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Dothan 6th Grade Center

600 Girard Ave, Dothan, AL 36303 · (334) 794-1426 · Houston County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Enrollment
449
Middle
DISTRICT 742 · STATE 508
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
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
449
Student demographics
White
17%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 50%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12%
Black
68%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 31%
Asian
2%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1%
Two+
2%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
Native American
n/r
Pacific Islander
n/r
n/r: not reliably reported by NCES for this school. Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment are systematically under-reported in the source data.
Gender split
Male
51%
Female
49%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
28.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.8%
AL avg 28.6%
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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
449
-41 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 17.5:1
% White
17%
was 14%
% Hispanic
10%
was 5%
% Black
68%
was 79%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Dothan 6th Grade Center

Dothan 6th Grade Center, a moderately sized middle-grades school in Dothan, Alabama, operated by Dothan City, instructs 449 students, covering grade 6.

Dothan City runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 8,220 students. Dothan 6th Grade Center is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Dothan 6th Grade Center reports that 68% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 17% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Dothan 6th Grade Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Houston County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dothan 6th Grade Center performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the area at large, Houston County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,626 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Houston County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,127 students), of which Dothan 6th Grade Center is one.

Girard Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Dothan 6th Grade Center comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dothan 6th Grade Center has fell 8%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 449 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 79% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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Houston County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Dothan 6th Grade Center
District
Dothan City
Address
600 Girard Ave, Dothan, AL 36303
Phone
(334) 794-1426
County
Houston County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–06
Total enrollment
449
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
19.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
353 (79%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
010123000447
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dothan 6th Grade Center
How 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.
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