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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123001448
Highlands Elementary School
1400 S Brannon Stand Rd, Dothan, AL 36305 · (334) 794-1459 · Houston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
194 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
58%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
Highlands 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
70.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
42.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Highlands Elementary School
Highlands Elementary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Elementary School this school | 501 | 38.7% | 54.5% |
| Wrights Mill Road Elementary School Auburn | 388 | 34.8% | 74.7% |
| Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School Auburn | 396 | 36.6% | 73.1% |
| Dawes Intermediate School Mobile | 515 | 37.9% | 63.0% |
| Horizon Elementary School Madison | 567 | 33.3% | 72.8% |
| Shades Mountain Elementary School Hoover | 328 | 42.1% | 76.0% |
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 Highlands Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #251 of 626 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #277 of 626 | #7 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #212 of 626 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #294 of 709 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #112 of 655 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #188 of 658 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #586 of 696 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #363 of 364 | #9 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
501
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 39% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 43% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 28 | 20.2:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 29% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 39% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 39% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 31% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highlands Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (502 to 501); teachers up 27% (26 to 33).
About Highlands Elementary School
Highlands Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Dothan, Alabama. The school's 501 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Highlands Elementary School is part of a district of 16 schools: Dothan City, with 8,220 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Highlands Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. Highlands Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 at Highlands Elementary School, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 39%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Houston County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Highlands Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Highlands Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.5% is 1.3 points below the 55.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Houston County census figures show that the median household income is $58,626, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Houston County is home to 35 public schools and about 15,127 public school students.
Dothan City Early Education Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Highlands Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Highlands Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.5% against a local average of 28.3%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 52 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.1:1 to 15.2:1.
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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
- Hidden Lake Primary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Dothan 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 449 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 Highlands Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highlands Elementary. Highlands Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 25.
- Highlands Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 370 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolHIGHLANDS, TX · 868 students
- Highlands ElementarySaugus, CA · 666 students
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIMMOKALEE, FL · 599 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolLa Grange Highlands, IL · 565 students
Nearby schools
- Dothan City Early Education Center3.3 mi · 183
- Heard Elementary School3.5 mi · 389
- Girard Elementary School4.1 mi · 380
- Kelly Springs Elementary School4.2 mi · 516
- Dothan 6th Grade Center4.2 mi · 449
- Selma Street Elementary School4.3 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Highlands Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highlands Elementary School?
Highlands Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Highlands Elementary School serve?
Highlands Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Highlands Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Highlands Elementary School.
How diverse is Highlands Elementary School?
Highlands Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian.
Who oversees Highlands Elementary School?
Highlands Elementary School is overseen by Dothan City in Houston County.
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