Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123001449
Morris Slingluff Elementary School
4130 Westgate Parkway, Dothan, AL 36303 · (334) 794-1479 · Houston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest 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
18.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
322 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 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
41%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
Morris Slingluff Elementary School→Dothan 6th Grade Center
Based on grade levels within Dothan City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Morris Slingluff Elementary School
Morris Slingluff Elementary School's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Slingluff Elementary School this school | 381 | 84.5% | 23.3% |
| Flowers Elementary School Montgomery | 387 | 83.5% | 30.1% |
| Selma Street Elementary School Dothan | 421 | 85.0% | 39.6% |
| C L Salter Elementary School Talladega | 353 | 81.3% | 33.4% |
| Beverlye Intermediate School Dothan | 338 | 84.0% | 20.2% |
| Girard Elementary School Dothan | 380 | 89.5% | 14.8% |
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 Morris Slingluff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #576 of 626 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #590 of 626 | #11 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #582 of 626 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #476 of 709 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #472 of 655 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #395 of 658 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #48 of 696 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #361 of 364 | #8 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
381
+73 (+24%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 85% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 94% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 94% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 89% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 86% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 83% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 93% (365) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Slingluff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (382 to 381); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About Morris Slingluff Elementary School
Students in Dothan, Alabama, attend Morris Slingluff Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 381 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Dothan City includes 16 schools. Together they enroll 8,220 students.
At Morris Slingluff Elementary School, Black students make up 75% of the student body. After that, the student body is 11% White, 10% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Houston County is about 27% Black. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 21 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 18.1:1 here. Around 85% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Houston County is 22 points.
Morris Slingluff Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Morris Slingluff Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.3% actual, 22.6% predicted).
Houston County has these Census figures: the median household income is $58,626, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, Houston County has 35 public schools and roughly 15,127 students.
The closest other public school is Dothan High School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Morris Slingluff Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Morris Slingluff Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 308 in 2020-21 to 381 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.1:1, from 16.2:1.
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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
- 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 High School0.9 mi · 1,588
- Dothan 6th Grade Center2.4 mi · 449
- Girard Elementary School2.6 mi · 380
- Carver 9th Grade Academy2.7 mi · 583
- Faine Elementary School2.9 mi · 326
- Houston County Virtual Academy3.1 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Slingluff Elementary SchoolHow large is Morris Slingluff Elementary School?
Morris Slingluff Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Morris Slingluff Elementary School serve?
Morris Slingluff Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Morris Slingluff Elementary School have?
Morris Slingluff Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morris Slingluff Elementary School?
At Morris Slingluff Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 75% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Morris Slingluff Elementary School public or private?
Morris Slingluff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dothan City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.