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Enrollment
1,320
High
DISTRICT 961 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 010222001683
Buckhorn High School
4123 Winchester Rd, New Market, AL 35761 · (256) 851-3300 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,320 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
425 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 365 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 362 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 303 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 290 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buckhorn High School
Buckhorn High School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn High School this school | 1,320 | 32.2% | 48.1% |
| East Limestone High School Athens | 1,216 | 34.0% | 42.5% |
| Huntsville High School Huntsville | 1,807 | 32.8% | 45.0% |
| Daphne High School Daphne | 1,639 | 27.6% | 51.0% |
| Homewood High School Homewood | 1,333 | 27.9% | 64.8% |
| Helena High School Helena | 1,383 | 26.4% | 40.8% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buckhorn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #31 of 305 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #35 of 305 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #28 of 305 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,320 | #37 of 319 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #255 of 307 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #47 of 307 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #290 of 317 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #152 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,320
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,320 | 69.2 | 19.1:1 | 32% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 1,295 | 66.2 | 19.6:1 | 37% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 1,287 | 67.2 | 19.2:1 | 34% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 1,298 | 69 | 18.8:1 | 22% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 1,359 | 69.2 | 19.6:1 | 28% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 1,403 | 73 | 19.2:1 | 31% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 1,245 | 67 | 18.6:1 | 27% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 44 | 19.1:1 | 16% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckhorn High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,359 to 1,320); teachers unchanged (69.2 to 69.2).
About Buckhorn High School
Buckhorn High School is a high-enrollment high school serving families in New Market, Alabama. The school has 1,320 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Alabama have about 682 students on average; enrollment here is 94% higher.
Buckhorn High School is one of the 28 schools that make up Madison County (20,691 students in total).
The student body at Buckhorn High School is 57% White. Other reported shares: 22% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckhorn High School is 19.1:1, based on 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is lower. Buckhorn High School counts 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Madison County is 41%.
Buckhorn High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Alabama public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.5% for Buckhorn High School. The school posts 48.1%, 12.4 points below the prediction.
In the wider Madison County area, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Buckhorn High School shares Madison County with 88 other public schools.
Buckhorn Middle School is the nearest public school to Buckhorn High School, about 0.1 miles away. Buckhorn High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 61.7% proficiency; Buckhorn High School posts 48.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Buckhorn High School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,298 in 2020-21 and 1,320 in 2024-25.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Sparkman High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Hazel Green High SchoolHigh · 1,454 students
- Meridianville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 963 students
- Riverton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 872 students
Other schools in New Market
- Buckhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Moores Mill Intermediate SchoolElementary · 675 students
- New Market SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Walnut Grove SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Buckhorn Middle School0.1 mi · 701
- New Market School3.2 mi · 426
- Riverton Elementary School3.3 mi · 596
- Lynn Fanning Elementary School3.9 mi · 618
- Moores Mill Intermediate School4.7 mi · 675
- Riverton Intermediate School5.5 mi · 872
Frequently asked questions
About Buckhorn High SchoolHow large is Buckhorn High School?
Buckhorn High School enrolls approximately 1,320 students in grades 09-12.
Is Buckhorn High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buckhorn High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckhorn High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckhorn High School is approximately 19.1:1 (69 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Buckhorn High School?
Buckhorn High School reports a student body of 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Buckhorn High School public or private?
Buckhorn High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.