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Schools in Douglas

Douglas’s public schools

Marshall County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 2% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.1
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
2,373 students on the public path
In brief

Douglas’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Douglas’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Douglas Elementary School places highest (better than 43%); Douglas High School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Douglas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Robert D Sloman PrimaryMarshall County School DistrictNo scores
3–5Douglas Elementary SchoolMarshall County School DistrictC+
6–8Douglas Middle SchoolMarshall County School DistrictC+
9–12Douglas High SchoolMarshall County School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marshall County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marshall County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 6,494 students, up 10% since 2021–22 · 18.1 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$13,665AL $13,926 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 47.3% · 2829 students tested
Math20%
State average 27.2% · 2903 students tested

Douglas vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Douglas’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Douglas—Marshall County

Every school in Douglas

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Douglasby address
Robert D Sloman Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2
613 students15:1Rate it →
Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C+
521 students19:1Rate it →
Douglas Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
512 students19:1Rate it →
Douglas High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
727 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Douglas’s schools

Are Douglas’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Douglas. Marshall County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Douglas in?

Marshall County School District.

Where do Douglas kids go to high school?

Douglas High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.