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Dothan City Virtual School

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Dothan City Virtual School is a fully online public school in Dothan, AL, serving 226 students in grades 7 through 12 within the Dothan City district, offering families a flexible alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar schools.

The school's biggest strength is its ability to keep students on track to graduate. With a graduation rate of 98.1%—well above the state average of 91.5%—and chronic absenteeism of just 7.6% (nearly half the district rate), it's clear that students are engaged and completing their coursework. This is especially impressive for a virtual setting, where staying motivated can be challenging. The school also shines in middle school: 77.8% of 7th graders were proficient in English, far outpacing the district's 47.0%. However, there's a stark drop-off by 11th grade, where only 7.25% of students were proficient in math (vs. 27.2% statewide) and 18.2% in English (vs. 33.7% statewide). This suggests that while students are graduating, they may not be mastering high school-level content as deeply as peers in traditional schools. For comparison, Dothan High School—the district's traditional high school—has an 11th-grade math proficiency rate more than double the virtual school's, though it also lags in graduation rate (94.3%) and has higher absenteeism (13.5%).

Performance has been volatile year-to-year, with the school's state ranking swinging from the 38th percentile in 2024-2025 down to the 18th percentile in 2025-2026. This instability, combined with a favorable 14.1:1 student-teacher ratio, suggests the virtual model itself—not class size—may be the limiting factor for high school academics. Nearby Wicksburg High School (87th percentile statewide) achieves 50% proficiency in 11th-grade math, highlighting that local students can succeed with the right support. If your child thrives with independent learning and needs flexibility, this school's strong graduation outcomes are appealing—but it's worth asking about the high school curriculum and support systems to ensure academic growth matches the diploma.

226

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

323 W Selma Street
Dothan, AL 36301-3581

(334) 794-7444

District: Dothan City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.8%

White:

37.2%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg28%

Alabama avg39%

Middle school

190^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2023

From bottom 33% (2023) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

313^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2023

From bottom 32% (2023) to bottom 19% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	190 of 449	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	244 of 439	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	287 of 442	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	292 of 437	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	200 of 259	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	138 of 269	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	128 of 263	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	160 of 271	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	263 of 427	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	289 of 415	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	244 of 426	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	287 of 417	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	357 of 423	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	119 of 438	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	45.6	221 of 428	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	249 of 437	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	310 of 410	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	332 of 421	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	238 of 426	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	155 of 422	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	295 of 428	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	231 of 419	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	260 of 427	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	44.0	125 of 281	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	226 of 256	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	247 of 359	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.7	106 of 377	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.8	187 of 373	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	242 of 370	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	239 of 376	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	313 of 386	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	231 of 374	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	276 of 378	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	254 of 371	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	193 of 238	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.0	97 of 228	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	167 of 231	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	175 of 224	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	207 of 222	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	331 of 377	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.0	175 of 359	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.2	290 of 366	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	288 of 358	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	338 of 367	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	343 of 383	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.1	112 of 367	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	261 of 375	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	252 of 349	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	340 of 361	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	260 of 380	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.6	285 of 363	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	228 of 368	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	114 of 358	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	262 of 366	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	262 of 320	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.7	133 of 325	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	134 of 317	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	189 of 326	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)56th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-22 vs school

High school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English50%~ state avg

Science33%-12 vs state

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

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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 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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
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%)	20.4	313^th of 386 public high schools	18.9%		34.1	231^st of 374 public high schools	38.2%	82	22.2	16.1	7.3	48.4	17.4	77.8	54.8	18.2
PASS Academy	Public	7-12	323 W Selma Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 671-1474																			(n/a)
Houston County Area Vocational Center	Public	9-12	662 West Main	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 899-3308																			(n/a)
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%)	38.2	239^th of 386 public high schools	38.1%		55	155^th of 374 public high schools	58.6%	84			16.7		23.2			28.4	$9,793	$1,107	$8,448
Dothan Technology Center	Public	10-12	3165 Reeves St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1436																			(n/a)
Rehobeth High School	Public	9-12	373 Malvern Road	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-7002	786	38	20.6	48.0%	584 (74.3%)	95 (12.1%)	79 (10.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	79.6	62^nd of 386 public high schools	83.9%		55.9	152^nd of 374 public high schools	59.4%	90			33.1		40.7			51.8	$7,799	$707	$7,080
Ashford High School	Public	9-12	607 Church St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 899-5411	413	25	16.5	60.5%	255 (61.7%)	123 (29.8%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	53.7	158^th of 386 public high schools	59.1%		53.4	163^rd of 374 public high schools	56.4%	5			26.3		29.5			31.6	$9,332	$1,092	$8,227
Dale County High School	Public	9-12	11470 County Road 59	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3541	437	24	18.4	59.0%	256 (58.6%)	136 (31.1%)	27 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	62.5	117^th of 386 public high schools	69.7%		43.2	198^th of 374 public high schools	47.1%	81			19.8		46.2			33.7	$8,490	$1,100	$7,389
Headland High School	Public	10-12	8 Sporman St	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(334) 585-7086	442	31	14.4	40.7%	320 (72.4%)	82 (18.6%)	27 (6.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	68.2	99^th of 386 public high schools	74.4%		56.9	144^th of 374 public high schools	61.5%	45			29.1		39.4			37.0	$10,041	$898	$9,126
Cottonwood High School	Public	7-12	663 Houston St	Cottonwood	36320	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 691-2587	379	23	16.7	59.6%	286 (75.5%)	57 (15.0%)	22 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	57.3	142^nd of 386 public high schools	63.2%		40.2	209^th of 374 public high schools	44.1%	67	21.7	39.0	24.0	53.3	32.0	44.1	72.7	36.0	$9,749	$1,786	$7,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Dothan City Virtual School

How many students attend Dothan City Virtual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Dothan City Virtual School.

Is Dothan City Virtual School a good school?

Dothan City Virtual School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Alabama high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dothan City Virtual School?

Students at Dothan City Virtual School are 52% African American, 37% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Dothan City Virtual School in?

Dothan City

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