Hopewell Junior School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · West Chester, Ohio
Hopewell Junior School in West Chester, Ohio enrolled 540 students in 2024-25 with 22.1 full-time teachers, 24.4 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 63-67% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
506 students in 2022-23, 470 students in 2023-24, 540 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.2 to 22.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 506 | 20.2 | 25.0 |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 18.7 | 25.1 |
| 2024-25 | 540 | 22.1 | 24.4 |
24.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Ohio middle schools
Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 504 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hopewell Junior School enrolled 504 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 504 of the 504 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent20.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.5% of students were White, 15.6% Black, 11.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- White56.5%
- Black15.6%
- Asian11.1%
- Hispanic8.7%
- Two or more races6.9%
- Pacific Islander1.3%
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 and 2022-23
The students tested at Hopewell Junior School scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 63‑67% | 73% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 62% | 72% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in West Chester
2 public middle schools in West Chester report 2024-25 enrollment; Hopewell Junior School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Ridge Junior School | 695 | 24.4 | 39.7% |
| Hopewell Junior School | 540 | 24.4 | 36.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Hopewell Junior School
- Liberty Junior SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 681 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Lakota Ridge Junior SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 695 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Hopewell Junior School with Liberty Junior SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lakota Local School District spends per student$12,053 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,053
- The largest public schools in OhioHopewell Junior School is the number 230 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#230 of 650
- Ohio schools by students per teacher24.4 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.24.4:1
- 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 Hopewell Junior School
How many students attend Hopewell Junior School?
540 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 506 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in West Chester, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hopewell Junior School?
24.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hopewell Junior School a Title I school?
Hopewell Junior School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hopewell Junior School do on state tests?
The students tested at Hopewell Junior School scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Hopewell Junior School in?
Lakota Local School District, NCES district ID 3904611. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390461102437 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 and 2022-23: 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.