Summary:
ZIP code 39140 is home to a single elementary school, New Hebron School, a K-8 campus within the Lawrence County School District. With 259 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, this high-poverty school serves a population where nearly 97% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it the sole elementary option for families in the area.
Despite that challenge, New Hebron stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.4% — less than half the district rate of 30.4% and well below the state rate of 23.9%. The school has also climbed steadily in state rankings, moving from 260th to 195th place over the past two years. Its strongest academic results come in the early and middle grades, particularly in 6th grade, where 70.9% of students scored proficient in math (compared to 52.7% statewide) and 58.3% scored proficient in ELA (compared to 48.0% statewide). Third graders also perform well, with 52.0% proficiency in ELA and 48.0% in math, both at or above state averages.
The school's main concern appears in the upper grades. 8th grade math proficiency falls to just 9.4% versus 51.4% statewide, and 8th grade science sits at 28.2% compared to the state's 57.8%. Science results are also volatile year to year — 5th grade science dropped from 77.7% to 47.8% between school years, likely reflecting small class sizes. On the whole, New Hebron regularly outperforms its district in core subjects like 3rd grade math (48.0% vs. 32.7%) and 6th grade math (70.9% vs. 45.7%). With strong attendance, improving rankings, and impressive early-grade instruction, the school shows real promise; addressing the 7th and 8th grade slump would position it to keep climbing.
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