Dauphin Junior High School

Summary:

Dauphin Junior High School is a public middle school in Enterprise, Alabama, serving around 500 students in grades 7-8. As part of the Enterprise City School District, which is ranked 19th out of 137 districts in the state, Dauphin Junior High consistently performs among the top middle schools in Alabama, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dauphin Junior High School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 58.23% of 7th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 50% for the district and 23.6% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in English, with 74.58% of 7th graders and 71.04% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to 65.88% and 68.25% for the district, respectively. Additionally, Dauphin Junior High excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, Native American, and military-connected students, who consistently rank among the top in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Dauphin Junior High School stands out for its ability to maintain high levels of academic achievement while serving a more diverse student population. For instance, Geneva County Middle School and Samson Middle School, located in the neighboring Geneva County School District, have a higher percentage of White students and lower percentages of African American and Hispanic students, yet their academic performance lags behind Dauphin Junior High. This contrast highlights the school's exceptional ability to support the success of students from diverse backgrounds.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1271 Dauphin Street
       Enterprise, AL  36330


(334) 347-1141

District: Enterprise City

SchoolDigger Rank:
19th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,911 Help


Students who attend Dauphin Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Enterprise High School

Feeder schools for Dauphin Junior High School:

Elementary:    Hillcrest Elementary School
    Holly Hill Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  500

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.6%
African American:
18.0%
Hispanic:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.2% Help


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Compare Details Dauphin Junior High School ranks better than 95.7% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.77. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Dauphin Junior High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.6%), African American (18%), Hispanic (11.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dauphin Junior High School is 17.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dauphin Junior High School is $7,911.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dauphin Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dauphin Junior High School 19th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Dauphin Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Enterprise City:

SchoolDigger ranks Enterprise City 19th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dauphin Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 87.40 39th 432 91.0%
2017 83.76 48th 432 88.9%
2018 86.30 42nd 423 90.1%
2019 88.83 31st 437 92.9%
2021 96.26 11th 440 97.5%
2022 91.14 29th 432 93.3%
2023 95.09 15th 437 96.6%
2024 94.77 19th 442 95.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.38 5th 30 83.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 80.12 2nd 13 84.6%
2018 59.91 7th 25 72.0%
2023 94.74 1st 94 98.9%
2024 96.00 2nd 106 98.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.31 68th 195 65.1%
2018 62.67 53rd 223 76.2%
2019 69.48 38th 254 85.0%
2021 65.51 45th 274 83.6%
2022 42.91 131st 256 48.8%
2023 34.79 185th 281 34.2%
2024 39.49 154th 281 45.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 57.97 119th 349 65.9%
2018 74.78 70th 396 82.3%
2019 75.87 60th 396 84.8%
2021 91.25 9th 415 97.8%
2022 68.94 79th 421 81.2%
2023 82.79 33rd 410 92.0%
2024 85.74 37th 437 91.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 82.57 44th 380 88.4%
2018 87.83 31st 392 92.1%
2019 88.04 29th 399 92.7%
2021 94.00 10th 415 97.6%
2022 88.97 29th 423 93.1%
2023 94.01 17th 417 95.9%
2024 92.36 25th 426 94.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.50 6th 18 66.7%
2019 76.46 4th 19 78.9%
2021 87.25 3rd 29 89.7%
2022 80.95 3rd 26 88.5%
2023 77.93 3rd 26 88.5%
2024 81.93 4th 32 87.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.17 50th 380 86.8%
2018 82.76 47th 397 88.2%
2019 88.92 31st 399 92.2%
2021 96.50 12th 418 97.1%
2022 89.65 33rd 427 92.3%
2023 94.46 17th 419 95.9%
2024 95.21 20th 428 95.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.91 11th 19 42.1%
2021 64.92 7th 22 68.2%
2024 77.53 2nd 20 90.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 62.21 47th 205 77.1%
2018 69.60 51st 247 79.4%
2019 70.81 42nd 252 83.3%
2021 87.17 19th 266 92.9%
2022 71.68 47th 271 82.7%
2023 74.70 45th 263 82.9%
2024 76.13 39th 269 85.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 50.27 45th 108 58.3%
2018 69.08 30th 113 73.5%
2019 81.19 11th 124 91.1%
2021 97.17 3rd 154 98.1%
2022 91.41 7th 157 95.5%
2023 90.95 9th 166 94.6%
2024 89.30 7th 164 95.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.73 13th 44 70.5%
2021 93.47 2nd 56 96.4%
2022 80.84 9th 65 86.2%
2023 92.03 3rd 61 95.1%
2024 92.95 3rd 69 95.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Native American Students!

