Walnut Grove School

As a cozy elementary-level community in New Market, Alabama, Walnut Grove School caters to 303 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Madison County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Walnut Grove School sits 37% smaller than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Walnut Grove School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Walnut Grove School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Walnut Grove School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Madison County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walnut Grove School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 52.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household income runs about $86,499, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Madison County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), of which Walnut Grove School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Moores Mill Intermediate School, around 3.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Walnut Grove School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Walnut Grove School's enrollment has rose 24% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 303). Over the same period, the White share declined from 82% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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