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Buckhorn Middle School

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Buckhorn Middle School ranks 91 st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 80% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Buckhorn Middle School in New Market, AL, serves 701 students in grades 7 and 8 as part of the Madison County school district, which ranks in the top 25% of Alabama districts. The school has a strong track record, consistently earning 4-star ratings over the past decade, though its statewide ranking has slipped from 39th (2017-2018) to 91st (2025-2026) out of 443 middle schools.

Academically, Buckhorn outperforms both district and state averages in nearly every subject. In 8th grade math, 30.81% of students are proficient compared to 26.36% statewide, and in 8th grade ELA, 66.67% are proficient versus 58.53% statewide. Science proficiency (60.35%) also exceeds state averages. When compared to nearby schools, Buckhorn significantly outperforms Sparkman Middle School (ranked 294th) and Meridianville Middle School (ranked 162nd), though it trails Hampton Cove Middle School (ranked 7th), which serves a more affluent population. Buckhorn's free/reduced lunch rate is 34.38%, lower than Meridianville's 45.18% but higher than Hampton Cove's 10.83%.

Despite its overall strengths, Buckhorn faces several challenges. Chronic absenteeism has risen from 12.8% (2021-2022) to 17.8% (2024-2025), notably higher than the state average of 12.0%. There is also a widening gender gap—female students rank 54th statewide while male students rank 128th. Most concerning, Special Education students have seen a dramatic decline, dropping from a 4-star ranking (49th) in 2023-2024 to a 2-star ranking (137th) in 2025-2026. With a student-teacher ratio of 20.5 (higher than the state average), the school may benefit from targeted interventions in attendance, support for male students, and additional resources for Special Education to reverse these trends and regain its former top-50 status.

701

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,687

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4185 Winchester Road
New Market, AL 35761

(256) 851-3230

District: Madison County

Students who attend Buckhorn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Buckhorn High School

Feeder schools for Buckhorn Middle School:

Elementary:	Mt Carmel Elementary School
	New Market School
	Riverton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

African American:

24.0%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Madison County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

Alabama avg44%

91^st of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	91 of 449	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	99 of 439	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	106 of 442	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	68 of 437	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	79 of 432	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	61 of 440	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	52 of 437	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	39 of 423	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	81.2	58 of 432	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	46 of 432	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	87.2	42 of 430	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	40 of 438	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	79.4	46 of 436	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	53 of 436	87.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	50 of 269	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	30 of 259	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	45 of 269	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	26 of 263	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	40 of 271	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	30 of 266	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	15 of 252	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	20 of 247	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	85.1	17 of 205	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	54 of 427	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	99 of 415	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	113 of 426	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	74 of 417	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	81 of 423	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	58 of 415	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	55 of 399	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	46 of 392	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	69 of 380	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	37 of 173	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	13 of 164	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	35 of 166	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	29 of 157	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	18 of 154	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	36 of 124	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	40 of 113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	43 of 108	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	176 of 438	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	163 of 428	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	211 of 437	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	162 of 410	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	181 of 421	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	143 of 415	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	99 of 396	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	62 of 396	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	64.2	86 of 349	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	129 of 426	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	100 of 422	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	99 of 428	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	61 of 419	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	92 of 427	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	68 of 418	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	41 of 399	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	29 of 397	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	44 of 380	88.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	15 of 26	42.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	54 of 146	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	33 of 92	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	14 of 78	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	28 of 72	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	25 of 61	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	4 of 65	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★
2018	58.7	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2017	47.2	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	140 of 269	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	94 of 271	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	49 of 281	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	68 of 281	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	86 of 256	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	97 of 274	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	132 of 254	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.6	15 of 223	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	66.3	32 of 195	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	87 of 359	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	104 of 377	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	118 of 373	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	77 of 370	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	93 of 376	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	78 of 369	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	60 of 343	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	35 of 331	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	48 of 247	80.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-32 vs school

Military Connected (2022)42nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English66%+10 vs state

Science60%+6 vs state

Mathematics33%+8 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 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
Buckhorn Middle School	Public	7-8	4185 Winchester Road	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3230	701	34	20.5	34.4%	393 (56.1%)	168 (24.0%)	53 (7.6%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	74	91^st of 449 public middle schools	79.7%		70.3	99^th of 439 public middle schools	77.4%	8				35.1	30.8		60.4				66.3	66.7	$9,687	$1,509	$8,157
Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	872	41	21.1	32.5%	524 (60.1%)	168 (19.3%)	55 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)								(n/a)	56.2	55.6	64.9			62.1		65.1	80.8	69.1			$9,701	$1,761	$7,918
Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	1,100	51	21.5	45.2%	521 (47.4%)	344 (31.3%)	103 (9.4%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.7%)	58.7	164^th of 449 public middle schools	63.5%		65.5	119^th of 439 public middle schools	72.9%	45			28.5	20.7	27.9		56.8			61.7	58.9	62.7	$9,611	$1,469	$8,121
Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	2006 Reuben Dr NE	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7640	315	21	15.0	77.5%	33 (10.5%)	207 (65.7%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	14.5	394^th of 449 public middle schools	12.2%		11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%	10			5.4	8.9	4.2		33.3			25.8	31.3	38.5	$10,785	$2,553	$8,228
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	11.8	412^th of 449 public middle schools	8.2%		13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%	17				3.1	4.0		21.2				30.4	35.5	$10,709	$2,107	$8,598
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	81.5	58^th of 449 public middle schools	87.1%		79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%	7			26.6	37.5	37.7		85.3			70.9	76.6	92.1	$16,214	$4,072	$12,137
Huntsville Junior High School	Public	7-8	817 Adams St SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7700	530	26	20.7	50.0%	224 (42.3%)	207 (39.1%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	49.7	224^th of 449 public middle schools	50.1%		45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%	14				21.5	31.8		43.5				49.7	53.9	$15,920	$3,906	$12,011
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	57	175^th of 449 public middle schools	61.0%		63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%	44			26.9	16.5	22.2		44.9			64.8	71.1	67.7	$12,147	$1,194	$10,949
Hampton Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Old 431 Highway	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8380	785	35	22.4	10.8%	611 (77.8%)	36 (4.6%)	46 (5.9%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	97.7	7^th of 449 public middle schools	98.4%		97.4	6^th of 439 public middle schools	98.6%	1			70.2	63.5	67.3		86.4			85.7	88.3	93.8	$8,073	$285	$7,784
Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	723	40	18.0	59.3%	257 (35.5%)	283 (39.1%)	92 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.7%)	34.6	296^th of 449 public middle schools	34.1%		44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%	50			20.1	13.6	7.8		47.0			40.7	53.0	53.0	$9,749	$2,197	$7,531

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckhorn Middle School

What high school do graduates of Buckhorn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Buckhorn Middle School usually go on to attend Buckhorn High School

How many students attend Buckhorn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Buckhorn Middle School.

What district is Buckhorn Middle School in?

Madison County

Is Buckhorn Middle School a good school?

Buckhorn Middle School ranks 91^st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Buckhorn Middle School?

Students at Buckhorn Middle School are 56% White, 24% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 5% Two or more races.

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