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New Hope Elementary School

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New Hope Elementary School ranks 206 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

New Hope Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 569 students in grades PK-6 in New Hope, Alabama, which is part of the Madison County school district.

New Hope Elementary School consistently outperforms state and district averages in math and English/language arts assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 63.93% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 52.85% in the Madison County district and 45.47% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in English/language arts, with over 60% of students scoring proficient or better across 3rd through 6th grades. New Hope Elementary also ranks in the top schools in the state for its Native American, special education, and economically disadvantaged student populations.

While New Hope Elementary School outperforms nearby Madison County Elementary School and Owens Cross Roads School, some Huntsville City schools, such as Hampton Cove Elementary and Mountain Gap Elementary, demonstrate even stronger academic performance, particularly in math and English/language arts. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, New Hope Elementary School's academic success suggests effective strategies for supporting these students.

534

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,040

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5300 Main Dr
New Hope, AL 35760

(256) 851-3260

District: Madison County

Students who attend New Hope Elementary School usually attend:

High:

New Hope High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

American Indian:

8.4%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (59% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2019) to 70th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

Alabama avg50%

206^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Madison County

28^th of 135Madison County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	206 of 680	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	220 of 684	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	212 of 680	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	145 of 687	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	186 of 692	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	101 of 681	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	103 of 680	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.5	198 of 688	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	57.1	285 of 691	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	285 of 691	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	244 of 695	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.9	344 of 696	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	176 of 696	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.0	161 of 709	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	186 of 704	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	246 of 696	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	144 of 698	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	57.8	323 of 698	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	182 of 689	73.6%	★★★★☆
2005	60.8	254 of 688	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.7	188 of 623	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	194 of 649	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	202 of 650	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	128 of 645	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	127 of 656	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	160 of 656	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	116 of 646	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	134 of 640	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	61.1	227 of 639	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	156 of 660	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	204 of 670	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	236 of 623	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	164 of 651	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	171 of 653	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	69 of 649	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	46 of 651	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	63.1	174 of 567	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	210 of 651	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	248 of 655	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	283 of 649	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	158 of 669	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	205 of 669	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	87 of 650	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	92 of 650	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.6	178 of 639	72.1%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	12 of 53	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	6 of 57	89.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	8 of 65	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	8 of 58	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	94 of 403	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	133 of 395	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	212 of 373	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	247 of 345	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	143 of 398	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	64 of 392	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	242 of 532	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	249 of 535	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	254 of 528	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	195 of 540	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	246 of 539	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	145 of 529	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	163 of 508	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.1	218 of 369	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	85.1	45 of 437	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	64 of 423	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	82 of 432	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.3	95 of 432	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	68 of 430	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	48 of 438	89.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	87 of 436	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	59 of 436	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	81 of 435	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	64 of 435	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	59 of 425	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	102 of 417	75.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	92 of 412	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.6	82 of 409	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	60.2	147 of 415	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.8	146 of 407	64.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Native American (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English69%+6 vs state

Mathematics51%+11 vs state

Science47%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 21, 2013

My child has more technology available to them at NHES than any of our relatives kids at other Madison County schools. This is a first class high tech school! We love NHES! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 Main Dr	New Hope	35760	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3260	534	32	16.6	47.2%	409 (76.6%)	19 (3.6%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	69	206^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.7%		65.4	220^th of 684 public elementary schools	67.8%	14	63.9	47.3	40.9	53.8	47.3	73.8	61.8	63.6	77.1	$9,040	$1,773	$7,230
Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	338	18	18.7	47.3%	239 (70.7%)	34 (10.1%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.2	170^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.1%	6	57.9	55.4			53.9	73.7	63.1			$10,823	$2,321	$8,465
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	935	54	17.4	12.9%	725 (77.5%)	42 (4.5%)	67 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.2%)	86.6	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.7	79^th of 684 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	61.5	65.1	58.4		64.7	79.5	79.3	93.4		$6,660	$469	$6,189
Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-2226	546	25	21.8	28.8%	498 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$8,167	$1,000	$7,155
Kate D Smith DAR Intermediate School	Public	3-5	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 857-5145	308			53.2%	269 (87.3%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Hampton Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Old 431 Hwy	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7180	711	39	18.1	6.8%	577 (81.2%)	24 (3.4%)	49 (6.9%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	95.3	14^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.6	32^nd of 684 public elementary schools	95.3%	18	87.7	66.9	75.0		76.0	93.9	90.8	91.4		$8,275	$715	$7,559
Challenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7060	491	28	17.5	31.8%	241 (49.1%)	111 (22.6%)	93 (18.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	56.8	307^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.9%		49.4	351^st of 684 public elementary schools	48.7%	44	37.0	46.7	37.2		49.3	67.9	66.2	65.8		$7,486	$524	$6,961
Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Green Cove Rd SW	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7160	334	19	17.7	28.7%	179 (53.6%)	49 (14.7%)	39 (11.7%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	66.9	220^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.6%		81.8	110^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.9%	110	36.4	55.6	61.5		53.7	60.0	67.3	79.5		$8,625	$737	$7,888
Mountain Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7360	341	20	17.2	31.4%	224 (65.7%)	41 (12.0%)	43 (12.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	93.1	29^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.7%		83.9	89^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.0%	60	73.6	74.1	78.0		75.9	88.7	84.6	84.6
Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Cannstatt Drive SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7460	472	30	15.7	28.6%	292 (61.9%)	75 (15.9%)	52 (11.0%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	69.5	197^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.0%		70.4	185^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.0%	12	47.9	58.6	33.9		57.1	71.8	72.9	76.9		$9,510	$870	$8,639

Frequently Asked Questions about New Hope Elementary School

Is New Hope Elementary School a good school?

New Hope Elementary School ranks 206^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend New Hope Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended New Hope Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of New Hope Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Hope Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : New Hope High School

What is the racial makeup of New Hope Elementary School?

Students at New Hope Elementary School are 77% White, 8% American Indian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is New Hope Elementary School in?

Madison County

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