New Albany Public Schools

New Albany Public Schools serves 2,149 students across three schools in New Albany, Mississippi—an elementary school (PK–5), a middle school (6–8), and a high school (9–12)—and has earned a 4-star district rating, ranking 16th out of 134 districts in the state. The New Albany Public Schools district overall sits in the 88th percentile of Mississippi districts, making it a reliably strong choice for families in the area.

New Albany Elementary School is the district's academic leader, ranking in the 82nd percentile among Mississippi elementary schools. It posts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the district at 10.7 percent—less than half the state rate—and delivers exceptional science scores, with 91.7 percent of 5th graders proficient compared to 71.5 percent statewide. New Albany Middle School is an advanced math powerhouse, ranking in the 78th percentile and achieving a remarkable 100 percent proficiency on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam. New Albany High School shines in biology (86.6 percent proficiency vs. 63.1 percent statewide) and boasts a 92.8 percent graduation rate, but its overall ranking has slipped from the 77th to the 69th percentile over three years, with Algebra I proficiency below the state average.

District-wide, science is a clear superpower, and chronic absenteeism is a major strength across all three schools. However, the high school's performance is more mixed than the lower schools': while biology and graduation rates are strong, English II is only slightly above state average and Algebra I trails the state. The elementary school has the highest student-teacher ratio (17.9) yet still performs best by ranking, while the high school and middle school enjoy more favorable ratios (12.9 and 12.8). Some year-to-year volatility exists, including a sharp drop in 4th grade math and a strong jump in 3rd grade ELA, but the overall picture is of a solid, above-average district with clear strengths in science, attendance, and early-grade math.