Summary:
New Albany-Floyd County Con School serves grades 5–8 across three middle schools — Highland Hills Middle School, Nathaniel Scribner Middle School, and Hazelwood Middle School — enrolling 3,415 students combined. The New Albany-Floyd County Con School district is ranked 102 of 374 in Indiana with 4 stars, but that district average hides a wide range: its middle schools span from 26th out of 486 statewide to 334th out of 486.
Highland Hills Middle School is the standout, ranking 26th out of 486 Indiana middle schools (top 5%) and holding 5 stars for three straight years, up from 40th in 2023–24. It beats the district in ELA (64.56%), math (58.76%), and science (61.07%), with its highest single result being 75.06% in 5th-grade Social Studies. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (7.4%) and lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (19.09%) of the three, even though it has the lowest per-student spending ($10,091) and the highest student-teacher ratio (18.1).
Nathaniel Scribner Middle School ranks 209 of 486 with 3 stars, up from 2 stars in 2023–24, but still trails the district in every reported subject and has 19.2% chronic absenteeism. Hazelwood Middle School sits at 334 of 486 (31st percentile) with 2 stars for three years, the highest absenteeism (22.6%) and free/reduced lunch (65.04%), and 2025–26 math of 20.72% versus 58.76% at Highland Hills. Because spending and class sizes do not track with results here, resources alone do not explain the gap.
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