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Ashford Elementary School

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Ashford Elementary School ranks 161 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Ashford Elementary School in Ashford, AL, serves 668 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Houston County district, a high-performing system ranked in the top 20% of Alabama districts.

This school stands out for its remarkable consistency and its ability to help students succeed despite economic challenges. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school has earned a 4-star rating for five straight years and now ranks in the 77th percentile statewide—a huge jump from just the 47th percentile in 2019. The most striking statistic is attendance: only 1.5% of students were chronically absent in the latest school year, compared to 12% statewide. That means nearly every child is in class every day, which builds a strong foundation for learning. Academically, Ashford students outperform state averages in English and math by wide margins. The school is especially effective with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 85th percentile for that group, and it also earns high marks for its African American students, who rank in the 87th percentile statewide.

Compared to nearby options, Ashford is a solid, reliable choice. It outperforms Morris Slingluff Elementary School and most Dothan City schools by a wide margin—for example, 5th-grade math proficiency is 60% at Ashford versus just 3% at Beverlye Intermediate School. However, Webb Elementary School in the same district ranks higher, and the magnet Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology posts even stronger test scores. The one area where Ashford lags is 4th-grade science, where proficiency (52%) falls below the district average. For parents seeking a stable, welcoming school where children show up and achieve, Ashford is an excellent choice.

668

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,417

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Barfield St
Ashford, AL 36312

(334) 726-5960

District: Houston County

Students who attend Ashford Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ashford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

African American:

23.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (65% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg70%

Alabama avg53%

161^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Houston County

28^th of 139Houston 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	74.1	161 of 686	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	151 of 680	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	166 of 684	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	158 of 680	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	177 of 687	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	329 of 692	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	358 of 681	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	344 of 680	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	312 of 688	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	326 of 691	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	371 of 691	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	335 of 695	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	271 of 696	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	315 of 696	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	350 of 709	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.3	452 of 704	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.9	485 of 696	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	506 of 698	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.8	361 of 698	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.4	229 of 689	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.8	331 of 688	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.5	290 of 623	53.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	56 of 429	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	43 of 427	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	53.1	168 of 420	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	181 of 427	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	184 of 426	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	155 of 426	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	155 of 426	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	205 of 423	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	83 of 336	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	144 of 652	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	146 of 649	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	180 of 650	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	191 of 645	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	174 of 656	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	309 of 656	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	338 of 646	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	330 of 640	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.7	229 of 639	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	97 of 668	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	95 of 660	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	139 of 670	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	162 of 623	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	138 of 651	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	266 of 653	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	361 of 649	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	266 of 651	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	277 of 567	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	180 of 660	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	170 of 651	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	144 of 655	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	134 of 649	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	173 of 669	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	333 of 669	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	327 of 650	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	312 of 650	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.5	355 of 639	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	197 of 403	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	143 of 403	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	129 of 395	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	144 of 373	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	277 of 345	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	230 of 398	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	123 of 392	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	157 of 344	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.0	192 of 280	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	200 of 500	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	166 of 532	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	126 of 535	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	138 of 528	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	157 of 540	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	310 of 539	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	362 of 529	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	289 of 508	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	261 of 369	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English70%+6 vs state

Mathematics64%+22 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

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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	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
Ashford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Barfield St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 726-5960	668	37	18.2	65.6%	424 (63.5%)	156 (23.4%)	34 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	74.1	161^st of 686 public elementary schools	76.5%		75.2	151^st of 680 public elementary schools	77.8%	10	71.3	58.8	60.6		52.6	73.0	64.3	73.7		$9,417	$2,014	$7,389
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
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
Beverlye Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1025 S Beverlye Rd	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1432	338	16	21.1	84.0%	38 (11.2%)	247 (73.1%)	29 (8.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	5.4	676^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.8	659^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.1%	17	2.3	2.8	3.0		22.6	30.6	32.7	27.0		$8,529	$728	$7,564
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%)	7.6	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
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	663 Houston St	Cottonwood	36320	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 691-2587	502	30	16.7	61.0%	388 (77.3%)	61 (12.2%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	73.1	170^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.2%		70.4	192^nd of 680 public elementary schools	71.8%	22	64.9	54.4	38.3	50.0	55.7	85.7	73.4	71.7	63.5
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%)	92.8	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
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%)	25.7	516^th of 686 public elementary schools	24.8%		33	462^nd of 680 public elementary schools	32.1%	54	17.1	14.8	25.0		44.4	46.5	44.4	63.5		$11,300	$2,679	$8,383
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%)	32.3	477^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.5%		29.8	474^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.3%	3	30.6	19.6	16.0		33.3	67.4	56.9	60.0		$8,142	$635	$7,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashford Elementary School

How many students attend Ashford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Ashford Elementary School.

What district is Ashford Elementary School in?

Houston County

What is the racial makeup of Ashford Elementary School?

Students at Ashford Elementary School are 63% White, 23% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Ashford Elementary School a good school?

Ashford Elementary School ranks 161^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ashford Elementary School attend?

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

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