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What tradition at New Hope High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
598
High
DISTRICT 961 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 010222000843
New Hope High School
5216 Main Dr, New Hope, AL 35760 · (256) 851-3280 · Madison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
289 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 7 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 17% |
Student demographics
50%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
62.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
32.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 New Hope High School
New Hope High School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope High School this school | 598 | 48.3% | 46.3% |
| Lawrence County High School Moulton | 586 | 50.3% | 16.6% |
| Hatton High School Town Creek | 536 | 47.6% | 19.4% |
| Flomaton High School Flomaton | 559 | 47.9% | 41.4% |
| Reeltown High School Notasulga | 495 | 47.5% | 35.0% |
| Guntersville High School Guntersville | 556 | 50.4% | 31.4% |
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 New Hope High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #34 of 305 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #58 of 305 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #18 of 305 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #132 of 319 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #113 of 307 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #126 of 307 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #207 of 317 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.5% | #3 of 130 | #1 of 8 |
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
598
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,046
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 598 | 36.2 | 16.5:1 | 48% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 37.2 | 16.3:1 | 56% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 57% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 40% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 40% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 41% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 44% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 14% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 1,046 | 51 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hope High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 55% (387 to 598); teachers up 64% (22 to 36.2).
About New Hope High School
New Hope High School is a medium-sized high school serving families in New Hope, Alabama. It educates 598 students in grades 7 through 12.
Enrollment across the 28 schools in Madison County totals 20,691 students.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at New Hope High School combined. Other students are 13% Native American, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. New Hope High School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.5:1, with 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across high schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 48%.
New Hope High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
New Hope High School is 2.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.3% versus 48.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Across Madison County, median household income is about $86,499, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Madison County number 89 and enroll about 55,800.
The closest other public school is New Hope Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, New Hope High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 600 students in 2020-21 and 598 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.5:1, from 17.6:1.
Discussions about New Hope High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Buckhorn High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Meridianville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 963 students
Other New Hope High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named New Hope High. New Hope High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- New Hope High SchoolCOLUMBUS, MS · 787 students
- New Hope High SchoolLEANDER, TX · 65 students
Nearby schools
- New Hope Elementary School0.2 mi · 534
- Owens Cross Roads School4.4 mi · 338
- GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary7.7 mi · 935
- Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle8.5 mi · 376
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School8.5 mi · 546
- Kate D Smith DAR Intermediate School8.5 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About New Hope High SchoolHow many students attend New Hope High School?
New Hope High School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does New Hope High School serve?
New Hope High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Hope High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Hope High School is approximately 16.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Hope High School?
At New Hope High School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is New Hope High School public or private?
New Hope 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.