New Market School

Located at 155 College St, in New Market, Alabama, New Market School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that works with 426 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Madison County.

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

Looking at the student body, New Market School shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Native American, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, New Market School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 64.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Madison County shows median household earnings sit near $86,499, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. New Market School is one of 89 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students).

The closest other public school is Buckhorn Middle School, roughly 3.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), New Market School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. New Market School's enrollment has rose 8% since 2018, when it stood at 396 (now 426). White enrollment moved from 72% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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