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Heard Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
201 Daniel Cir
Dothan, AL 36301
Phone
(334) 794-1471
District
DOTHAN CITY
County
HOUSTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
320
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.2% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Heard Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
39%
45%
58%
51%
20%
39%
39%
45%
58%
51%
20%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
41%
42%
52%
14%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
38%
44%
46%
20%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
37%
51%
45%
15%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
21
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 54 16.9%
Grade 1 58 18.1%
Grade 2 56 17.5%
Grade 3 39 12.2%
Grade 4 40 12.5%
Grade 5 42 13.1%
Grade 6 31 9.7%
Total 320 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.5% 28.0% 54.3%
Black 48.2% 62.2% 32.9%
Hispanic 6.4% 7.5% 10.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.9% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.4% 63.4% 48.6%
Free lunch eligible 55.0% 60.4% 43.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.4% 3.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 70,318 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 811.2 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,751 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.0% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.2% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.7% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 13.8% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,952 $51,788,352 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $624 $5,429,424 4.7%
Staff $538 $4,681,138 4.1%
General Administration $326 $2,836,526 2.5%
School Administration $614 $5,342,414 4.7%
Operation $1,720 $14,965,720 13.0%
Transportation $411 $3,576,111 3.1%
Other $284 $2,471,084 2.2%
Total Support $4,517 $39,302,417 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,720 $23,666,720 20.6%
Total Expenditures $13,189 $114,757,489 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,852 $4,378,921,181 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $672 $503,210,801 5.9%
Staff $420 $314,426,678 3.7%
General Administration $255 $190,912,687 2.2%
School Administration $638 $477,048,287 5.6%
Operation $962 $719,909,289 8.5%
Transportation $492 $368,218,721 4.3%
Other $242 $181,267,301 2.1%
Total Support $3,682 $2,754,922,689 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,821 $1,362,666,859 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,355 $8,496,484,393 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%