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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 010222000844
New Market School
155 College St, New Market, AL 35761 · (256) 851-3250 · Madison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
189 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
57%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
78.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
54.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Market School
New Market School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Market School this school | 426 | 44.4% | 64.8% |
| Creekside Primary School Harvest | 500 | 43.2% | N/A |
| Owens Cross Roads School Owens Cross Roads | 338 | 47.3% | 60.3% |
| FE Burleson Elementary School Hartselle | 452 | 47.1% | 80.2% |
| New Hope Elementary School New Hope | 534 | 47.2% | 58.0% |
| Wacoochee Elementary School Salem | 574 | 42.9% | 63.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Market School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #127 of 626 | #17 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #157 of 626 | #18 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #126 of 626 | #16 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #406 of 709 | #35 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #261 of 655 | #17 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #206 of 658 | #29 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #542 of 696 | #25 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #154 of 262 | #13 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
426
+87 (+26%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 426 | 25.9 | 16.4:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 25.9 | 16.5:1 | 48% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 21.5 | 18.3:1 | 40% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 40% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 22.5 | 17.6:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 48% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 47% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 52% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Market School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (396 to 426); teachers up 15% (22.5 to 25.9).
About New Market School
This page covers New Market School, a medium-sized elementary school in New Market, Alabama. The school's 426 students are in pre-K through 6.
New Market School is in Madison County, a district with 20,691 students across 28 schools.
New Market School's enrollment is 63% White. Other groups include 13% Native American, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 63% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at New Market School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The count of teachers at New Market School is 25.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.4:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. The school counts 189 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%.
The allk12 Grade for New Market School is A-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, New Market School is 13.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
In Madison County (population about 405,718), median household income is about $86,499, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Market School is one of 89 public schools in Madison County, which together enroll about 55,800 students.
The closest public school, Buckhorn Middle School, is about 3.1 miles from New Market School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.8%; New Market School's is 64.8%, ranking 2nd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes New Market School as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 426, 26% above the 339 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for New Market School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 schools in New Market
- Buckhorn High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Buckhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Moores Mill Intermediate SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Walnut Grove SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Buckhorn Middle School3.1 mi · 701
- Buckhorn High School3.2 mi · 1,320
- Walnut Grove School4.8 mi · 303
- Lynn Fanning Elementary School5.6 mi · 618
- Moores Mill Intermediate School5.7 mi · 675
- Riverton Elementary School6.5 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About New Market SchoolHow many students attend New Market School?
New Market School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does New Market School serve?
New Market School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at New Market School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at New Market School.
What is the student diversity at New Market School?
Student demographics at New Market School are roughly 63% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees New Market School?
New Market School is overseen by Madison County in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.