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Morris Slingluff Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Morris Slingluff Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dothan, Alabama, serving 291 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.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $11,567, Morris Slingluff Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's student performance is particularly low in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.08% to 18.64% across grades 3-5 in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly below the Dothan City and Alabama state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 23.4% over the past few school years.

While Morris Slingluff Elementary School is the lowest-performing school in the immediate vicinity, several nearby schools, such as Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology and Heard Elementary School, have significantly higher performance levels and rankings. Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology, for example, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Alabama elementary schools and has exceptional student performance, particularly in mathematics and English language arts.

381

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,567

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4130 Westgate Parkway
Dothan, AL 36303

(334) 794-1479

District: Dothan City

Students who attend Morris Slingluff Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dothan Preparatory Academy
High:	Dothan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.3%

White:

11.0%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

Alabama avg52%

637^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	10.1	637 of 680	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	597 of 684	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	580 of 680	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	608 of 687	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	585 of 692	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	528 of 681	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	510 of 680	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.2	462 of 688	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	482 of 691	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.0	553 of 691	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.5	469 of 695	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.6	420 of 696	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.2	141 of 696	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	121 of 709	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.9	222 of 704	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	388 of 696	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.2	500 of 698	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	587 of 698	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	56.1	311 of 689	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.1	502 of 688	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.0	333 of 623	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	347 of 427	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	346 of 420	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	327 of 427	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	349 of 426	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	296 of 426	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	216 of 426	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	265 of 423	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.1	109 of 336	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	533 of 649	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	579 of 650	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	548 of 645	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	603 of 656	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	519 of 656	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	469 of 646	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	507 of 640	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	444 of 639	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	610 of 660	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	578 of 670	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	505 of 623	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	582 of 651	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	525 of 653	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	475 of 649	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	461 of 651	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	640 of 651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	561 of 655	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	555 of 649	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	574 of 669	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	585 of 669	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	574 of 650	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	460 of 650	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.2	426 of 639	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	381 of 403	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	265 of 395	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	346 of 373	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	331 of 345	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	212 of 398	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	355 of 392	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	174 of 344	49.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	18.7	469 of 529	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.6	148 of 369	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

White (2019)11th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English35%-29 vs state

Science22%-21 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	61.2	266^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.9%		76.5	149^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.2%	117	56.4	40.8	27.1		47.4	75.3	63.5	74.1		$8,606	$701	$7,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Slingluff Elementary School

Is Morris Slingluff Elementary School a good school?

Morris Slingluff Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Morris Slingluff Elementary School in?

Dothan City

What schools do graduates of Morris Slingluff Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morris Slingluff Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dothan Preparatory Academy
High : Dothan High School

How many students attend Morris Slingluff Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Morris Slingluff Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Morris Slingluff Elementary School?

Students at Morris Slingluff Elementary School are 75% African American, 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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