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New Hope High School

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New Hope High School ranks 139 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 64% of Alabama high schools

Summary

New Hope High School serves 598 students in grades 7-12 in the small community of New Hope, Alabama, about 15 miles from Huntsville, and is part of the Madison County school district.

This school presents a fascinating mix of strengths and challenges. The most striking pattern is the dramatic difference between middle school and high school performance. In recent testing, 7th and 8th graders have consistently outperformed district and state averages in math, English, and science. However, by 11th grade, proficiency rates drop sharply—for example, 11th grade math proficiency was just 17.7% compared to the district average of 30.9%, while 8th grade math was 36.5%. This suggests the school builds strong foundations but struggles to maintain academic momentum through the high school years. On a positive note, the school excels at supporting specific student groups. Economically disadvantaged students have ranked in the 78th-84th percentile statewide for three straight years, and Native American students ranked 3rd in the state in 2024-2025. The graduation rate is also impressive at 96.3%, higher than both the district (95.6%) and state (91.5%) averages, indicating that students are completing their education even if test scores lag.

Compared to nearby Madison County High School, New Hope has a lower 11th grade math proficiency rate (17.7% vs. 39.3%) and a higher poverty rate (48.3% vs. 35.0% free/reduced lunch), though New Hope's graduation rate is slightly better. Chronic absenteeism is a growing concern, rising from 15.5% to 21.6% over two years—well above the district rate of 14.3% and dramatically higher than nearby Kate D Smith DAR High School at just 1.0%. The school spends a robust $12,045 per student, more than Huntsville High School ($7,531) and Arab High School ($10,984), yet this funding hasn't translated into stronger high school test scores. For parents, this is a school that clearly cares about graduating students and supporting those who face economic challenges, but the middle-to-high school transition is an area that deserves attention.

598

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,045

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5216 Main Dr
New Hope, AL 35760

(256) 851-3280

District: Madison County

Feeder schools for New Hope High School:

Elementary:	New Hope Elementary School
	Owens Cross Roads School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

American Indian:

12.9%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (45% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Above the Alabama median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Alabama avg39%

Middle school

83^rd of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

139^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Madison County

34^th of 140Madison 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	83 of 449	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	70 of 439	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	90 of 442	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	132 of 437	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	195 of 432	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	78 of 440	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	77.1	33 of 269	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	74 of 427	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	44 of 415	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	72 of 426	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	160 of 417	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	200 of 423	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	105 of 415	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	92 of 438	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	105 of 428	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	106 of 437	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	35 of 410	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	63.1	114 of 421	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	68 of 415	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	90 of 426	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.3	113 of 422	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	115 of 428	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	106 of 419	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	180 of 427	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	76 of 418	81.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	81.8	8 of 69	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	97.2	1 of 56	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	48 of 269	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	53.6	93 of 271	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	251 of 281	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	88.1	11 of 281	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	10 of 256	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	54.0	89 of 274	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	122 of 359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	77 of 377	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	103 of 373	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	138 of 370	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	226 of 376	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	135 of 369	63.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	139 of 386	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.3	57 of 374	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	130 of 378	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.0	58 of 371	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	79 of 367	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	80 of 371	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	131 of 366	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	62 of 356	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	87.6	34 of 353	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	67.7	88 of 351	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	35.8	237 of 353	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	74.9	65 of 358	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	58.3	153 of 358	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	173 of 358	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.3	132 of 360	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	94 of 358	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	105 of 357	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	58.9	148 of 359	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	160 of 358	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.5	219 of 357	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.6	135 of 359	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.4	114 of 357	68.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	174 of 238	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	143 of 377	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.2	64 of 359	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	140 of 366	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	71 of 358	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	103 of 367	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	133 of 359	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	186 of 354	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.2	69 of 347	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	68.7	89 of 343	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	84 of 383	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	58 of 367	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	63 of 375	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	32 of 349	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	63.3	100 of 361	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	107 of 361	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	64 of 358	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	95.8	10 of 315	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	139 of 380	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.6	65 of 363	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	134 of 368	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.4	52 of 358	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	77 of 366	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	69 of 366	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	82 of 357	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	54 of 350	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	93.9	20 of 339	94.1%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	3 of 57	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	74.8	10 of 55	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	18.8	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	33 of 197	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	17.5	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	97.0	5 of 198	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	4 of 169	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	15 of 196	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	62.1	43 of 160	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	9 of 83	89.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	157 of 320	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	91 of 325	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.5	183 of 325	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	99 of 317	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	101 of 326	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	140 of 319	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	184 of 313	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.7	86 of 300	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	56 of 230	75.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Native American (2024)88th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)88th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-15 vs school

