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Enrollment
449
Middle
DISTRICT 742 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123000447
Dothan 6th Grade Center
600 Girard Ave, Dothan, AL 36303 · (334) 794-1426 · Houston County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Alabama public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
353 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 449 | 100% |
Student demographics
49%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dothan City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Dothan 6th Grade Center
Dothan 6th Grade Center's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan 6th Grade Center this school | 449 | 78.6% | 18.1% |
| Burns Middle School Mobile | 568 | 76.2% | 22.3% |
| Moorer Middle School Eufaula | 495 | 75.4% | 30.7% |
| Greenville Middle School Greenville | 513 | 76.8% | 20.6% |
| Chapman Middle School Huntsville | 315 | 77.5% | 15.4% |
| Alexander City Middle School Alexander City | 430 | 72.8% | 33.8% |
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 Dothan 6th Grade Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #225 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #221 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #236 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #133 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #187 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #124 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #48 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #94 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 2024-25Enrollment
449
+99 (+28%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 449 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 79% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 95% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | 95% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 94% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 89% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 88% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 73% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 49% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dothan 6th Grade Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (490 to 449); teachers down 18% (28 to 23).
About Dothan 6th Grade Center
Dothan 6th Grade Center is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Dothan, Alabama. The student body numbers 449 students, from grade 6.
Dothan 6th Grade Center is in Dothan City, a district with 8,220 students across 16 schools.
At Dothan 6th Grade Center, Black students make up 68% of the student body. It is also 17% White, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Houston County is roughly 27% Black. Dothan 6th Grade Center's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 23 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.5:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Dothan 6th Grade Center is 79%. The rate at public schools in Houston County averages 63%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Dothan 6th Grade Center a D. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Dothan 6th Grade Center posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.1%, compared with a predicted 26.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Houston County this way: the median household income is $58,626, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Dothan 6th Grade Center, Houston County has 34 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Girard Elementary School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Dothan 6th Grade Center ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Dothan 6th Grade Center's enrollment grew 28%, to 449. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.6:1 to 19.5:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Girard Elementary School0.1 mi · 380
- Heard Elementary School1.6 mi · 389
- Houston County Virtual Academy1.6 mi · 246
- Selma Street Elementary School2.3 mi · 421
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School2.4 mi · 381
- Dothan City Early Education Center2.7 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Dothan 6th Grade CenterHow many students attend Dothan 6th Grade Center?
Dothan 6th Grade Center enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does Dothan 6th Grade Center serve?
Dothan 6th Grade Center serves grades 06-06.
How many students per teacher at Dothan 6th Grade Center?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Dothan 6th Grade Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dothan 6th Grade Center?
At Dothan 6th Grade Center, the student body is approximately 17% White, 10% Hispanic, 68% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dothan 6th Grade Center in?
Dothan 6th Grade Center is part of Dothan City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.