New Hope Elementary School

New Hope Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school in New Hope, Alabama, overseen by Madison County. The school instructs 534 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within Madison County, which oversees 28 schools and 20,691 students, New Hope Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, New Hope Elementary School reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, New Hope Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.7%, the actual is 58.0%, a residual of +8.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Madison County shows median household income runs about $86,499, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), of which New Hope Elementary School is one.

New Hope High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, New Hope Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.

New Hope Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Hope Elementary School has ticked down 21%, going from 674 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 77% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.