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Douglas Elementary School

Q: Is Douglas Elementary School a good school?

Douglas Elementary School ranks 446 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Douglas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Douglas Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Douglas Elementary School?

Students at Douglas Elementary School are 54% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Douglas Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Douglas Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Douglas Middle School High : Douglas High School

Public Grades 3-5

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Douglas Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Douglas, Alabama, with 481 students. It is part of the Marshall County school district, which is ranked 81 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglas Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Marshall County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.81% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 33.27% in Marshall County and 45.47% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.1% to 17.9% over the past few years, and over 53% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Compared to nearby schools, such as West End Elementary (Etowah County) and Cherokee Elementary (Guntersville City), Douglas Elementary performs significantly worse, with lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and a lower overall ranking. Over the past 10 years, Douglas Elementary's ranking has steadily declined, from 348 out of 688 schools in 2016-2017 to 446 out of 680 schools in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend.

521

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,651

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Highway 75
Douglas, AL 35964

(256) 593-4420

District: Marshall County

Students who attend Douglas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Douglas Middle School
High:	Douglas High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

43.2%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (42% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Alabama avg52%

446^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Marshall County

81^st of 135Marshall County 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	446 of 680	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	393 of 684	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	421 of 680	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	380 of 687	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	455 of 692	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	488 of 681	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	469 of 680	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.5	348 of 688	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	397 of 691	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.0	372 of 691	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.8	356 of 695	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.4	336 of 696	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	251 of 696	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	171 of 709	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	63.8	269 of 704	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.8	379 of 696	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	401 of 698	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.0	490 of 698	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.1	542 of 689	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.0	483 of 688	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.6	386 of 623	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	114 of 142	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	67 of 131	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	81 of 123	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	63 of 110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	87 of 100	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	55 of 74	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	446 of 649	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	391 of 650	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	382 of 645	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	373 of 656	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	455 of 656	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	484 of 646	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	477 of 640	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.2	336 of 639	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	146 of 206	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	103 of 196	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	119 of 184	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	106 of 175	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	122 of 164	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	103 of 152	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	86 of 140	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	47 of 130	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	427 of 660	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	368 of 670	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	390 of 623	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	335 of 651	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	425 of 653	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	452 of 649	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	445 of 651	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.2	273 of 567	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	407 of 651	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	361 of 655	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	424 of 649	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	386 of 669	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	402 of 669	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	459 of 650	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	430 of 650	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	325 of 639	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	14.2	58 of 64	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	34 of 57	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	25 of 65	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	40 of 63	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	51 of 58	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	245 of 403	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	307 of 395	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	259 of 373	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	160 of 345	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	243 of 398	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	251 of 392	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	278 of 344	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.7	106 of 280	62.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	412 of 532	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	372 of 535	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	406 of 528	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	384 of 540	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	440 of 539	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	485 of 529	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	445 of 508	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	258 of 369	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)9th percentile-35 vs school

Migrant (2021)<1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English56%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

Science29%-13 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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas Elementary School	Public	3-5	Highway 75	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-4420	521	28	18.6	73.1%	279 (53.6%)	7 (1.3%)	225 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	36.7	446^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.4%		45	393^rd of 684 public elementary schools	42.5%	53	25.8	40.1	32.5		29.4	49.2	52.0	67.1		$8,651	$1,373	$7,267
Robert D Sloman Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Bethlehem Rd	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-4912	613	40	15.1	60.7%	331 (54.0%)	19 (3.1%)	242 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)								(n/a)										$9,219	$867	$8,339
Albertville Elementary School	Public	3-4	145 West End Drive	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 894-4822	911	51	17.8	68.9%	259 (28.4%)	56 (6.1%)	567 (62.2%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	33.5	458^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.6%		22.2	531^st of 684 public elementary schools	22.4%	73	45.6	36.1			24.8	50.3	45.3			$9,624	$2,788	$6,819
Albertville Primary School	Public	1-2	1100 Horton Rd	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-6611	990	60	16.5	66.1%	258 (26.1%)	78 (7.9%)	617 (62.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.7%)								(n/a)										$7,833	$527	$7,289
Boaz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	362 Collier St	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-3481	513	30	17.1	58.1%	196 (38.2%)	17 (3.3%)	270 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$11,138	$2,349	$8,669
Corley Elementary School	Public	2-3	505 Mount Vernon Rd	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-3254	429	24	18.2	71.6%	192 (44.8%)	12 (2.8%)	198 (46.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)	39.9					51.2				$8,852	$301	$8,407
Susan Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3996 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2070	582	31	18.5	68.0%	343 (58.9%)	3 (0.5%)	215 (36.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	62.3	252^nd of 680 public elementary schools	62.9%		59	278^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.4%	26	68.2	50.0	43.1	28.8	56.9	70.4	63.2	61.5	55.1	$8,204	$1,504	$6,684
Boaz Intermediate School	Public	4-5	11 Newt Parker Drive	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-9211	361	20	17.6	68.7%	182 (50.4%)	12 (3.3%)	151 (41.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	64.3	235^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.4%		63.7	232^nd of 684 public elementary schools	66.1%	3		44.3	49.7		49.2		65.9	66.7		$9,036	$1,981	$6,912
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	3-5	3300 Highway 79 South	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 582-3908	387	20	19.3	50.1%	298 (77.0%)	55 (14.2%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	80.8	110^th of 680 public elementary schools	83.8%		82	107^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.4%	3	61.9	60.5	58.8		59.4	81.3	72.7	74.0		$9,913	$1,569	$8,290
West End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6795 Highway 132	Altoona	35952	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1085	390	22	17.7	61.3%	330 (84.6%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	33.8	455^th of 680 public elementary schools	33.1%		32.3	477^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.3%	22	32.6	34.1	15.4	30.2	38.6	54.6	38.6	55.6	54.9	$8,873	$1,840	$7,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Elementary School

Is Douglas Elementary School a good school?

Douglas Elementary School ranks 446^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Douglas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Douglas Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Douglas Elementary School?

Students at Douglas Elementary School are 54% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Douglas Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Douglas Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Douglas Middle School
High : Douglas High School

What district is Douglas Elementary School in?

Marshall County

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025

2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

2016–17 through 2018–19 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 7, 2024

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