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Dothan City

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At a glance

109^thof 139 Alabama districts▼ 6

Better than 21% of Alabama districts

Elementary 10 Middle 2 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

1665 Honeysuckle Road
Dothan, AL 36301-2506·(334) 793-1397·All Alabama district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 21.6% of districts

Schools

8,220

Students

5-star school

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

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Biggest riser

Highlands Elementary School up 74 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dothan City Virtual School 14.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Dothan City school district in Alabama serves approximately 7,477 students across 15 schools, including elementary, middle, and high school configurations, and currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking 109th out of 139 districts statewide.

For parents, the standout choice is clearly Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology, a magnet-style elementary school that ranks 32nd in the state (95th percentile) with a 5-star rating. It achieves 100% proficiency in 3rd grade English and outperforms the state average in nearly every subject. Highlands Elementary School is another strong option, ranking in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, and it boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism (8.1%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (38.72%) among traditional schools. On the other end, several schools struggle significantly: Morris Slingluff Elementary School, Girard Elementary School, Beverlye Intermediate School, and Faine Elementary School all rank in the bottom 3% statewide with 0-star ratings.

District-wide, math proficiency lags the state average by 11 to 18 percentage points across all grades, with a particularly alarming crisis at the middle school level. Dothan 6th Grade Center posts just 5.87% math proficiency (vs. 35.22% statewide), and Dothan Preparatory Academy shows only 10-11% proficiency in 7th and 8th grade math. Chronic absenteeism is also a hidden issue, with Faine Elementary School at 25.9% and Dothan Preparatory Academy at 23.7%. However, graduation rates are a bright spot: Dothan High School (94.3%) and Dothan City Virtual School (98.1%) both exceed the state average. Notably, Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology proves high achievement is possible even with 55% free/reduced lunch, while Heard Elementary School outperforms several higher-spending schools despite having the lowest per-student spending in the district.

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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 (2025)	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 Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1236 South Oates Street	Dothan	36031	Macon 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%)	31.3	310^th of 443 public middle schools	30.0%		27.6	320^th of 439 public middle schools	27.1%	10					10.6	10.1			43.6						45.8	48.3
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)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Houston County	2.05 mi	16	28^th
Dale County	10.5 mi	9	25^th
Henry County	10.9 mi	6	89^th
Geneva County	13.75 mi	10	40^th
Daleville City	20.52 mi	3	114^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.