Hope Mills Middle

Summary:

Hope Mills Middle is a public middle school located in Hope Mills, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 514 students. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hope Mills Middle has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 32.88% White, 33.85% African American, and 17.51% Hispanic. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests, is generally lower than the Cumberland County Schools and North Carolina state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 36.6% to 37.8%, compared to 37.7% to 46.2% for the district and 46.9% to 54.3% for the state. The school's statewide ranking among North Carolina middle schools has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 351 out of 692 schools in 2015-2016 to 464 out of 793 schools in the current 2023-2024 school year.

Hope Mills Middle has an exceptionally high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.41% to 99.42% over the past three school years, indicating that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population. The school's enrollment has also decreased slightly over the past few years, from 514 students in the current 2023-2024 school year to 578 students in 2021-2022. When comparing Hope Mills Middle to the nearby schools in the Cumberland County Schools district, it generally performs at a lower level academically, with some schools, such as Seventy-First Classical Middle and John R. Griffin Middle, demonstrating significantly higher academic achievement.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4975 Cameron Road
       Hope Mills, NC  28348-2498


(910) 425-5106

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
464th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,179 Help


Students who attend Hope Mills Middle usually attend:

High:    South View High

Feeder schools for Hope Mills Middle:

Elementary:    C Wayne Collier Elementary
    Rockfish Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  491

Racial breakdown:

African American:
34.2%
White:
32.8%
Hispanic:
17.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Compare Details Hope Mills Middle ranks worse than 58.5% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 9th among 17 ranked middle schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Hope Mills Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (34.2%), White (32.8%), Hispanic (17.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hope Mills Middle is 15.3, which is the 8th best among 17 middle schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hope Mills Middle is $10,179, which is the 5th highest among 17 middle schools in the Cumberland County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hope Mills Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Hope Mills Middle 464th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Hope Mills Middle in the ranking list.)

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Cumberland County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cumberland County Schools 138th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hope Mills Middle

