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Walnut Grove School

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Walnut Grove School ranks 251 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Grove School is a small elementary school in New Market, AL, serving 303 students in grades PK through 6 within the highly rated Madison County district.

Walnut Grove's biggest strength is in English Language Arts (ELA). In the most recent school year, proficiency rates in reading and writing were at or above the district average and well above the state average in every grade level. For example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency hit 82.86%, compared to the state average of 69.53%. The school also showed strong improvement in 4th-grade science, jumping to 58.54% proficiency, which is above both district and state averages. However, math is a significant challenge. Proficiency rates in math were below the district average in every grade level, with the gap widening in upper grades. Only 25.81% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to the district's 40.15%. This is a stark contrast to nearby New Market School, just 4.84 miles away, where 6th-grade math proficiency was 50.88%. New Market School ranks in the 75th percentile overall, while Walnut Grove sits in the 63rd percentile.

Another area of concern is chronic absenteeism. Walnut Grove's rate was 16.8% in the most recent school year, notably higher than the district (14.3%) and state (12.0%) averages, and nearly double the rate at nearby Mt Carmel Elementary School (7.8%). This is a persistent issue, with rates around 20% in the two prior years. Since attendance is closely tied to academic success, addressing this could be a key lever for improvement. While the school serves a community with moderate economic need—over half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—its performance lags behind comparable schools in the district, suggesting that targeted support in math and attendance could help Walnut Grove build on its clear strengths in reading and writing.

303

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,572

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1961 Joe Quick Rd
New Market, AL 35761

(256) 851-4690

District: Madison County

Students who attend Walnut Grove School usually attend:

Elementary:	Moores Mill Intermediate School
Middle:	Meridianville Middle School
High:	Hazel Green High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Madison County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

Alabama avg51%

251^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	62.9	251 of 686	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	279 of 680	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	199 of 684	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	195 of 680	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	224 of 687	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	222 of 692	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	178 of 681	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	153 of 680	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	60.1	255 of 688	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.9	196 of 691	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	61.1	228 of 691	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.2	173 of 695	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	85.2	10 of 696	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	1 of 696	99.9%	★★★★★
2011	82.8	46 of 709	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.3	21 of 704	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.7	53 of 696	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.4	39 of 698	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	77.3	115 of 698	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	67.2	190 of 689	72.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	115 of 688	83.3%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	147 of 623	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	256 of 652	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	220 of 649	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	160 of 650	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	158 of 645	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	216 of 656	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	166 of 656	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	95 of 646	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	72 of 640	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	60.5	232 of 639	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	257 of 668	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	274 of 660	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	182 of 670	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	290 of 623	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	229 of 651	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	251 of 653	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	243 of 649	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	91 of 651	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	50.0	295 of 567	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	248 of 660	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	320 of 651	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	280 of 655	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	291 of 649	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	252 of 669	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	234 of 669	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	268 of 650	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	234 of 650	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	280 of 639	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	281 of 500	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	329 of 532	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	262 of 535	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	250 of 528	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	299 of 540	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	273 of 539	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	250 of 529	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	206 of 508	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English73%+10 vs state

Science59%+8 vs state

Mathematics38%~ 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Madison Cross Roads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11548 Pulaski Pike	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4600	841	55	15.2	58.0%	391 (46.5%)	226 (26.9%)	119 (14.1%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.8%)	48.1	368^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.4%		52	340^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.0%	28	36.4	42.9	32.8				48.9		66.9	57.1	63.3				$9,117	$1,716	$7,364
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Grove School

How many students attend Walnut Grove School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Walnut Grove School.

Is Walnut Grove School a good school?

Walnut Grove School ranks 251^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Grove School?

Students at Walnut Grove School are 76% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Grove School attend?

Students who attend Walnut Grove School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Moores Mill Intermediate School
Middle : Meridianville Middle School
High : Hazel Green High School

What district is Walnut Grove School in?

Madison County

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresNewAug 14, 2026

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