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Enrollment
1,074
Elementary
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280312001259
New Albany Elementary School
874 Sam T. Barkley Dr., New Albany, MS 38652 · (662) 534-1843 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,074 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Mississippi public elementary 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
702 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 49 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 176 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 182 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 182 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (176) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (157).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
New Albany Elementary School→New Albany Middle School
Based on grade levels within NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 72.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Albany Elementary School
New Albany Elementary School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany Elementary School this school | 1,074 | 65.4% | 73.7% |
| Corinth Elementary School Corinth | 1,071 | 69.0% | 46.9% |
| Bellevue Elementary Hattiesburg | 1,145 | 63.2% | 66.4% |
| Pontotoc Elementary School Pontotoc | 657 | 73.1% | 65.5% |
| West Jones Elementary School Laurel | 1,114 | 69.8% | 58.0% |
| Popp's Ferry Elementary School Biloxi | 608 | 71.5% | 50.1% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Albany Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #60 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #63 of 439 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #111 of 439 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,074 | #10 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #378 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #32 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #359 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #262 of 296 |
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
1,074
+80 (+8%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 1,089
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,074 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 65% (702) |
| 2023-24 | 1,073 | 84 | 12.8:1 | 64% (686) |
| 2022-23 | 1,048 | 80.5 | 13.0:1 | 100% (1,045) |
| 2020-21 | 994 | 66 | 15.1:1 | 100% (991) |
| 2017-18 | 1,114 | 65.3 | 17.1:1 | 68% (762) |
| 2015-16 | 1,109 | 65 | 17.1:1 | 71% (788) |
| 2010-11 | 1,089 | 65 | 16.8:1 | 68% (743) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Albany Elementary School.
About New Albany Elementary School
New Albany Elementary School, located in New Albany, Mississippi, is a large elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 1,074 students. The school's enrollment is 141% above the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
District-wide, NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 3 schools and 2,149 students.
Enrollment at New Albany Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 48%. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Union County is about 77% White. The chance that two students picked at random at New Albany Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.9:1, with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at New Albany Elementary School is 65%. That is close to the 62% average for public schools in Union County.
The allk12 Grade for New Albany Elementary School is A. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For New Albany Elementary School, the prediction is 61.5% and the result is 73.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Union County, median household income is about $55,505, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Union County number 9 and enroll about 5,135.
Nearest public school: New Albany Middle School, about 2.1 miles away. The five-mile area around New Albany Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: New Albany Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 73.7% versus a 69.8% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 994 to 1,074. By 2024-25, the school had 17.9 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,122
Census ACS
Median income
$55,505
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- New Albany High SchoolHigh · 605 students
- New Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- NEW ALBANY/S.TIPPAH/UNION CO. ALTCombined
- SCHOOL OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDHigh
Other schools in New Albany
- Ingomar Attendance CenterCombined · 678 students
- New Albany High SchoolHigh · 605 students
- New Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- NEW ALBANY/S.TIPPAH/UNION CO. ALTCombined
- SCHOOL OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDHigh
Other New Albany Elementary schools
One other US public school is named New Albany Elementary. New Albany Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- New Albany Elementary SchoolCINNAMINSON, NJ · 658 students
Nearby schools
- New Albany Middle School2.1 mi · 470
- New Albany High School2.4 mi · 605
- Myrtle Attendance Center6.0 mi · 698
- Ingomar Attendance Center7.5 mi · 678
- West Union Attendance Center9.0 mi · 660
- North Pontotoc Upper Elem10.0 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About New Albany Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Albany Elementary School?
New Albany Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,074 students in grades PK-05.
Is New Albany Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Albany Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does New Albany Elementary School have?
New Albany Elementary School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at New Albany Elementary School?
Student demographics at New Albany Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees New Albany Elementary School?
New Albany Elementary School is overseen by NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.