Best Public Schools in Mount Hope, AL

Summary:

The city of Mount Hope, Alabama is home to a single public elementary school, Mount Hope Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with 122 students. While the school has some areas of strength, such as above-average English language arts performance, it faces challenges in math achievement and serves a population with high levels of economic disadvantage.

Academically, Mount Hope Elementary has mixed test scores compared to state and county averages. In 2023-2024, the school performed below average in math for grades 3-6 but outperformed in English language arts. The school's ranking has also declined from 263 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 368 out of 684 in 2023-2024, indicating a need to investigate the underlying causes of this performance drop.

Demographically, Mount Hope Elementary has a relatively homogeneous student population, with 89.34% of students identifying as White. Additionally, over 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage in the school's community. To address these challenges, the school may need to focus on improving math instruction, providing additional resources and support for economically disadvantaged students, and exploring ways to increase racial diversity and inclusion.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)				Summative Assessment Science (2024)	Summative Assessment English (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Hope	Public	PK, KG-6	8455 County Road 23	Mount Hope	35651	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2470	122	10	12.3	63.9%	109 (89.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	48	368^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.2%		60.2	263^rd of 680 public elementary schools	61.3%	105	36.4	38.5	20.0	14.3	23.1	54.6	53.9	80.0	78.6	$11,107	$2,424	$8,668

Cities Near Mount Hope

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Town Creek	7.97 mi	3	247^th
Phil Campbell	8.54 mi	3	171^st
Russellville	9.17 mi	9	175^th
Moulton	10.42 mi	5	185^th
Leighton	16.54 mi	3	224^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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