Highlands Elementary School

Regular School · Dothan, AL

Highlands Elementary School is a regular school school in Dothan, Alabama, serving grades KG–05 with 501 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

501

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	299	60%
Black or African American	109	22%
Hispanic/Latino	55	11%
Asian	37	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	501	253M / 248F

English Language Learners: 21 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +29.9pp	24.1%	304
Reading Proficiency	70.0% +23.7pp	46.3%	304
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	86

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.16 grade levels

Math

-0.28 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

78 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

15.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	501	100%

Contact & Location

1400 S Brannon Stand Rd

Dothan, AL 36305

Phone: (334)794-1459

http://www.dothan.k12.al.us/hig

District

Dothan City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,962

District enrollment: 8,021

Other Schools in District

Beverlye Intermediate School Elementary
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology Elementary
Faine Elementary School Elementary
Girard Elementary School Elementary
Heard Elementary School Elementary
Hidden Lake Primary School Elementary
Kelly Springs Elementary School Elementary
Morris Slingluff Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 36305) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010123001448

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD