Dothan City Schools Earns B on State Report Card
The district's overall score of 84 rose four points from the previous school year, according to the Alabama State Department of Education.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Primary Education
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Dothan City Schools earned an overall score of 84, a B, on the Alabama State Department of Education annual report card. The district's score increased by four points from the previous school year.
Why it matters
The annual report card gives Dothan families and residents a standardized view of how local schools are performing across academic achievement, student growth and chronic absenteeism. The four-point gain signals measurable movement in the district's results for the 2025-2026 school year.
Carver School for Math, Science and Technology scored 98 (A), Highlands Elementary scored 91 (A), Selma Street Elementary scored 83 (B), and Kelly Springs Elementary scored 80 (B). The district-wide score is 84, and the source does not detail the measures behind the four-point gain.
The players
Dothan City Schools
The public school district serving Dothan, Alabama, whose schools are assessed under the state report card system.
Alabama State Department of Education
The state agency that administers the annual report card and publishes school and district performance scores for Alabama.
The details
The state report cards evaluate academic achievement, student growth and chronic absenteeism. Individual school scores are published on the district's website under the "News & Announcements" section for parents and the public to review.
Timeline
2025-2026 school year: period of performance evaluated by the state report card.
November 12, 2026: Alabama state report card results released.
Season Trajectory
Under the Alabama State Report Card system, Dothan City Schools' B grade and four-point gain place the district's year-over-year change within a single statewide grading framework. The result sits among individual school grades ranging from A to B that together show how the district is tracking against its own prior performance.
Parents can review individual school scores on the district's website to compare campuses like Highlands Elementary and Kelly Springs Elementary. The published grades give families a concrete basis for weighing school choices within the Dothan district.
The takeaway
Dothan parents can check their child's school scores directly on the district website to see how each campus performed in the latest state report card. Comparing individual school results alongside the district-wide B grade gives a clearer picture of local education quality.
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