Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36305

Summary:

The 36305 zip code area in Alabama is home to two elementary schools - Highlands Elementary School and Dothan City Early Education Center. Based on the available data, Highlands Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools over the past three years.

Highlands Elementary's test scores exceed the Dothan City district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 75.32% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.42% for the district and 65.34% statewide. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%, below the district average. Additionally, Highlands Elementary spends $8,606 per student, which is higher than the state average.

In contrast, the Dothan City Early Education Center serves only pre-K students and does not have the same level of performance data available. Without more information, it is difficult to draw meaningful comparisons between the two schools. However, the data suggests that Highlands Elementary is providing a quality education to its 601 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 20.7.

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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 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
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 S Brannon Stand Rd	Dothan	36305	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1459	501	33	15.1	38.7%	299 (59.7%)	109 (21.8%)	55 (11.0%)	37 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	266^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.9%		76.5	149^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.2%	117	56.4	40.8	27.1	47.4	75.3	63.5	74.1	$8,606	$701	$7,667

Cities Near Zip Code 36305

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dothan	0.39 mi	23	235^th
Rehobeth	7.42 mi	2	35^th
Webb	7.59 mi	1	29^th
Midland City	9.21 mi	2	156^th
Headland	9.22 mi	3	82^nd

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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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