High school

Native American (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

White (2026)51st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English59%+10 vs state

Science50%+4 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Hope High School	Public	7-12	5216 Main Dr	New Hope	35760	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3280	598	36	16.5	48.3%	413 (69.1%)	47 (7.9%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	57.9	139^th of 386 public high schools	64.0%		80.3	57^th of 374 public high schools	84.8%	82		29.7	36.5	17.7	61.4	37.7		62.5	76.5	37.7	$12,045	$1,607	$10,399
Kate D Smith DAR High School	Public	9-12	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-4238	372	21	17.3	42.7%	336 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	67.6	100^th of 386 public high schools	74.1%		72	90^th of 374 public high schools	75.9%	10				22.2		41.7				42.3	$11,985	$2,543	$9,430
Brindlee Mountain High School	Public	6-12	994 Scant City Road	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2800	496	31	16.0	58.5%	437 (88.1%)	6 (1.2%)	37 (7.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	55	152^nd of 386 public high schools	60.6%		59.6	136^th of 374 public high schools	63.6%	16	13.2	8.5	15.8	20.6	43.4	32.4	44.7	40.7	47.4	36.4	$9,637	$1,289	$8,335
Virgil Grissom High School	Public	9-12	1001 Haysland Road	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8000	1,847	100	18.5	35.0%	955 (51.7%)	321 (17.4%)	385 (20.8%)	57 (3.1%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (6.5%)	86.1	38^th of 386 public high schools	90.2%		74.5	85^th of 374 public high schools	77.3%	47				37.9		46.4				51.7	$7,893	$397	$7,494
Madison County High School	Public	9-12	174 Brock Rd	Gurley	35748	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3270	451	26	17.3	35.0%	317 (70.3%)	38 (8.4%)	35 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	76.8	76^th of 386 public high schools	80.3%		95.9	12^th of 374 public high schools	96.8%	64				39.3		42.7				36.8	$11,207	$1,075	$10,093
Arab High School	Public	9-12	511 Arabian Dr NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6026	735	50	14.8	39.7%	679 (92.4%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	94.1	18^th of 386 public high schools	95.3%		86.2	45^th of 374 public high schools	88.0%	27				50.6		62.1				48.6	$10,984	$782	$10,192
Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	2304 Billie Watkins St SW	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8050	1,807	103	17.5	32.8%	1,068 (59.1%)	458 (25.3%)	149 (8.2%)	28 (1.5%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (4.9%)	94	19^th of 386 public high schools	95.1%		90.7	30^th of 374 public high schools	92.0%	11				45.8		52.1				65.4	$7,531	$475	$7,055
Huntsville Center For Technology	Public	9-12	2603 Memorial Parkway NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7810																			(n/a)
Guntersville High School	Public	9-12	14227 Highway 431 South	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-2046	556	37	14.9	50.4%	407 (73.2%)	73 (13.1%)	44 (7.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	81.8	56^th of 386 public high schools	85.5%		67.2	104^th of 374 public high schools	72.2%	48				37.5		46.2				42.7	$13,692	$1,235	$12,311
Marshall County Online School	Public, Virtual	7-12	12380 US Highway 431	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(256) 582-3171	71			77.5%	59 (83.1%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.9	338^th of 386 public high schools	12.4%					(n/a)				3.0		12.1				18.2

Frequently Asked Questions about New Hope High School

What is the racial makeup of New Hope High School?

Students at New Hope High School are 69% White, 13% American Indian, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend New Hope High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended New Hope High School.

Is New Hope High School a good school?

New Hope High School ranks 139^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into New Hope High School?

New Hope High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : New Hope Elementary School
Elementary : Owens Cross Roads School

What district is New Hope High School in?

Madison County

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