgate Christian School	Private, Church of Christ	PK, KG-5	617 Westgate Pkwy	Dothan	36303	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 793-3399	185	7	6.0		27 (14.6%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Houston Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	901 Buena Vista Dr	Dothan	36303	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 794-4106	732	51	13.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Beulah Land Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK-K	280 Headland Ave	Dothan	36303	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 699-2310	63	12	.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
New Day Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	6-12	700 E Cottonwood Rd	Dothan	36301	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 794-7373	65	6	10.8		35 (53.8%)	24 (36.9%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)
Bethel Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-11	3257 E Cottonwood Rd	Dothan	36301	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 671-1567	172	18	8.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dothan Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	205 Holly Ln	Dothan	36301	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 671-7170	22	2	.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)
First United Methodist Church Daycare/Preschool	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK-K	1380 W Main St	Dothan	36301	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 793-2179																			(n/a)
Northside Methodist Church & Academy	Private, Methodist	PK, KG-12	2600 Redmond Rd	Dothan	36303	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 794-7273	627	41	14.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Providence Christian School	Private, Presbyterian	1-12	4847 Murphy Mill Rd	Dothan	36303	Houston County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 702-8933																			(n/a)

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