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Dora High School

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Dora High School ranks 283 rd of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 26% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Dora High School is a public high school in Dora, AL, serving 476 students in grades 9-12 within the Walker County school district, where about 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news from Dora is its remarkable progress in keeping students engaged and on track. The graduation rate has soared from 78.8% in 2022-2023 to an impressive 98.1% in 2024-2025—now exceeding both the district (93.0%) and state (91.5%) averages. Similarly, chronic absenteeism has plummeted from a troubling 34.6% in 2021-2022 to just 9.4% in 2024-2025, which is better than the district (11.0%) and state (12.0%) averages. These improvements show the school has successfully implemented strategies to get students to show up and stay through graduation. In fact, Dora's graduation rate now surpasses that of nearby Corner High School (97.7%) and Gardendale High School (95.6%), despite serving a higher percentage of low-income students.

However, the picture is more complicated when it comes to academics. While Dora outperformed state averages in Science and English in 2024-2025, proficiency rates dropped sharply across all subjects in 2025-2026—Math fell to 7.27%, Science to 21.82%, and English to 21.7%. This decline was broad-based, affecting most student groups, particularly special education and low-income students. The contrast with Corner High School, located just 5.49 miles away in the same town but in the Jefferson County district, is stark: Corner's proficiency rates are roughly 3-5 times higher, though it also serves a much more affluent population (32.93% vs. 61.34% free/reduced lunch). Similarly, Cold Springs High School in Cullman County achieves over five times Dora's math proficiency while maintaining a 100% graduation rate. Dora's success in getting students to graduate is genuine, but the test scores raise important questions about whether students are mastering grade-level content along the way.

476

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,590

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Glenn C Gant Cir
Dora, AL 35062-4412

(205) 648-6863

District: Walker County

Feeder schools for Dora High School:

Elementary:	Sumiton Elementary School
Middle:	Sumiton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.9%

African American:

9.9%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg20%

Alabama avg32%

283^rd of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Walker County

71^st of 139Walker 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	25.3	283 of 380	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.0	161 of 374	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	254 of 378	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	286 of 371	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	280 of 367	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	279 of 371	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	237 of 366	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	223 of 356	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	175 of 353	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	172 of 351	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	19.6	295 of 353	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	244 of 358	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.9	327 of 358	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	308 of 358	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.5	331 of 360	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.5	341 of 358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	316 of 357	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.5	293 of 359	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.5	165 of 358	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.4	253 of 357	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.1	303 of 359	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.8	329 of 357	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	71 of 228	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	115 of 224	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	146 of 222	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	218 of 228	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	182 of 224	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	145 of 223	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.1	55 of 189	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	289 of 372	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	231 of 359	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	282 of 366	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	276 of 358	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	227 of 367	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	293 of 359	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	226 of 354	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	221 of 347	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.1	158 of 343	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	299 of 377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	71.3	83 of 367	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	31.5	262 of 375	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	269 of 349	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	285 of 361	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	209 of 361	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	185 of 358	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	194 of 349	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.6	111 of 315	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	267 of 375	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	67.1	98 of 363	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	210 of 368	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	273 of 358	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	298 of 366	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	228 of 366	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	225 of 357	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	211 of 350	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	179 of 339	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	179 of 197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	67.1	39 of 194	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	52 of 198	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	18.6	160 of 182	12.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	142 of 169	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.9	93 of 196	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	294 of 316	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	179 of 325	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	290 of 317	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	297 of 326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	281 of 319	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	254 of 313	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	234 of 300	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	152 of 230	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science22%-14 vs state

English22%-12 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 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	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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dora High School	Public	9-12	330 Glenn C Gant Cir	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 648-6863	476	27	17.6	61.3%	409 (85.9%)	47 (9.9%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	25.3	283^rd of 380 public high schools	25.5%		54	161^st of 374 public high schools	57.0%	122	7.3	21.8	21.7	$9,590	$792	$8,795
Corner High School	Public	9-12	4301 Warrior Jasper Road	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3200	492	29	16.8	32.9%	459 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	76.6	73^rd of 380 public high schools	80.8%		75.4	84^th of 374 public high schools	77.5%	11	32.7	42.3	43.3	$11,239	$746	$10,461
Cordova High School	Public	9-12	183 School Road	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 483-7404	451	24	19.1	51.7%	376 (83.4%)	20 (4.4%)	39 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	52.9	160^th of 380 public high schools	57.9%		79.6	63^rd of 374 public high schools	83.2%	97	20.0	31.0	36.1	$9,922	$815	$9,104
Jasper High School	Public	9-12	1501 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	No	(205) 221-9277	850	53	16.0	45.9%	542 (63.8%)	132 (15.5%)	150 (17.6%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	73	86^th of 380 public high schools	77.4%		86.6	43^rd of 374 public high schools	88.5%	43	28.0	41.8	43.6	$12,720	$1,732	$10,988
Walker County Center Of Technology	Public	10-12	1100 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 387-0561																			(n/a)
Minor High School	Public	9-12	2285 Minor Pkwy	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4750	978	59	16.5	72.7%	37 (3.8%)	825 (84.4%)	93 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.8%)	17.1	326^th of 380 public high schools	14.2%		15.6	324^th of 374 public high schools	13.4%	2	6.3	20.1	10.6	$9,563	$1,565	$7,980
Gardendale High School	Public	9-12	800 Main St	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3600	1,076	59	18.3	38.6%	616 (57.2%)	318 (29.6%)	97 (9.0%)	22 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	57.5	139^th of 380 public high schools	63.4%		45.2	187^th of 374 public high schools	50.0%	48	23.0	37.7	31.6	$9,268	$941	$8,304
Cold Springs High School	Public	9-12	9010 County Road 109	Bremen	35033	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 287-1787	235	13	17.6	34.9%	225 (95.7%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	76.6	73^rd of 380 public high schools	80.8%		78.2	75^th of 374 public high schools	79.9%	2	39.7	41.4	37.9	$12,424	$1,846	$10,551
Curry High School	Public	9-12	155 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 384-3887	364	22	16.9	49.5%	341 (93.7%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	24.9	285^th of 380 public high schools	25.0%		44.6	189^th of 374 public high schools	49.5%	96	9.5	22.6	18.5	$10,592	$799	$9,790
Mortimer Jordan High School	Public	9-12	1920 Blue Devil Road	Kimberly	35091	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4850	886	49	18.1	34.9%	713 (80.5%)	98 (11.1%)	42 (4.7%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	61.6	118^th of 380 public high schools	68.9%		63.8	113^th of 374 public high schools	69.8%	5	22.7	41.3	33.8	$9,237	$830	$8,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Dora High School

What district is Dora High School in?

Walker County

What schools feed into Dora High School?

Dora High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sumiton Elementary School
Middle : Sumiton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Dora High School?

Students at Dora High School are 86% White, 10% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Dora High School a good school?

Dora High School ranks 283^rd of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Dora High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Dora High School.

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