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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123000443
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology
303 Rollins Avenue, Dothan, AL 36301 · (334) 794-1440 · Houston County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
237 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
92.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
70.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology this school | 429 | 55.2% | 79.7% |
| De Armanville Elementary School Anniston | 478 | 54.0% | 63.4% |
| Julian Harris Elementary School Decatur | 349 | 51.9% | 57.4% |
| FaucettVestavia Elementary School Northport | 343 | 46.9% | 61.4% |
| Prattville Kindergarten School Prattville | 408 | 50.2% | N/A |
| Taylor White Elementary School Mobile | 446 | 49.1% | 60.0% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #29 of 626 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #44 of 626 | #1 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.6% | #17 of 626 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #400 of 709 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #615 of 655 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #85 of 658 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #406 of 696 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #348 of 364 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
-62 (-13%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 55% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 58% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 19 | 23.1:1 | 58% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 53% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 36% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 42% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 28% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 41% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 28 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (433 to 429); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology is a mid-sized elementary school in Dothan, Alabama, under Dothan City. Its enrollment is 429 students, spread over grades 3 through 6.
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology is one of 16 schools in Dothan City, which enrolls 8,220 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology, 45%, is White. Other reported shares: 37% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 65% White among all Houston County residents. The diversity index for Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology comes to 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology counts 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Houston County is 8 points higher.
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Alabama public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology is +35.9 points, in the top 10% of Alabama. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.7%, and the predicted rate is 43.8%.
In Houston County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $58,626, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,127, Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology among them.
Dothan Preparatory Academy is about 0.8 miles from Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology is 1st among 5 schools close by.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 429, down from 491 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 20.4:1, from 23.4:1.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,140
Census ACS
Median income
$58,626
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dothan City
- Dothan High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Dothan Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 1,034 students
- Carver 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 583 students
- Kelly Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Hidden Lake Primary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Dothan
- Dothan High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Dothan Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rehobeth High SchoolHigh · 786 students
- Rehobeth Primary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Carver 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 583 students
- Kelly Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Dothan Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 1,034
- Dothan City Virtual School0.9 mi · 226
- Selma Street Elementary School1.6 mi · 421
- Houston County Virtual Academy2.0 mi · 246
- Beverlye Intermediate School2.3 mi · 338
- Dothan City Early Education Center2.5 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Carver School of Mathematics Science and TechnologyWhat is the total enrollment at Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology?
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology enrolls approximately 429 students in grades 03-06.
Is Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology.
What is the student diversity at Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology?
Student demographics at Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology are roughly 45% White, 9% Hispanic, 37% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology in?
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology is part of Dothan City.
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