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Dauphin Junior High School

1271 Dauphin Street, Enterprise, AL 36330 · (334) 347-1141 · Coffee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Alabama public middle schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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 middle schools

Enrollment
481
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
198 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 723549%
Grade 824651%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
27457%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
8317%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
8417%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
174%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
24551%
Female
23649%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
79.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
57.9%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 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 Dauphin Junior High School

Dauphin Junior High School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Dauphin Junior High School this school48141.2%67.8%
Challenger Middle School
Huntsville
42535.3%57.6%
Northport Intermediate School
Northport
50044.0%56.5%
Ira F Simmons Middle School
Hoover
86044.3%63.3%
Moody Junior High School
Moody
37345.3%35.4%
Mountain Gap Middle School
Huntsville
36633.6%62.3%
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Dauphin Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.8%#22 of 260
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.9%#16 of 260
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.5%#20 of 260
Enrollment
ranked largest first
481#120 of 265
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#84 of 244
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.2%#53 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.2%#217 of 264
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.8%#28 of 151
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
481
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254812817.2:141% (198)
2023-244662717.3:141% (192)
2022-235002917.2:139% (196)
2020-215162520.6:135% (180)
2017-186483021.6:139% (254)
2015-166402822.9:138% (243)
2010-115902920.3:135% (206)
2000-014332517.3:123% (100)
1990-914052218.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dauphin Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (648 to 481); teachers down 7% (30 to 28).

About Dauphin Junior High School

Dauphin Junior High School is a mid-sized middle school in Enterprise, Alabama, under Enterprise City. It reports enrollment of 481 students in grades 7 through 8.

Within Enterprise City, Dauphin Junior High School is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 6,612 students.

At Dauphin Junior High School, 57% of students are White. The school is also 17% Black, 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 71% White share among all Coffee County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.

Teacher count: 28 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.2:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama is 0.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%. That is 10 points below the 51% average for public schools in Coffee County.

Dauphin Junior High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of Alabama public middle schools.

In Alabama, Dauphin Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.8% actual against a predicted 54.0%.

The school's county is Coffee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $68,353, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,168, Dauphin Junior High School among them.

Measured in a straight line, Holly Hill Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Dauphin Junior High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 67.8% is above the 59.6% average for nearby schools.

NCES describes the area around Dauphin Junior High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 481 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.6:1 in 2020-21, and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Dauphin Junior High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Coffee County at a glance

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Population
54,920
Census ACS
Median income
$68,353
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,168 students

Quick facts

School name
Dauphin Junior High School
District
Enterprise City
Address
1271 Dauphin Street, Enterprise, AL 36330
Phone
(334) 347-1141
County
Coffee County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
481
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
198 (41%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
010132000475
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dauphin Junior High School
How large is Dauphin Junior High School?
Dauphin Junior High School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Dauphin Junior High School serve?
Dauphin Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dauphin Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dauphin Junior High School is approximately 17.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dauphin Junior High School?
Dauphin Junior High School reports a student body of 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dauphin Junior High School?
Dauphin Junior High School is overseen by Enterprise City in Coffee County.
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