Morris Slingluff Elementary School

As a compact primary school in Dothan, Alabama, Morris Slingluff Elementary School caters to 381 students from grades K through 5, operated by Dothan City. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Morris Slingluff Elementary School sits 21% below that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in Dothan City (8,220 students total), Morris Slingluff Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Morris Slingluff Elementary School reports that Black students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school lists 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Houston County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Morris Slingluff Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at Morris Slingluff Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Houston County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Morris Slingluff Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 35.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Houston County indicate median household income runs about $58,626, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Houston County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,127 students), Morris Slingluff Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dothan High School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Morris Slingluff Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Morris Slingluff Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 381). White enrollment moved from 16% to 11% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.