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Donehoo Elementary School

Q: Is Donehoo Elementary School a good school?

Donehoo Elementary School ranks 237 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Donehoo Elementary School in Gadsden, AL, is a PK-5 school serving 225 students within the Gadsden City district, and it has become one of the most improved elementary schools in the state.

Just a few years ago, Donehoo ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama schools. Today, it sits in the top third (65th percentile) with a 3-star rating—a remarkable turnaround. The school has made incredible strides in reading, with 3rd grade English proficiency jumping from 44% to nearly 86% in just three years. Math has seen similar growth, with 3rd grade scores rising from 21% to 60% proficiency. Perhaps most impressive is the school's success with students facing economic challenges. With 73% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Donehoo ranks in the 82nd percentile for low-income student performance. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools with similar demographics: Adams Elementary (91% poverty) ranks in the 8th percentile, and Floyd Elementary (82% poverty) ranks in the 6th percentile. Donehoo outperforms both by nearly 60 percentile points.

Another standout achievement is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 21.9% to just 6.4%—less than half the district average. This improvement likely fuels the academic gains. While science scores (39% proficiency in 4th grade) remain an area for growth, the school's trajectory is undeniable. Compared to Eura Brown Elementary, the area's top school (96th percentile) which serves a much more affluent population, Donehoo's results are especially notable given its student body. For parents, Donehoo represents a school that is clearly moving in the right direction, with strong teaching, improving attendance, and a proven ability to help all students succeed.

225

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,961

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1109 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903-3041

(256) 546-3604

District: Gadsden City

Students who attend Donehoo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Litchfield Middle School
High:	Gadsden City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.2%

Hispanic:

17.8%

White:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (59% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg44%

Alabama avg53%

237^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Gadsden City

91^st of 140Gadsden 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	65.1	237 of 686	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	349 of 680	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	349 of 684	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	514 of 680	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	542 of 687	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	500 of 692	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	320 of 681	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	261 of 680	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.0	488 of 688	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	530 of 691	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.8	454 of 691	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	17.6	601 of 695	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	663 of 696	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.2	601 of 696	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	618 of 709	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	557 of 704	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	607 of 696	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	582 of 698	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.7	551 of 698	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	575 of 689	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.8	461 of 688	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.9	364 of 623	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	16 of 428	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	80.3	51 of 427	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	121 of 420	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	202 of 427	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	236 of 426	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	195 of 426	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	93 of 426	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	28 of 423	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	268 of 651	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.4	427 of 649	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	357 of 650	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	508 of 645	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	577 of 656	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	492 of 656	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	399 of 646	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	248 of 640	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.8	447 of 639	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	123 of 667	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	285 of 660	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	280 of 670	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	435 of 623	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	494 of 651	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	445 of 653	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	186 of 649	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	79 of 651	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	190 of 659	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	232 of 651	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	310 of 655	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	482 of 649	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	483 of 669	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	456 of 669	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	216 of 650	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	236 of 650	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.2	459 of 639	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	377 of 398	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)96th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2021)5th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+7 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Science39%-11 vs state

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Saturday, December 9, 2017

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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 (2023)
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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	225	12	18.3	73.3%	20 (8.9%)	158 (70.2%)	40 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	65.1	237^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.5%		50.7	349^th of 680 public elementary schools	48.7%	112	60.0	50.0	48.5	39.3	85.7	60.7	69.7	$13,961	$4,688	$9,263
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	433	23	18.6	90.8%	61 (14.1%)	196 (45.3%)	160 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	11.7	627^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%	14	11.0	14.9	21.4	28.4	33.7	34.3	39.3	$16,038	$7,445	$8,582
W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	400	20	19.7	84.8%	37 (9.3%)	222 (55.5%)	122 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	32.5	475^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.8%		21.4	532^nd of 680 public elementary schools	21.8%	57	41.5	41.5	15.5	40.0	45.1	40.0	63.2	$11,380	$3,936	$7,434
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961																			(n/a)
Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	340	21	16.0	32.6%	238 (70.0%)	59 (17.4%)	18 (5.3%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	93.6	27^th of 686 public elementary schools	96.1%		93	31^st of 680 public elementary schools	95.4%	4	84.8	69.4	70.0	72.6	100.0	90.2	88.0	$12,993	$2,351	$10,631
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	288	14	20.2	81.3%	50 (17.4%)	179 (62.2%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	11.8	626^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.7%		16.5	572^nd of 680 public elementary schools	15.9%	54	14.0	4.9	20.0	22.0	34.9	31.7	53.3	$15,442	$5,426	$10,006
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Noccalula Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-2711	262	18	14.8	59.2%	163 (62.2%)	50 (19.1%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	70.9	190^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.3%		71.4	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%	6	47.7	58.5	37.5	58.5	75.0	70.7	84.4	$13,575	$3,010	$10,554
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	9.5	644^th of 686 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%	13	20.3	9.8	7.8	21.6	44.9	23.5	40.6	$11,621	$3,814	$7,798
Glencoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 N College St	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4709	397	25	15.8	42.6%	330 (83.1%)	23 (5.8%)	21 (5.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	77.2	138^th of 686 public elementary schools	79.9%		68.6	210^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.1%	72	55.7	46.7		68.0	82.9	74.7		$9,969	$1,992	$7,978
Walnut Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Walnut St	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4665	218	13	16.4	78.9%	116 (53.2%)	55 (25.2%)	41 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	44.2	403^rd of 686 public elementary schools	41.3%		39.5	426^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.4%	23	11.6	44.0	26.9	56.0	41.9	72.0	69.2	$16,688	$6,101	$10,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Donehoo Elementary School

How many students attend Donehoo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Donehoo Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Donehoo Elementary School?

Students at Donehoo Elementary School are 70% African American, 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Donehoo Elementary School a good school?

Donehoo Elementary School ranks 237^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Donehoo Elementary School in?

Gadsden City

What schools do graduates of Donehoo Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Litchfield Middle School
High : Gadsden City High School

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