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Headland Elementary School

Q: Is Headland Elementary School a good school?

Headland Elementary School ranks 262 nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Headland Elementary School in Headland, AL, serves 898 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Henry County district, and it stands out as a solid mid-to-upper tier school that consistently outperforms many of its nearby counterparts.

Academically, Headland Elementary shines when compared to schools in the neighboring Dothan City district. For example, in 3rd grade math, about 60% of Headland students were proficient, compared to an average of roughly 17% at schools like Girard Elementary School and Morris Slingluff Elementary School. Similarly, 5th grade English proficiency at Headland (74.5%) far exceeds the ~45% average in Dothan City schools. The school also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at just 4.7%, less than half the state rate of 12%, and a better student-teacher ratio (17.6:1) than many nearby schools like Beverlye Intermediate School (21.1:1). One of its most remarkable strengths is its Special Education program, which ranks in the 82nd percentile statewide—a clear sign of effective, targeted support for students with diverse learning needs.

While Headland is a strong choice, the nearby Webb Elementary School in Houston County outperforms it in nearly every subject, despite serving a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Headland does, however, demonstrate impressive financial efficiency, spending about $8,349 per student—less than most nearby schools—while still achieving strong results. Performance can fluctuate by grade level from year to year, but overall, Headland Elementary offers a stable, well-rounded education with a clear focus on attendance, equity, and supporting all learners, making it a dependable option for families in the area.

898

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,349

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Mitchell St
Headland, AL 36345

(334) 585-7080

District: Henry County

Students who attend Headland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Headland Middle School
High:	Headland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

African American:

17.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2021 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2021) to 62nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg51%

Alabama avg53%

262^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Henry County

88^th of 140Henry County 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	62.0	262 of 686	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	234 of 680	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	216 of 684	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	165 of 680	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	196 of 687	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	111 of 692	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	286 of 681	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	336 of 680	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.5	382 of 688	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	395 of 691	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	474 of 691	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.5	305 of 695	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	351 of 696	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	387 of 696	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	411 of 709	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.1	413 of 704	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.9	304 of 696	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.6	272 of 698	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	334 of 698	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	336 of 689	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.9	228 of 688	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.1	272 of 623	56.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	202 of 428	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	170 of 427	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	275 of 420	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.0	85 of 427	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	124 of 426	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	104 of 426	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	33.0	307 of 426	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	234 of 423	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.3	286 of 336	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	239 of 651	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.0	203 of 649	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	179 of 650	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	142 of 645	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	191 of 656	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	105 of 656	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	272 of 646	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	332 of 640	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	348 of 639	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	329 of 667	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	353 of 660	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	348 of 670	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	161 of 623	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	297 of 651	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	136 of 653	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	318 of 649	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	340 of 651	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	418 of 567	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	273 of 659	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	268 of 651	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	272 of 655	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	187 of 649	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	211 of 669	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	118 of 669	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	270 of 650	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	295 of 650	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.9	365 of 639	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	73 of 403	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	103 of 403	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	148 of 395	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	60 of 373	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	176 of 345	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	141 of 398	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	124 of 392	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	88 of 344	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	59.7	84 of 280	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	249 of 501	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	227 of 532	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	205 of 535	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	169 of 528	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	189 of 540	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	105 of 539	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	254 of 529	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	328 of 508	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	263 of 369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English67%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

Mathematics50%+8 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 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
Headland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Mitchell St	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-7080	898	51	17.6	44.3%	654 (72.8%)	159 (17.7%)	36 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.0%)	62	262^nd of 686 public elementary schools	61.8%		64.4	234^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.6%	28	59.7	37.1	51.7		50.9	68.2	57.9	74.5		$8,349	$1,080	$7,253
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
Webb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	178 DePot St	Webb	36376	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 792-5744	419	29	14.5	72.8%	216 (51.6%)	161 (38.4%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	86.5	77^th of 686 public elementary schools	88.8%		83.2	95^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.0%	18	66.7	70.7	72.6	65.3	74.1	72.3	79.3	84.0	70.0	$10,445	$2,504	$7,926
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Headland Elementary School

How many students attend Headland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended Headland Elementary School.

Is Headland Elementary School a good school?

Headland Elementary School ranks 262^nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Headland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Headland Middle School
High : Headland High School

What is the racial makeup of Headland Elementary School?

Students at Headland Elementary School are 73% White, 18% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Headland Elementary School in?

Henry County

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