Hidden Lake Primary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Dothan, Alabama

Hidden Lake Primary School in Dothan, Alabama enrolled 476 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

442 students in 2022-23, 450 students in 2023-24, 476 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Hidden Lake Primary School by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 450, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234422023-244502024-25476
Students enrolled at Hidden Lake Primary School by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 450, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234422023-244502024-25476
Students enrolled at Hidden Lake Primary School by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 450, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234422023-244502024-25476
Students enrolled at Hidden Lake Primary School by school year2022-23: 442, 2023-24: 450, 2024-25: 47602004006002022-234422023-244502024-25476
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344225.017.7
2023-2445025.018.0
2024-2547628.017.0

17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 17.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 17.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 17.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 17.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 452 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hidden Lake Primary School enrolled 452 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 59 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 452 of the 452 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions59
  • Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.8% of students were Black, 17.4% White, 7.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black65.8%
  2. White17.4%
  3. Hispanic7.8%
  4. Two or more races7.6%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Dothan

10 public elementary schools in Dothan report 2024-25 enrollment; Hidden Lake Primary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Kelly Springs Elementary School51617.272.5%
Highlands Elementary School50115.238.7%
Hidden Lake Primary School47617.083.4%
Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology42920.455.2%
Selma Street Elementary School42120.085.0%
Heard Elementary School38918.565.8%
Morris Slingluff Elementary School38118.184.5%
Girard Primary School38016.589.5%

All public schools in Dothan →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hidden Lake Primary School

  1. Beverlye Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 338 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Carver School of Mathematics Science and TechnologyThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 429 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Hidden Lake Primary School with Beverlye Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dothan City Schools spends per student$13,750 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,750
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaHidden Lake Primary School is the number 332 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#332 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.17.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hidden Lake Primary School

  1. How many students attend Hidden Lake Primary School?
    476 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 442 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dothan, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hidden Lake Primary School?
    17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hidden Lake Primary School a Title I school?
    Hidden Lake Primary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Hidden Lake Primary School in?
    Dothan City Schools, NCES district ID 0101230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010123001447 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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