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New Market School

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New Market School ranks 169 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

New Market School is a public elementary school in the rural community of New Market, AL, serving 426 students in grades PK through 6 as part of the Madison County district. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating from the state, and its most recent ranking places it in the 75th percentile of all Alabama schools.

New Market's standout strength is its mathematics and science instruction. In the latest school year, the school outperformed the district average in math at every grade level, with 6th graders hitting a 50.88% proficiency rate compared to 40.15% for the district. Science scores are equally impressive—70% of 4th graders were proficient, a full 12 points above the district average. The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 9.1%, roughly half the rate of nearby Hazel Green Elementary School (16.8%) and Walnut Grove School (16.8%). This strong attendance culture likely contributes to academic success. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well with its economically disadvantaged students, who ranked in the 83rd percentile statewide in a recent year—a notable achievement given that 44.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Compared to its immediate Madison County peers, New Market is the clear academic leader, outperforming Central School, Moores Mill Intermediate School, and Hazel Green in both overall rank and math proficiency. The contrast is even starker with nearby Huntsville City schools like Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School, where math proficiency rates are in the single digits. While New Market's English Language Arts scores are above state averages, they lag the district in some grades, and there is a consistent gender gap favoring female students. Still, for parents seeking a school with strong math and science, excellent attendance, and a track record of lifting up students from all backgrounds, New Market is a top choice in the region.

426

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,724

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 College St
New Market, AL 35761

(256) 851-3250

District: Madison County

Students who attend New Market School usually attend:

Middle:	Buckhorn Middle School
High:	Buckhorn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

American Indian:

13.4%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

Alabama avg51%

169^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Madison County

34^th of 139Madison 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	169 of 686	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	113 of 680	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	169 of 684	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	133 of 680	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	191 of 687	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	328 of 692	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	316 of 681	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	207 of 680	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.8	168 of 688	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	164 of 691	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.5	95 of 691	86.3%	★★★★☆
2014	88.3	56 of 695	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	75.5	93 of 696	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.3	62 of 696	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	81.6	54 of 709	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	67 of 704	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	81.8	61 of 696	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	69.5	183 of 698	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	83.4	58 of 698	91.7%	★★★★★
2006	90.3	18 of 689	97.4%	★★★★★
2005	82.3	71 of 688	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	82.6	70 of 623	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	129 of 652	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	94 of 649	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	127 of 650	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	179 of 645	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	284 of 656	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	411 of 656	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	342 of 646	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.8	174 of 640	72.8%	★★★★☆
2017	57.9	259 of 639	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	251 of 668	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.2	112 of 660	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	218 of 670	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	145 of 623	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	340 of 651	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	398 of 653	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	427 of 649	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	313 of 651	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	190 of 567	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	199 of 660	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.2	134 of 651	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	197 of 655	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	95 of 649	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	139 of 669	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	233 of 669	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	274 of 650	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	205 of 650	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.3	113 of 639	82.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	79.3	9 of 59	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	11 of 63	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	174 of 395	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	166 of 500	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	149 of 532	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	175 of 535	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	172 of 528	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	238 of 540	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	372 of 539	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	372 of 529	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.3	192 of 508	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.9	184 of 369	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)85th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+20 vs state

English70%+7 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Market School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 College St	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3250	426	26	16.4	44.4%	268 (62.9%)	43 (10.1%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	73.1	169^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.7	113^th of 680 public elementary schools	83.4%	56	46.7	58.3	54.6	50.9			70.0		68.3	75.0	70.9	64.9			$10,724	$1,838	$8,850
Walnut Grove School	Public	PK, KG-6	1961 Joe Quick Rd	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4690	303	19	15.7	53.1%	231 (76.2%)	16 (5.3%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	62.9	251^st of 686 public elementary schools	63.4%		60.1	279^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.0%	28	46.2	36.6	42.9	25.8			58.5		71.8	65.9	82.9	71.0			$12,572	$2,263	$10,273
Lynn Fanning Elementary School	Public	K-2	8861 Moores Mill Rd	Meridianville	35759	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4680	618	36	17.1	39.0%	277 (44.8%)	219 (35.4%)	53 (8.6%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)								(n/a)															$10,019	$683	$9,296
Moores Mill Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1210 Walker Lane	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4700	675	30	22.5	41.0%	290 (43.0%)	245 (36.3%)	59 (8.7%)	9 (1.3%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	66.4	225^th of 686 public elementary schools	67.2%		72.8	168^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.3%	57	50.5	46.8	50.8				45.5		74.1	67.4	79.2				$8,434	$1,734	$6,661
Riverton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2615 Winchester Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4650	596	33	18.2	29.0%	400 (67.1%)	84 (14.1%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.4%)								(n/a)	64.8								85.5						$9,761	$692	$9,031
Hazel Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14250 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4540	963	51	19.0	49.4%	618 (64.2%)	137 (14.2%)	84 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (8.5%)	61.9	261^st of 686 public elementary schools	62.0%		62.3	253^rd of 680 public elementary schools	62.8%	8	48.7	42.0	50.4				49.6		75.0	56.9	75.6				$10,801	$1,791	$8,973
Mt Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	335 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4660	638	39	16.2	32.4%	366 (57.4%)	108 (16.9%)	82 (12.9%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.9%)								(n/a)	69.9								80.1						$10,222	$791	$9,395
Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	990 Ryland Pike	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4670	610	34	18.0	36.2%	406 (66.6%)	69 (11.3%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	68.9	206^th of 686 public elementary schools	70.0%		72.4	171^st of 680 public elementary schools	74.9%	35	65.2	52.4	58.1	40.5	39.1	30.1	52.4	50.7	79.7	61.9	77.4	50.0	67.2	65.8	$8,274	$640	$7,595
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3112 Meridian St N	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7100	458	27	16.9	79.9%	37 (8.1%)	310 (67.7%)	77 (16.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.8%)	4.7	682^nd of 686 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.8	668^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.8%	14	12.5	9.6	1.6				16.4		30.4	19.2	27.4				$9,541	$2,631	$6,909
Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2901 Hilltop Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7400	483	28	17.0	72.3%	20 (4.1%)	318 (65.8%)	114 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.6%)	18	572^nd of 686 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.4	564^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.1%	8	28.1	18.8	35.2	10.2			23.2		42.9	31.9	51.9	28.6			$10,037	$2,504	$7,532

Frequently Asked Questions about New Market School

How many students attend New Market School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended New Market School.

What schools do graduates of New Market School attend?

Students who attend New Market School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buckhorn Middle School
High : Buckhorn High School

What is the racial makeup of New Market School?

Students at New Market School are 63% White, 13% American Indian, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is New Market School in?

Madison County

Is New Market School a good school?

New Market School ranks 169^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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