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Rank History for all students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 69.23 168th 598 71.9%
2007 73.02 135th 606 77.7%
2008 74.61 134th 620 78.4%
2009 59.37 306th 630 51.4%
2010 64.88 240th 640 62.5%
2011 57.98 318th 648 50.9%
2012 64.19 264th 662 60.1%
2013 44.56 368th 673 45.3%
2014 39.63 377th 627 39.9%
2015 40.33 426th 705 39.6%
2016 51.02 351st 692 49.3%
2017 44.97 409th 694 41.1%
2018 43.24 419th 691 39.4%
2019 37.96 487th 737 33.9%
2021 27.61 537th 741 27.5%
2022 36.59 503rd 786 36.0%
2023 49.72 385th 784 50.9%
2024 42.65 464th 793 41.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.97 123rd 221 44.3%
2019 32.18 180th 237 24.1%
2021 24.99 211th 248 14.9%
2022 41.48 166th 283 41.3%
2023 56.52 108th 302 64.2%
2024 34.08 212th 306 30.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.99 179th 356 49.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.28 385th 473 18.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.56 408th 604 32.5%
2019 41.78 395th 639 38.2%
2021 22.53 524th 633 17.2%
2022 40.10 413th 689 40.1%
2023 55.46 285th 735 61.2%
2024 50.78 342nd 743 54.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.47 391st 656 40.4%
2019 28.04 543rd 684 20.6%
2021 22.27 566th 706 19.8%
2022 32.45 498th 733 32.1%
2023 51.80 349th 731 52.3%
2024 49.38 368th 738 50.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.93 301st 475 36.6%
2019 32.76 364th 504 27.8%
2021 27.52 394th 478 17.6%
2022 41.64 216th 449 51.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.26 239th 416 42.5%
2021 47.21 301st 448 32.8%
2022 47.29 309th 450 31.3%
2023 60.11 205th 452 54.6%
2024 57.64 234th 461 49.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.29 26th 45 42.2%
2019 35.61 35th 48 27.1%
2021 32.45 46th 57 19.3%
2022 30.75 43rd 58 25.9%
2023 47.53 30th 54 44.4%
2024 36.71 41st 58 29.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.79 441st 665 33.7%
2019 45.25 400th 697 42.6%
2021 33.60 474th 711 33.3%
2022 38.88 465th 748 37.8%
2023 46.24 388th 747 48.1%
2024 35.26 506th 751 32.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.11 289th 494 41.5%
2019 46.36 260th 519 49.9%
2021 38.10 311th 533 41.7%
2022 43.42 282nd 550 48.7%
2023 54.10 192nd 559 65.7%
2024 53.57 207th 560 63.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.76 188th 472 60.2%
2019 44.72 276th 493 44.0%
2021 29.45 397th 522 23.9%
2022 46.79 281st 541 48.1%
2023 60.76 165th 553 70.2%
2024 42.23 337th 564 40.2%
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Rank History for White students at Hope Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.35 390th 596 34.6%
2019 30.18 492nd 624 21.2%
2021 32.25 442nd 632 30.1%
2022 35.22 443rd 658 32.7%
2023 46.72 348th 656 47.0%
2024 44.95 362nd 652 44.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hope Mills Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 590 120 7 12 29 n/a n/a -4 754
1989 585 136 3 10 22 n/a n/a 0 756
1990 599 134 3 20 24 n/a n/a -2 778
1991 595 144 7 23 22 n/a n/a 0 791
1992 650 136 6 29 24 n/a n/a 0 845
1993 643 160 3 30 19 n/a n/a 0 855
1994 625 182 2 27 18 n/a n/a 0 854
1995 634 178 7 23 26 n/a n/a 0 868
1996 634 178 7 23 26 n/a n/a 0 868
1997 601 199 5 25 25 n/a n/a 0 855
1998 638 232 5 27 25 n/a n/a 0 927
1999 609 215 7 41 26 n/a n/a 0 898
2000 462 142 11 37 19 n/a n/a 0 671
2001 426 147 9 35 20 n/a n/a 0 637
2002 429 177 3 35 24 n/a n/a 0 668
2003 429 177 3 35 24 n/a n/a 0 668
2004 447 176 3 49 18 n/a n/a 0 693
2005 426 188 3 48 17 n/a n/a 0 682
2006 409 234 8 53 16 n/a n/a 0 720
2007 435 226 8 59 20 n/a n/a 25 773
2008 422 226 6 65 19 n/a n/a 28 766
2009 430 277 9 58 20 n/a n/a 0 794
2010 399 250 9 54 32 n/a n/a 0 744
2011 394 192 3 65 28 4 48 0 734
2012 353 179 5 73 27 5 44 0 686
2013 345 186 6 72 22 3 60 0 694
2014 337 208 9 69 22 2 66 0 713
2015 286 214 8 82 23 2 70 0 685
2016 256 200 8 86 18 1 51 0 620
2017 235 166 8 78 25 2 57 0 571
2018 230 168 10 81 21 2 52 0 564
2019 214 166 10 76 17 2 55 0 540
2020 192 175 13 84 13 2 69 0 548
2021 170 189 8 78 11 3 52 0 511
2022 164 191 6 85 13 5 63 0 527
2023 169 174 2 90 16 4 59 0 514
2024 161 168 4 84 13 2 59 0 491

