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Dothan City Virtual School

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Dothan City Virtual School ranks 231 st of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 38% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Dothan City Virtual School is a public virtual high school serving grades 7-12 in the Dothan City School District in Alabama, with 259 students. While the school maintains a high graduation rate around 90%, it significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.82% of 11th graders were proficient in math, compared to 17.85% in the Dothan City district and 23.71% statewide.

Dothan City Virtual School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.5% to 23.4% in recent years, notably higher than the 14.8% rate at Dothan High School. Additionally, a large majority (over 70%) of the school's students come from low-income families eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby traditional high schools. These factors may contribute to the school's academic struggles, as it lags far behind its higher-performing neighbors such as Wicksburg High School.

While Dothan City Virtual School maintains a high graduation rate, its low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and large proportion of low-income students suggest the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support student success. Comparing the school to its higher-performing peers highlights opportunities for improvement in areas such as instructional quality, student support services, and resource allocation.

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: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2023 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (28% vs 36% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

Alabama avg36%

Middle school

244^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 11 pts since 2023

From bottom 33% (2023) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

231^st of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 32% (2023) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
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

White (2025)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+19 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

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

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English42%-5 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Mathematics15%-9 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 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%)	34.1	231^st of 374 public high schools	38.2%		27.3	276^th of 378 public high schools	27.0%	45	17.2	18.8	8.8	25.0	29.4	69.0	43.8	14.7
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%)	55	155^th of 374 public high schools	58.6%		52.4	157^th of 378 public high schools	58.5%	2			18.5		31.0			29.6	$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%)	55.9	152^nd of 374 public high schools	59.4%		70.1	81^st of 378 public high schools	78.6%	71			22.7		30.4			26.8	$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%)	53.4	163^rd of 374 public high schools	56.4%		58.5	128^th of 378 public high schools	66.1%	35			22.3		34.0			20.2	$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%)	43.2	198^th of 374 public high schools	47.1%		50.6	166^th of 378 public high schools	56.1%	32			13.0		28.3			23.9	$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%)	56.9	144^th of 374 public high schools	61.5%		67.7	90^th of 378 public high schools	76.2%	54			22.5		28.1			30.8	$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%)	40.2	209^th of 374 public high schools	44.1%		55.9	144^th of 378 public high schools	61.9%	65	12.3	37.9	20.7	36.9	24.1	68.5	54.6	15.8	$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 231^st of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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