Summary:
Four schools serve roughly 2,827 students in grades PK-12 across the New Albany, Mississippi area. The three city schools—New Albany Elementary School, New Albany Middle School, and New Albany High School—belong to New Albany Public Schools, a 4-star district ranked 16th out of 134 in Mississippi. Ingomar Attendance Center, despite its New Albany address, is part of Union County School District and functions as a comprehensive PK-12 center serving 678 students.
Each school has its own strength. Ingomar posts the strongest overall test scores, with average MAAP proficiency near 73% and standout math and science results, though its English II scores and graduation rate trail state averages. New Albany High leads the group with a 92.8% graduation rate and strong Biology (86.6% proficient). New Albany Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.7% plus excellent 5th grade science (91.7% proficient). New Albany Middle achieved 100% proficiency in Algebra I, reflecting exceptional math acceleration.
Across the area, science is a clear district-wide strength, and chronic absenteeism is well below the state's 23.9% rate. Secondary English Language Arts is the most consistent area for improvement—Ingomar's English II proficiency (42.9%) and New Albany High's (50.9%) barely reach or fall short of state averages. Despite significant economic disadvantage (free/reduced lunch rates between 50% and 65%), all four schools outperform state averages on most tests, a meaningful sign that instructional strategies may be helping close opportunity gaps.
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