Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123000450
Heard Elementary School
201 Daniel Cir, Dothan, AL 36301 · (334) 794-1471 · Houston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Alabama public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
256 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 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
61%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
Heard 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
56.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Heard Elementary School
Heard Elementary School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Elementary School this school | 389 | 65.8% | 37.8% |
| Jeter Primary School Opelika | 435 | 64.6% | N/A |
| Northside School Opelika | 464 | 63.8% | 52.6% |
| Banks School Banks | 384 | 65.1% | 51.5% |
| Southview Primary School Opelika | 480 | 65.4% | N/A |
| Morris Avenue Intermediate School Opelika | 397 | 70.5% | 44.0% |
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 Heard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #433 of 626 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #450 of 626 | #9 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #402 of 626 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #460 of 709 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #507 of 655 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #132 of 658 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #276 of 696 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #223 of 364 | #4 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
389
+73 (+23%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 66% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 75% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 75% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 63% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 41% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 19 | 21.4:1 | 39% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 47% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 33 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (426 to 389); teachers up 11% (19 to 21).
About Heard Elementary School
Heard Elementary School is an elementary school in Dothan, Alabama, and it is part of Dothan City. The school enrolls 389 students, from kindergarten through 5.
The district for Heard Elementary School is Dothan City, with 16 schools and 8,220 students.
By race and ethnicity, Heard Elementary School is 54% Black. Other reported shares: 30% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 27% Black among all Houston County residents. Heard Elementary School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1 at Heard Elementary School, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 66%. Across public schools in Houston County, the average is about the same, 63%.
Heard Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.2%.
In the county around the school, Houston County, median household income is about $58,626, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 35 public schools operate in Houston County, serving about 15,127 students.
The closest public school, Selma Street Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles from Heard Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Heard Elementary School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 316 to 389. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Heard Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Heard Elementary. Heard Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Heard Elementary SchoolFranklin, GA · 722 students
- Heard Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 636 students
- Heard Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Selma Street Elementary School1.1 mi · 421
- Dothan City Early Education Center1.1 mi · 183
- Girard Elementary School1.4 mi · 380
- Dothan 6th Grade Center1.6 mi · 449
- Houston County Virtual Academy1.6 mi · 246
- Dothan City Virtual School2.1 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Heard Elementary SchoolHow large is Heard Elementary School?
Heard Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Heard Elementary School serve?
Heard Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heard Elementary School is approximately 18.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Heard Elementary School?
Heard Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 10% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Heard Elementary School?
Heard Elementary School is overseen by Dothan City in Houston County.
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