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Kelly Springs Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Kelly Springs Elementary School in Dothan, AL, serves 516 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Dothan City school district, which currently holds a 1-star statewide rating.

Kelly Springs has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, falling from the 54th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 22nd percentile today. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 72.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Academically, the picture is mixed. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 5th grade proficiency at 52%—close to the district average of 55.9%. However, math proficiency is a significant concern, particularly in 4th grade where only 12% of students are proficient, compared to the state average of 42.1%. There is a notable "5th grade effect" at this school: 5th graders posted a 30.7% math proficiency rate, more than double the 4th grade rate and exceeding the district average of 22.1%, suggesting targeted interventions may be working at that level. Science performance is also a bright spot, with 4th graders nearly matching the district average.

One of the most encouraging developments is the dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 21.9% in 2023-2024 to 11.5% in 2024-2025—now below both district and state averages. This improvement stands out when compared to nearby schools like Faine Elementary School (25.9%) and Morris Slingluff Elementary School (16.2%). However, the contrast with Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology, just 7 miles away, is stark—Carver ranks in the 95th percentile with math proficiency rates five times higher. Similarly, Newton Elementary School in the Dale County district serves a similar demographic but achieves dramatically better outcomes. While spending per student ($10,321) is higher than some better-performing schools, the key will be sustaining attendance gains and scaling successful grade-level interventions to reverse the school's declining trajectory.

516

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,321

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1124 Kelly Springs Rd
Dothan, AL 36303-6553

(334) 983-6565

District: Dothan City

Students who attend Kelly Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dothan Preparatory Academy
High:	Dothan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

White:

20.9%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

Alabama avg53%

532^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Dothan City

109^th of 140Dothan 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
2026	23.2	532 of 686	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	545 of 680	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	480 of 684	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	481 of 680	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	466 of 687	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	447 of 692	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	383 of 681	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	409 of 680	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.2	319 of 688	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.9	398 of 691	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	282 of 691	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.7	220 of 695	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.5	384 of 696	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.1	220 of 696	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.6	145 of 709	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	53.4	374 of 704	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	72.0	151 of 696	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	59.3	286 of 698	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	229 of 698	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.8	285 of 689	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.5	246 of 688	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.1	194 of 623	68.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	254 of 428	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	359 of 427	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	213 of 420	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	286 of 427	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	266 of 426	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	227 of 426	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	185 of 426	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	197 of 423	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.7	246 of 336	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	109 of 143	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	124 of 142	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	530 of 651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	504 of 649	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	447 of 650	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	492 of 645	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	453 of 656	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	403 of 656	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	371 of 646	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	367 of 640	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	291 of 639	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	179 of 206	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.8	80 of 196	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	79 of 184	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	57 of 175	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.8	136 of 164	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	91 of 140	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	504 of 667	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	545 of 660	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	439 of 670	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	460 of 623	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	399 of 651	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	428 of 653	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	293 of 649	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	305 of 651	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.7	339 of 567	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	477 of 659	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	547 of 651	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	463 of 655	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	422 of 649	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	448 of 669	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	431 of 669	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	343 of 650	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	402 of 650	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	314 of 639	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	179 of 193	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	312 of 403	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	354 of 403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	284 of 395	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	332 of 373	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	297 of 345	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	265 of 398	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	211 of 392	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	144 of 344	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	247 of 501	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.5	466 of 532	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	463 of 535	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	362 of 528	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	385 of 540	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	291 of 539	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	304 of 529	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	256 of 508	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.3	136 of 369	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)51st percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English48%-16 vs state

Science40%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Thoroughly pleased with Kelly Springs Elementary! Mrs. Forehand is wonderful! Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	23.2	532^nd of 686 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.8	545^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.9%	13	16.4	12.0	30.7		40.0	41.7	50.7	52.0		$10,321	$2,045	$8,049
Midland City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Second Street	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-4591	478	24	19.9	69.7%	260 (54.4%)	155 (32.4%)	27 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	56.8	297^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.7%		61.5	263^rd of 680 public elementary schools	61.3%	34	41.4	51.8			52.4	62.6	61.5			$9,207	$1,340	$7,865
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
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%)	70.8	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
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%)	32.4	476^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.6%		29.8	474^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.3%	2	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%)	25.8	515^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.9%		33	462^nd of 680 public elementary schools	32.1%	53	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%)	7.7	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
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%)	92.9	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
Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	523 South College St	Newton	36352	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 445-5564	293	16	18.3	57.7%	202 (68.9%)	54 (18.4%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	73.3	167^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.7%		78.9	127^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.3%	40	62.9	65.5	79.6	29.4	62.1	70.6	69.0	90.9	50.0	$10,232	$1,898	$8,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Springs Elementary School

Is Kelly Springs Elementary School a good school?

Kelly Springs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Springs Elementary School?

Students at Kelly Springs Elementary School are 54% African American, 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Kelly Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Kelly Springs Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Kelly Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kelly Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dothan Preparatory Academy
High : Dothan High School

What district is Kelly Springs Elementary School in?

Dothan City

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