The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 7% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Beverlye Intermediate School
Beverlye Intermediate School serves grades three through six in the Dothan City district of southeastern Alabama. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, located on the south side of Dothan, a regional commercial hub that anchors the Wiregrass area near the Florida and Georgia borders. Dothan is a low-density, car-dependent city that has seen steady growth over the decades and is known for its healthcare and manufacturing sectors as well as its role as the Peanut Capital of the World.
The school’s enrollment numbers are small for an intermediate school that spans four grade levels. The student body is predominantly Black, with a smaller share of White students and a modest Hispanic population. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the provided materials, a gap that may affect how a family evaluates the school’s support systems.
Beverlye’s academic performance, based on the most recent state testing from the 2024-25 school year, shows a landscape that calls for close attention. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency benchmarks was below half at every tested grade, with third and fifth graders performing somewhat better than fourth graders, though still representing a minority of their cohorts. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were markedly lower, dropping by a considerable margin from third to fourth grade and remaining very low in fifth grade. Science results for fourth graders followed a similar pattern. When stacked against the proficiency index for districts in Houston County, Beverlye’s overall performance sits in the bottom quartile of the comparison set, which included two other districts. This is the only year of testing data provided, so no trend line is available. A parent would want to discuss with the school what academic interventions are in place and how the school is working to address these results.
Because Beverlye stops at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not serve the high school grades, so that measure simply does not apply here. Likewise, the data did not include information on course access, discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, or staffing ratios, all of which would be relevant to a fuller picture of the school environment. The district brief turned up no recent changes such as boundary shifts, curriculum overhauls, or tax referendums of lasting parent impact, though a parent may want to check for such developments directly with Dothan City Schools.
Housing in the zip code around Beverlye is more affordable than the national median home value, and rents have seen upward movement recently. The price-to-income ratio and the rent-to-income ratio suggest that for a family earning a typical local income, the costs are manageable relative to national norms. This may be a factor for families deciding where to live within Dothan.
Beverlye Intermediate is a school serving a high-need population in a midsize Southern city. The academic numbers are a significant concern, and a family considering this school would want to learn what specific programs and supports the school offers to raise achievement, how the Dothan City district allocates resources to schools like Beverlye, and what the school’s climate and day-to-day operations feel like beyond the test scores. The school’s small enrollment and the deep economic need in the student body are its defining characteristics, and any decision to enroll should be informed by a direct visit and conversation with the school leadership.
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