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Faine Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Faine Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dothan, Alabama, serving 354 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Dothan City School District, which is ranked 103 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Faine Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to the Dothan City and Alabama state averages in academic achievement, with only 6.25% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 29.54% in Dothan City and 45.47% statewide. Faine Elementary also struggles to support its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Alabama elementary schools for female, male, African American, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 25.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Faine Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of Alabama elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Faine Elementary are not solely due to the district's overall performance. Despite the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, its per-student spending is on par with or higher than many of the nearby higher-performing schools, indicating that the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding or resources.

326

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,275

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Stringer St
Dothan, AL 36303-3798

(334) 794-1455

District: Dothan City

Students who attend Faine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dothan Preparatory Academy
High:	Dothan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.8%

Hispanic:

3.7%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (16% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg39%

Alabama avg52%

670^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Dothan City

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	670 of 680	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	683 of 684	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	642 of 680	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	685 of 687	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	646 of 692	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	637 of 681	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	646 of 680	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	640 of 688	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	623 of 691	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	570 of 691	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	622 of 695	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.5	496 of 696	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	628 of 696	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	584 of 709	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	559 of 704	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.9	486 of 696	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	12.3	670 of 698	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	689 of 698	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	609 of 689	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	603 of 688	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.8	548 of 623	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	415 of 427	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	418 of 420	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	390 of 427	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	425 of 426	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	379 of 426	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	375 of 426	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	381 of 423	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	645 of 649	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	649 of 650	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	636 of 645	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	654 of 656	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	612 of 656	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	596 of 646	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	578 of 640	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	593 of 639	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	649 of 660	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	669 of 670	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	565 of 623	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	650 of 651	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	604 of 653	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	595 of 649	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	600 of 651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	531 of 567	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	619 of 651	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	652 of 655	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	574 of 649	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	664 of 669	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	612 of 669	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	606 of 650	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	638 of 650	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	595 of 639	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	370 of 395	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	209 of 373	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	323 of 345	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	346 of 398	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	276 of 392	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	221 of 280	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)6th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English27%-37 vs state

Science9%-34 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 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
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%)	5.7	670^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.5%		4	683^rd of 684 public elementary schools	0.1%	13	6.3	2.9	15.0		9.1	18.8	23.5	39.0		$10,275	$2,211	$7,834
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%)	94	22^nd of 680 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.9	16^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.7%	6	70.3	72.0	62.1	78.4	70.0	89.1	87.0	98.1	96.1	$10,963	$756	$9,970
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%)	10.1	637^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.3%		13.4	597^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.7%	40	11.5	18.6	5.1		22.0	32.7	37.9	35.6		$11,567	$2,642	$8,694
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	673^rd of 680 public elementary schools	1.0%					(n/a)	3.8	8.1	12.8		2.8	35.2	15.8	30.8		$11,590	$2,606	$8,755
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%)	7.8	659^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.2	655^th of 684 public elementary schools	4.2%	4	19.4	8.7	5.7		7.3	41.4	22.8	42.0		$8,529	$728	$7,564
Selma Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 W Selma St	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1463	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%)	33	462^nd of 680 public elementary schools	32.1%		40.1	430^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.1%	32	28.0	30.9	38.0		30.9	42.9	56.4	56.0		$11,300	$2,679	$8,383
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
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%)	29.8	474^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.3%		29.4	492^nd of 684 public elementary schools	28.1%	18	24.2	28.8	22.8		25.4	61.3	50.0	57.9		$8,142	$635	$7,269
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%)	83.2	95^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.0%		86.4	75^th of 684 public elementary schools	89.0%	20	62.9	69.1	68.6	54.6	66.0	74.6	85.2	74.5	63.6	$10,445	$2,504	$7,926
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%)	19.8	545^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.9%		31.7	480^th of 684 public elementary schools	29.8%	65	15.6	32.1	13.5		26.8	39.3	46.8	48.6		$10,321	$2,045	$8,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Faine Elementary School

What district is Faine Elementary School in?

Dothan City

What schools do graduates of Faine Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Dothan Preparatory Academy
High : Dothan High School

Is Faine Elementary School a good school?

Faine Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Faine Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Faine Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Faine Elementary School?

Students at Faine Elementary School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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