The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in English language arts. The lowest is 64% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Webb Elementary School
Webb Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small, rural town of Webb, part of the Dothan metropolitan area in Houston County, Alabama. The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet institution. It sits within Houston County Schools, the district overseeing its operations.
The student body at Webb Elementary is roughly balanced between white and Black students, with small shares of Hispanic, Asian, multiracial, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. A substantial majority of students come from lower-income households, as measured by free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. The school does not report counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent would need to contact the school directly for specifics on those populations.
On state assessments from the 2024-25 school year, Webb Elementary posted overall proficiency that places it well above the midpoint among the three districts in Houston County. In English language arts, the school performed at a strong level in grades three, four, and five, with a dip in sixth grade. In math, proficiency was solid across the board, though sixth grade again showed a softer result compared to the earlier grades. Science data was available only for fourth grade, where proficiency was moderate. The school has only a single year of testing data in the available file, so there is no trend line to judge improvement or decline over time. Because Webb Elementary ends at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report.
The town of Webb itself is a sparsely populated rural community with very low population density. The housing stock is a mix of detached houses and mobile homes, and the cost of living is low. The main road through town, Alabama State Route 52, runs roughly seven miles west into Dothan and ten miles east to the Georgia state line at Columbia. The built environment is car-dependent, with no walkable commercial district described in available sources. The town's population has been roughly stable at a modest size in recent years, while median home values have risen meaningfully. Most residents likely commute to Dothan for work, though specific major employers in Webb were not found.
At the district level, Houston County Schools has taken several steps that directly affect families with younger children. In 2023, the district adopted a new reading curriculum aligned with the Alabama Literacy Act, which emphasizes Science of Reading instructional methods. This matters because the state's third-grade retention requirement took effect in the 2023-24 school year, meaning that students not reading at grade level by the end of third grade may be held back. The district also expanded its pre-K program in 2022, adding classrooms across multiple schools and increasing access to early childhood education. Additionally, since late 2023, the school board has been discussing building a new Rehobeth School campus to handle enrollment growth in that area, though no formal vote or tax referendum has yet been called.
For a family considering Webb Elementary, the appeal lies in a small, rural school setting with a strong record on state tests relative to other schools in Houston County. The district's recent emphasis on early literacy and expanded pre-K slots are also direct positives for parents of younger children. The community is low-cost and quiet, but entirely car-dependent, and the school's sixth-grade dip in both reading and math scores is something a parent may want to ask the school about directly. The lack of detail on special education and English learner populations, as well as the absence of any multi-year testing history, leaves some open questions that a visit or conversation with the principal could clarify.
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