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Dallas County Schools
Dallas County is a public school district in Alabama, based in Dallas County (Selma). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dallas County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dallas County
10 of 11 schools in Dallas County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 7F: 3
Best schools in Dallas County
Statewide rankings: all 354 high schools in Alabama · all 235 middle schools in Alabama · all 644 elementary schools in Alabama
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Je Terry Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Valley Grande Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ William R Martin Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Dallas County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D Salem Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Brantley Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Keith Middlehigh School (High school, meets expectations)
- F Bruce K Craig Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Tipton Durant Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Southside High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Dallas County
High schools (2)
- D+ Dallas County High School, Plantersville
- F Southside High School, Selma
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Tipton Durant Middle School, Selma
- D+ William R Martin Middle School, Valley Grande
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- D- Brantley Elementary School, Selma
- F Bruce K Craig Elementary School, Selma
- D+ Je Terry Elementary School, Plantersville
- D Salem Elementary School, Orrville
- Southside Primary School, Selma
- D+ Valley Grande Elementary School, Valley Grande
Other schools and academies (1)
- D- Keith Middlehigh School, Orrville
Where Dallas County schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Selma (5)
- Orrville (2)
- Plantersville (2)
- Valley Grande (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alabama
- County: Dallas County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,331 students with 132 full-time-equivalent teachers and 291 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0101110
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Selma City (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Wilcox County (5 schools, 26 mi)
- Lowndes County (7 schools, 30 mi)
- Autauga County (12 schools, 30 mi)
- Marengo County (3 schools, 33 mi)
- Hale County (6 schools, 41 mi)
- Linden City (3 schools, 42 mi)
- Chilton County (12 schools, 42 mi)
Questions about Dallas County
How many schools are in Dallas County?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Dallas County, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dallas County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Selma, Orrville, Plantersville, Valley Grande.
How good are the schools in Dallas County?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 19.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 13.4%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dallas County?
2,331 students were enrolled in Dallas County in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dallas County?
Dallas County is in Alabama, based in Dallas County, with its district office in Selma. Its boundary covers about 965 sq mi.