Rank History for White students at Dauphin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 85.25 24th 247 90.3%
2018 90.47 25th 331 92.4%
2019 91.15 22nd 343 93.6%
2021 96.48 9th 369 97.6%
2022 92.57 19th 376 94.9%
2023 96.63 11th 370 97.0%
2024 95.97 12th 373 96.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Open Quote This is my son's first year at this school. All the staff care for the kids that I have seen so far. Their teacher are great about reaching out to the parent's if they need to let them know anything about your child. I wished this was my son's school through the 12 grade but it will not be. I would tell anyone that wants a great school for their child to send them here. The principal runs a tight ship at this school but I am so glad he does because it has help my son learn a lot of how to follow the guidelines to be a better student. My son is autistic and this has been very challenging for him but he loves it here and so do I. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Dauphin Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 441 441
1989 355 85 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 445
1990 315 83 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1991 320 74 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 405
1992 334 83 10 4 1 n/a n/a 0 432
1993 314 76 12 7 0 n/a n/a 0 409
1994 330 82 12 13 1 n/a n/a 0 438
1995 318 102 10 17 2 n/a n/a 0 449
1996 318 102 10 17 2 n/a n/a 0 449
1997 314 109 19 11 1 n/a n/a 0 454
1998 318 94 15 13 2 n/a n/a 0 442
1999 326 106 15 16 1 n/a n/a 0 464
2000 297 114 19 18 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2001 305 96 14 18 0 n/a n/a 0 433
2002 314 105 9 25 1 n/a n/a 0 454
2003 314 105 9 25 1 n/a n/a 0 454
2004 304 108 15 18 1 n/a n/a 0 446
2005 308 117 14 32 0 n/a n/a 0 471
2006 325 143 17 27 0 n/a n/a 4 516
2007 324 141 15 33 3 n/a n/a 2 518
2008 381 131 10 40 3 n/a n/a 0 565
2009 360 126 14 42 3 n/a n/a 0 545
2010 377 144 15 39 3 n/a n/a 2 580
2011 396 132 12 47 3 0 0 0 590
2012 433 126 11 48 2 0 3 0 623
2013 442 127 10 40 2 0 11 0 632
2014 427 137 11 58 3 3 15 0 654
2015 328 116 12 49 2 1 30 0 538
2016 399 123 12 76 5 2 23 0 640
2017 392 120 18 71 7 1 17 0 626
2018 382 133 20 80 4 3 26 0 648
2019 326 113 23 55 3 4 11 0 535
2020 315 94 33 61 2 3 11 0 519
2021 313 99 28 63 3 2 8 0 516
2022 318 93 14 62 3 0 11 0 501
2023 318 90 21 59 4 1 7 0 500

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dauphin Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 441 22.0 20.0 0
1989 445 22.0 20.2 n/a
1990 404 22.0 18.3 0
1991 405 22.0 18.4 n/a
1992 432 22.0 19.6 n/a
1993 409 22.0 18.6 n/a
1994 438 21.0 20.9 n/a
1995 449 22.0 20.4 n/a
1996 449 22.0 20.4 n/a
1997 454 21.7 20.9 18.5
1998 442 22.7 19.5 14.3
1999 464 25.0 18.6 23.5
2000 448 25.0 17.9 20.5
2001 433 25.0 17.3 23.1
2002 454 24.0 18.9 25.3
2003 454 24.0 18.9 25.3
2004 446 25.0 17.8 23.8
2005 471 24.5 19.2 26.3
2006 516 26.0 19.7 28.7
2007 518 28.5 18.2 26.2
2008 565 29.0 19.5 35.8
2009 545 31.1 17.3 34.9
2010 580 28.0 20.7 33.2
2011 590 29.5 20.0 34.9
2012 623 32.0 19.4 34.7
2013 632 30.0 21.0 38
2014 654 55.5 11.7 32.1
2015 538 24.0 22.4 36.1
2016 640 28.0 22.8 38
2017 626 29.0 21.5 37.5
2018 648 30.0 21.6 39.2
2019 535 25.5 20.9 32.3
2020 519 26.5 19.5 33.9
2021 516 25.5 20.2 34.9
2022 501 25.0 20.0 32.1
2023 500 29.0 17.2 39.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dauphin Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 441 22.0 20.0 0
1989 445 22.0 20.2 n/a
1990 404 22.0 18.3 0
1991 405 22.0 18.4 n/a
1992 432 22.0 19.6 n/a
1993 409 22.0 18.6 n/a
1994 438 21.0 20.9 n/a
1995 449 22.0 20.4 n/a
1996 449 22.0 20.4 n/a
1997 454 21.7 20.9 18.5
1998 442 22.7 19.5 14.3
1999 464 25.0 18.6 23.5
2000 448 25.0 17.9 20.5
2001 433 25.0 17.3 23.1
2002 454 24.0 18.9 25.3
2003 454 24.0 18.9 25.3
2004 446 25.0 17.8 23.8
2005 471 24.5 19.2 26.3
2006 516 26.0 19.7 28.7
2007 518 28.5 18.2 26.2
2008 565 29.0 19.5 35.8
2009 545 31.1 17.3 34.9
2010 580 28.0 20.7 33.2
2011 590 29.5 20.0 34.9
2012 623 32.0 19.4 34.7
2013 632 30.0 21.0 38
2014 654 55.5 11.7 32.1
2015 538 24.0 22.4 36.1
2016 640 28.0 22.8 38
2017 626 29.0 21.5 37.5
2018 648 30.0 21.6 39.2
2019 535 25.5 20.9 32.3
2020 519 26.5 19.5 33.9
2021 516 25.5 20.2 34.9
2022 501 25.0 20.0 32.1
2023 500 29.0 17.2 39.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dauphin Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,051 (13.3%) $6,846 (86.5%) $7,911

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dauphin Junior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 31st of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 15th of 437 Middle schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Dauphin Junior High School)71.951.3
 20.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Enterprise City)62.843.3
 19.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Dauphin Junior High School)62.855.2
 7.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Enterprise City)58.343.4
 14.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students535500
 6.5%
African American11390
 20.4%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian2321
 8.7%
Hispanic5559
 7.3%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White326318
 2.5%
Two or More Races117
 36.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.3%39.2%
 6.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dauphin Junior High School

Students who attend Dauphin Junior High School usually go on to attend Enterprise High School

Yes! Dauphin Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 19th of 442 Alabama middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 500 students attended Dauphin Junior High School.

Students at Dauphin Junior High School are 64% White, 18% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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