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Dora High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

330 Glenn C Gant Cir, Dora, AL 35062 · (205) 648-6863 · Part of Walker County School District

Dora’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
476
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dora High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

On the path

Where Dora kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–88 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Dora High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

330 Glenn C Gant Cir, Dora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9130
Grade 10117
Grade 11121
Grade 12108
Enrollment over time
477’20
445’21
472’22
462’23
476’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Black 10%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dora High School from Dora families.

Other schools in Walker County School District

The district →
Sumiton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sumiton
C
720 students15:1
Valley Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jasper
B
602 students19:1
Curry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jasper
B
550 students18:1
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Carbon Hill
C
475 students20:1
Lupton Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Nauvoo
B
448 students17:1
Oakman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Oakman
356 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Dora’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.