Girard Elementary School
522 Girard Ave
Dothan AL, 36303, Houston County
Phone: 334-794-1467
Ranking: (608 out of 1,064, bottom 43%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dothan City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 306 | 319 | 366 | 377 | 371 | 344 | 329 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 53 | 17.3% | 62 | 19.4% | 69 | 18.9% | 50 | 13.3% | 77 | 20.8% | 65 | 18.9% | 55 | 16.7% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 21.6% | 59 | 18.5% | 55 | 15.0% | 83 | 22.0% | 67 | 18.1% | 58 | 16.9% | 70 | 21.3% |
Grade 2: | 49 | 16.0% | 46 | 14.4% | 68 | 18.6% | 52 | 13.8% | 55 | 14.8% | 68 | 19.8% | 48 | 14.6% |
Grade 3: | 40 | 13.1% | 50 | 15.7% | 60 | 16.4% | 62 | 16.4% | 69 | 18.6% | 50 | 14.5% | 46 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 16.0% | 53 | 16.6% | 48 | 13.1% | 66 | 17.5% | 57 | 15.4% | 50 | 14.5% | 58 | 17.6% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 16.0% | 49 | 15.4% | 66 | 18.0% | 64 | 17.0% | 46 | 12.4% | 53 | 15.4% | 52 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 168 | 54.9% | 180 | 56.4% | 195 | 53.3% | 201 | 53.3% | 206 | 55.5% | 170 | 49.4% | 169 | 51.4% |
Female: | 138 | 45.1% | 139 | 43.6% | 171 | 46.7% | 176 | 46.7% | 157 | 42.3% | 166 | 48.3% | 156 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 3.6% | 14 | 4.4% | 18 | 4.9% | 13 | 3.4% | 11 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.8% |
Black: | 192 | 62.7% | 195 | 61.1% | 213 | 58.2% | 230 | 61.0% | 227 | 61.2% | 214 | 62.2% | 210 | 63.8% |
White: | 87 | 28.4% | 100 | 31.3% | 122 | 33.3% | 118 | 31.3% | 122 | 32.9% | 113 | 32.8% | 108 | 32.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 185 | 60.5% | 250 | 78.4% | 280 | 76.5% | 271 | 71.9% | 276 | 74.4% | 225 | 65.4% | 208 | 63.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.5% | 23 | 7.2% | 19 | 5.2% | 14 | 3.7% | 21 | 5.7% | 28 | 8.1% | 23 | 7.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.00 | 13.29 | 16.39 | 16.72 | 23.19 | 15.30 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 59.3% | 50.6% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 48.1% | 42.2% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 51.9% | 45% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.53% | 45.48% | 37.08% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.29% | 37.25% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 61.9% | 57.3% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.9% | 58.7% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 68.4% | 64% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.77% | 69.69% | 62.46% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.76% | 64.88% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 59.3% | 48.9% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 51.8% | 44.4% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 54.3% | 48.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.53% | 48.28% | 43.41% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44.68% | 43.74% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.3% | 47% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 52.6% | 42.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 58.1% | 48.1% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.89% | 47.67% | 39.83% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 48.33% | 40.59% |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 73.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76.7% | 77.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.51% | 73.33% | 77.41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 74.17% | 77.69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.64% | 82.73% | 79.37% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.63% | 84.83% | 80.13% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 89.69% | 83.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.22% | 85.23% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.4% | 83.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 84.06% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.83% | 84.37% | 85.35% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.14% | 88.38% | 85.83% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.59% | 86.84% | 86.59% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.07% | 89.83% | 86.82% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.23% | 90.75% | 88.18% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 70% | 71.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.8% | 74% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.82% | 76.08% | 78.31% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 81.68% | 78.93% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 82.35% | 79.12% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 89.56% | 81.26% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.56% | 86.53% | 82.42% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 90.64% | 85.24% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.3% | 76.9% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 86.8% | 83.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 86.42% | 85.01% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.18% | 86.76% | 86.09% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 89.86% | 86.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.96% | 90.02% | 86.69% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.65% | 91.49% | 87.93% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.87% | 89.45% | 88.16% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 70.1% | 71.8% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 81% | 76.5% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.63% | 73.47% | 77.26% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.35% | 77.97% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.35% | 79.94% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.38% | 84.71% | 82.61% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.95% | 94.72% | 88.95% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.25% | 94.99% | 91.32% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 80.2% | 80.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.8% | 80.7% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.61% | 85.41% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.25% | 86.94% | 84.37% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.19% | 87.98% | 84.65% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.93% | 84.87% | 85.64% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.85% | 91.75% | 88.59% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.55% | 92.98% | 88.88% |
ASA | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 72.69% | 69.84% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 70.22% | 73.2% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.82% | 77.35% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.89% | 78.94% | 78.77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.68% | 77.69% | 80.09% |
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* Girard Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.