Highlands Elementary School
1400 South Brannon Stand Rd
Dothan AL, 36305, Houston County
Phone: 334-794-1459
Ranking: 
(429 out of 1,064, top 40%)*
(429 out of 1,064, top 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dothan City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 30 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 560 | 519 | 478 | 471 | 453 | 592 | 561 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 98 | 17.5% | 99 | 19.1% | 91 | 19.0% | 77 | 16.3% | 99 | 21.9% | 106 | 17.9% | 109 | 19.4% |
| Grade 1: | 112 | 20.0% | 91 | 17.5% | 85 | 17.8% | 99 | 21.0% | 85 | 18.8% | 118 | 19.9% | 92 | 16.4% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 17.1% | 89 | 17.1% | 78 | 16.3% | 86 | 18.3% | 66 | 14.6% | 83 | 14.0% | 111 | 19.8% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 16.1% | 78 | 15.0% | 84 | 17.6% | 76 | 16.1% | 70 | 15.5% | 107 | 18.1% | 84 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 15.5% | 79 | 15.2% | 83 | 17.4% | 63 | 13.4% | 74 | 16.3% | 89 | 15.0% | 89 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 13.8% | 83 | 16.0% | 57 | 11.9% | 70 | 14.9% | 59 | 13.0% | 89 | 15.0% | 76 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 286 | 51.1% | 278 | 53.6% | 246 | 51.5% | 250 | 53.1% | 230 | 50.8% | 289 | 48.8% | 299 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 274 | 48.9% | 241 | 46.4% | 232 | 48.5% | 221 | 46.9% | 215 | 47.5% | 295 | 49.8% | 258 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.9% | 19 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 26 | 5.4% | 26 | 5.5% | 28 | 6.2% | 21 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 108 | 19.3% | 90 | 17.3% | 76 | 15.9% | 74 | 15.7% | 74 | 16.3% | 236 | 39.9% | 248 | 44.2% |
| White: | 419 | 74.8% | 396 | 76.3% | 358 | 74.9% | 351 | 74.5% | 333 | 73.5% | 322 | 54.4% | 277 | 49.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 27.0% | 150 | 28.9% | 145 | 30.3% | 122 | 25.9% | 126 | 27.8% | 244 | 41.2% | 241 | 43.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.6% | 27 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.2% | 26 | 5.5% | 40 | 8.8% | 36 | 6.1% | 25 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.67 | 14.62 | 20.78 | 17.13 | 18.12 | 17.70 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 59.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 48.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 51.9% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.19% | 45.48% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.89% | 45.29% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 61.9% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 61.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 68.4% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.02% | 69.69% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 77.76% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 59.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 51.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 54.3% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.14% | 48.28% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.11% | 44.68% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 59.3% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 52.6% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 58.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.19% | 47.67% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 48.33% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 73.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.7% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.26% | 73.33% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 74.17% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.37% | 82.73% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 84.83% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.31% | 89.69% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.94% | 88.22% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 83.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 84.06% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.06% | 84.37% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.27% | 88.38% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.84% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.21% | 89.83% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.94% | 90.75% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 70% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73.8% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.08% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.94% | 81.68% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.86% | 82.35% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.74% | 89.56% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 86.53% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.47% | 90.64% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.3% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.8% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.42% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.28% | 86.76% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.33% | 89.86% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.14% | 90.02% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 91.49% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.24% | 89.45% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 70.1% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 81% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.67% | 73.47% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.41% | 80.35% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.03% | 77.35% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.25% | 84.71% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.16% | 94.72% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.99% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84.8% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.14% | 85.41% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.21% | 86.94% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.87% | 87.98% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.25% | 84.87% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.21% | 91.75% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.98% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.58% | 72.69% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 70.22% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.27% | 74.82% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.53% | 78.94% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.66% | 77.69% | 80.09% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Highlands Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.