Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123000448
Girard Elementary School
522 Girard Ave, Dothan, AL 36303 · (334) 794-1467 · Houston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
340 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 118% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
40%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
Students here typically continue to
Girard Elementary School→Dothan 6th Grade Center
Based on grade levels within Dothan City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Girard Elementary School
Girard Elementary School's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girard Elementary School this school | 380 | 89.5% | 14.8% |
| Chickasaw Intermediate School Chickasaw | 301 | 86.4% | N/A |
| SpencerWestlawn Elementary School Mobile | 428 | 90.2% | 36.3% |
| Morris Slingluff Elementary School Dothan | 381 | 84.5% | 23.3% |
| Fitzpatrick Elementary School Montgomery | 385 | 90.1% | 18.9% |
| Flowers Elementary School Montgomery | 387 | 83.5% | 30.1% |
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 Girard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #618 of 626 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #616 of 626 | #14 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #611 of 626 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #479 of 709 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #271 of 655 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #406 of 658 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #14 of 696 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.7% | #26 of 262 | N/A |
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
380
+73 (+24%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 89% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 22.5 | 16.1:1 | 90% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 20.8 | 17.0:1 | 90% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 85% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 90% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 15 | 18.6:1 | 88% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 76% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 63% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Girard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (274 to 380); teachers up 53% (15 to 23).
About Girard Elementary School
Girard Elementary School serves students in Dothan, Alabama, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 380 students in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 21% below average.
The 16 schools of Dothan City, including Girard Elementary School, enroll 8,220 students.
At Girard Elementary School, 76% of students are Black. The school is also 13% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Black share among all Houston County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Its staff includes 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.5 students per teacher. That is in line with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Roughly 89% of students at Girard Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 63% average for public schools in Houston County.
Girard Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Girard Elementary School is 4.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (14.8% versus 19.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
The school's county is Houston County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $58,626, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,127, Girard Elementary School among them.
Dothan 6th Grade Center is the nearest public school to Girard Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Girard Elementary School comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Girard Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 24%, from 307 to 380. The school's ratio increased from 13.3:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Girard Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 6th Grade Center0.1 mi · 449
- Heard Elementary School1.4 mi · 389
- Houston County Virtual Academy1.5 mi · 246
- Selma Street Elementary School2.2 mi · 421
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School2.6 mi · 381
- Dothan City Early Education Center2.6 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Girard Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Girard Elementary School?
Girard Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-05.
Is Girard Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Girard Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Girard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Girard Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Girard Elementary School?
At Girard Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 6% Hispanic, 76% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Girard Elementary School?
Girard Elementary School is overseen by Dothan City in Houston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.