Dothan City Schools

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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.

1. A+ Carver School Of Mathematics Science And Technology (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. B+ Highlands Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
3. C- Heard Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
4. C- Kelly Springs Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
5. D+ Dothan Preparatory Academy (Middle school, meets expectations)
6. D Dothan High School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
7. D Selma Street Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
8. D- Beverlye Intermediate School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
9. F Morris Slingluff Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
10. F Girard Intermediate School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)

High schools (1)

• D Dothan High School, Dothan

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• D- Beverlye Intermediate School, Dothan
• F Girard Intermediate School, Dothan

Elementary and primary schools (9)

• Dothan City Early Education Center, Dothan
• F Faine Elementary School, Dothan
• Girard Primary School, Dothan
• C- Heard Elementary School, Dothan
• Hidden Lake Primary School, Dothan
• B+ Highlands Elementary School, Dothan
• C- Kelly Springs Elementary School, Dothan
• F Morris Slingluff Elementary School, Dothan
• D Selma Street Elementary School, Dothan

Other schools and academies (4)

• Carver 9th Grade Academy, Dothan
• A+ Carver School Of Mathematics Science And Technology, Dothan
• Dothan City Virtual School, Dothan
• D+ Dothan Preparatory Academy, Dothan

Cities and towns served (1)

• Dothan (16)

• State: Best schools in Alabama
• County: Houston County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 8,035 students with 470 full-time-equivalent teachers and 887 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0101230
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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