Buckhorn High School

4123 Winchester Rd, New Market AL, 35761 | Madison County School District | 256-851-3300
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1359
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 52% 18% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in New Market
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
57%New Market
44%Alabama

Buckhorn High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Madison County School District" in New Market, AL. There are a total of 1,359 students and 69 teachers at Buckhorn High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Buckhorn High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 51.5%, which is 18% higher than the Alabama average.

Buckhorn High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1359
Teachers69
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment376
Taking some courses346
Taking some courses (not tests)2
Passing some courses253
Passing no courses89

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Buckhorn High School, there are a total of 376 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 346 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School53%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Buckhorn High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 68.4% 64.6% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 20.4% 21.5% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 1.7% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 3.2% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 7.2% 5.9% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 2.8% 1.7% 3.1%

New Market demographics profile

StatisticNew MarketAlabamaNational
Population1,1154,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)649791
Median age45.438.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)69%57%55%
Speak English98%95%79%
Speak Spanish2%3%13%

Education level achieved in New Market

IndexNew MarketAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade73.3%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school71.1%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college47.2%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.3%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors19.6%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.4%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.8%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.8%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Buckhorn High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.