Hope Mills Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hope Mills, North Carolina

Hope Mills Middle in Hope Mills, North Carolina enrolled 474 students in 2024-25 with 32.4 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 38-42% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

514 students in 2022-23, 491 students in 2023-24, 474 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.9 to 32.4.

Students enrolled at Hope Mills Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-235142023-244912024-25474
Students enrolled at Hope Mills Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-235142023-244912024-25474
Students enrolled at Hope Mills Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-235142023-244912024-25474
Students enrolled at Hope Mills Middle by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-235142023-244912024-25474
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351433.915.1
2023-2449132.015.4
2024-2547432.414.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Hope Mills Middle 14.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHope Mills Middle 14.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Hope Mills Middle 14.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHope Mills Middle 14.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Hope Mills Middle 14.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHope Mills Middle 14.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Hope Mills Middle 14.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHope Mills Middle 14.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 259 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hope Mills Middle enrolled 517 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 89 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 259 of the 517 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions89
  • Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

37.3% of students were Black, 29.7% White, 17.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black37.3%
  2. White29.7%
  3. Hispanic17.5%
  4. Two or more races12.4%
  5. American Indian2.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Hope Mills Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 38-42% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts37‑41%46%48%
Math38‑42%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Hope Mills

3 public middle schools in Hope Mills report 2024-25 enrollment; Hope Mills Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gray's Creek Middle1,06818.049.5%
South View Middle61415.899.5%
Hope Mills Middle47414.697.0%

All public schools in Hope Mills →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hope Mills Middle

  1. South View MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 614 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. John R Griffin MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 1,024 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Hope Mills Middle with South View MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaHope Mills Middle is the number 328 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#328 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.14.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hope Mills Middle

  1. How many students attend Hope Mills Middle?
    474 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 514 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hope Mills, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hope Mills Middle?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hope Mills Middle a Title I school?
    Hope Mills Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hope Mills Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Hope Mills Middle scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading and 38-42% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hope Mills Middle in?
    Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001100415 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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