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Which teacher or staff member at Kelly Springs Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123001817
Kelly Springs Elementary School
1124 Kelly Springs Rd, Dothan, AL 36303 · (334) 983-6565 · Houston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
17.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
374 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 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
63%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
Kelly Springs 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
44.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Kelly Springs Elementary School
Kelly Springs Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Springs Elementary School this school | 516 | 72.5% | 31.4% |
| Hibbett Elementary School Florence | 489 | 70.8% | 42.5% |
| Highlands Elementary School Huntsville | 370 | 72.2% | 25.9% |
| Heard Elementary School Dothan | 389 | 65.8% | 37.8% |
| Kate Shepard Elementary School Mobile | 576 | 75.3% | 39.3% |
| Frances Nungester Elementary School Decatur | 428 | 75.5% | 33.5% |
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 Kelly Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #490 of 626 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #507 of 626 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #508 of 626 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #272 of 709 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #357 of 655 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #112 of 658 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #186 of 696 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #100 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
516
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 516 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 72% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 79% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 80% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 73% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 63% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 62% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 50% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 49% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kelly Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (451 to 516); teachers up 43% (21 to 30).
About Kelly Springs Elementary School
Kelly Springs Elementary School, located in Dothan, Alabama, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 516 students on the rolls.
The district, Dothan City, has 8,220 students enrolled across 16 schools.
The largest group at Kelly Springs Elementary School is Black students, at 54%. The remaining students are 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Houston County, the Black share is about 27%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kelly Springs Elementary School scores 63%.
Kelly Springs Elementary School reported 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.2:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. There are 374 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 72% of enrollment. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Houston County.
On the allk12 Grade, Kelly Springs Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Alabama public elementary schools.
In Alabama, Kelly Springs Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.4% actual against a predicted 31.3%.
For Houston County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $58,626, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Counting Kelly Springs Elementary School, Houston County has 35 public schools.
About 3.3 miles separate Kelly Springs Elementary School from the closest public school, Midland City Elementary School. The five-mile area around Kelly Springs Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 31.3% on proficiency, and Kelly Springs Elementary School is above that at 31.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Kelly Springs Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 523 in 2020-21, 516 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 17.2:1.
This page is set up for the Kelly Springs Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 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
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Midland City Elementary School3.3 mi · 478
- Dale County High School3.6 mi · 437
- Dothan 6th Grade Center3.7 mi · 449
- Girard Elementary School3.8 mi · 380
- Highlands Elementary School4.2 mi · 501
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School4.2 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Kelly Springs Elementary SchoolHow large is Kelly Springs Elementary School?
Kelly Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kelly Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kelly Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kelly Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Kelly Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Kelly Springs Elementary School?
Kelly Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Kelly Springs Elementary School in?
Kelly Springs Elementary School is part of Dothan City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.