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hope Mills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 754 49.0 15.3 24.8
1989 756 47.0 16.0 26.3
1990 778 49.0 15.8 23.3
1991 791 48.0 16.4 22.9
1992 845 48.0 17.6 16.1
1993 855 51.0 16.8 20.9
1994 854 55.0 15.5 22.5
1995 868 54.0 16.1 22.4
1996 868 54.0 16.1 22.4
1997 855 55.0 15.5 22.5
1998 927 61.0 15.2 24.5
1999 898 57.0 15.8 42
2000 671 38.0 17.7 49.9
2001 637 34.0 18.7 39.9
2002 668 48.0 13.9 45.1
2003 668 48.0 13.9 45.1
2004 693 47.0 14.7 44.6
2005 682 49.0 13.9 50.1
2006 720 49.0 14.7 45
2007 773 46.2 16.7 42.2
2008 766 46.4 16.5 n/a
2009 794 49.9 15.9 46.9
2010 744 47.3 15.7 46.4
2011 734 46.9 15.6 48.6
2012 686 42.4 16.1 50.9
2013 694 42.4 16.3 53.3
2014 713 46.0 15.5 54.1
2015 685 42.0 16.3 59.3
2016 620 41.0 15.1 57.3
2017 571 39.0 14.6 62.5
2018 564 39.9 14.1 99.5
2019 540 40.7 13.2 99.4
2020 548 40.9 13.3 99.5
2021 511 40.0 12.7 99.4
2022 527 41.0 12.8 99.4
2023 514 33.9 15.1 99.4
2024 491 31.9 15.3 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hope Mills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 754 49.0 15.3 24.8
1989 756 47.0 16.0 26.3
1990 778 49.0 15.8 23.3
1991 791 48.0 16.4 22.9
1992 845 48.0 17.6 16.1
1993 855 51.0 16.8 20.9
1994 854 55.0 15.5 22.5
1995 868 54.0 16.1 22.4
1996 868 54.0 16.1 22.4
1997 855 55.0 15.5 22.5
1998 927 61.0 15.2 24.5
1999 898 57.0 15.8 42
2000 671 38.0 17.7 49.9
2001 637 34.0 18.7 39.9
2002 668 48.0 13.9 45.1
2003 668 48.0 13.9 45.1
2004 693 47.0 14.7 44.6
2005 682 49.0 13.9 50.1
2006 720 49.0 14.7 45
2007 773 46.2 16.7 42.2
2008 766 46.4 16.5 n/a
2009 794 49.9 15.9 46.9
2010 744 47.3 15.7 46.4
2011 734 46.9 15.6 48.6
2012 686 42.4 16.1 50.9
2013 694 42.4 16.3 53.3
2014 713 46.0 15.5 54.1
2015 685 42.0 16.3 59.3
2016 620 41.0 15.1 57.3
2017 571 39.0 14.6 62.5
2018 564 39.9 14.1 99.5
2019 540 40.7 13.2 99.4
2020 548 40.9 13.3 99.5
2021 511 40.0 12.7 99.4
2022 527 41.0 12.8 99.4
2023 514 33.9 15.1 99.4
2024 491 31.9 15.3 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hope Mills Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,099 (10.8%) $9,080 (89.2%) $10,179

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hope Mills Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 487th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 385th of 784 Middle schools
 17%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Hope Mills Middle)45.344.7
 0.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)50.541.7
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Hope Mills Middle)48.344.7
 3.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)57.246.2
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hope Mills Middle)55.159.5
 4.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)47.238.6
 8.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Hope Mills Middle)53.551.4
 2.1%
   7th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)52.648
 4.6%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hope Mills Middle)30.434.5
 4.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools)42.337.9
 4.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Hope Mills Middle)45.648.2
 2.6%
   8th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools)51.651
 0.6%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Hope Mills Middle)85.371.4
 13.9%
   8th Grade Science (Cumberland County Schools)77.969.1
 8.8%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students540514
 4.8%
African American166174
 4.8%
American Indian1716
 5.9%
Asian102
 80%
Hispanic7690
 18.4%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White214169
 21%
Two or More Races5559
 7.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.4%99.4%
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Hope Mills Middle ranks 464th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 491 students attended Hope Mills Middle.

Students who attend Hope Mills Middle usually go on to attend South View High

Students at Hope Mills Middle are 34% African American, 33% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.


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