Selma Street Elementary School
1501 West Selma St
Dothan AL, 36301, Houston County
Phone: 334-794-1463
Ranking: 
(705 out of 1,064, bottom 34%)*
(705 out of 1,064, bottom 34%)*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: | 28 | 35 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 575 | 517 | 527 | 478 | 475 | 454 | 426 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 16.9% | 95 | 18.4% | 96 | 18.2% | 79 | 16.5% | 93 | 19.6% | 73 | 16.1% | 83 | 19.5% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 19.1% | 89 | 17.2% | 86 | 16.3% | 77 | 16.1% | 83 | 17.5% | 84 | 18.5% | 78 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 15.7% | 84 | 16.2% | 92 | 17.5% | 86 | 18.0% | 85 | 17.9% | 95 | 20.9% | 57 | 13.4% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 16.0% | 90 | 17.4% | 89 | 16.9% | 76 | 15.9% | 66 | 13.9% | 66 | 14.5% | 81 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 95 | 16.5% | 85 | 16.4% | 76 | 14.4% | 79 | 16.5% | 61 | 12.8% | 75 | 16.5% | 59 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 91 | 15.8% | 74 | 14.3% | 88 | 16.7% | 81 | 16.9% | 87 | 18.3% | 61 | 13.4% | 68 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 303 | 52.7% | 273 | 52.8% | 283 | 53.7% | 259 | 54.2% | 246 | 51.8% | 238 | 52.4% | 234 | 54.9% |
| Female: | 272 | 47.3% | 244 | 47.2% | 244 | 46.3% | 219 | 45.8% | 221 | 46.5% | 208 | 45.8% | 188 | 44.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.3% | 21 | 4.6% | 19 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 440 | 76.5% | 393 | 76.0% | 393 | 74.6% | 336 | 70.3% | 348 | 73.3% | 286 | 63.0% | 255 | 59.9% |
| White: | 112 | 19.5% | 106 | 20.5% | 120 | 22.8% | 123 | 25.7% | 114 | 24.0% | 141 | 31.1% | 147 | 34.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 473 | 82.3% | 443 | 85.7% | 464 | 88.0% | 390 | 81.6% | 387 | 81.5% | 357 | 78.6% | 316 | 74.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.7% | 28 | 5.9% | 35 | 7.4% | 34 | 7.5% | 39 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.54 | 14.99 | 23.95 | 16.20 | 16.96 | 17.80 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 59.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 48.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.9% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.94% | 45.48% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.12% | 45.29% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.9% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 61.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.4% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.92% | 69.69% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.36% | 77.76% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 59.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 51.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 54.3% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.91% | 48.28% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.59% | 44.68% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.3% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 52.6% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 58.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.46% | 47.67% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.07% | 48.33% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.7% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.93% | 73.33% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.61% | 74.17% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.82% | 82.73% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.28% | 84.83% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.14% | 89.69% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.38% | 88.22% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 84.06% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.72% | 84.37% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 88.38% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.94% | 86.84% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.14% | 89.83% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90.75% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.8% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.67% | 76.08% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.01% | 81.68% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.32% | 82.35% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 89.56% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 86.53% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.15% | 90.64% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 76.3% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.8% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.34% | 86.42% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.81% | 86.76% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.31% | 89.86% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.31% | 90.02% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 91.49% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.69% | 89.45% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 70.1% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 81% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.72% | 73.47% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.35% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.02% | 77.35% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.82% | 84.71% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.41% | 94.72% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.15% | 94.99% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 80.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 84.8% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.63% | 85.41% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.14% | 86.94% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.74% | 87.98% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.93% | 84.87% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.88% | 91.75% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 92.98% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 72.69% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.64% | 70.22% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.72% | 74.82% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.82% | 78.94% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.61% | 77.69% | 80.09% |
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* Selma Street Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.