Hope Valley Elementary

Summary:

Hope Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving 627 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state.

Hope Valley Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (40.67%) compared to nearby schools like Pearsontown Elementary (42.15%) and Morehead Montessori (49.78%). However, the school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 47%, compared to the state average of 62.7% and the district average of 56.6%. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, but African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students performing much lower.

Another notable factor is the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Hope Valley Elementary, reaching 62.68% in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, such as Pearsontown Elementary (27%) and Morehead Montessori (35.68%), suggesting that the school serves a predominantly low-income population. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from a 2-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 1-star rating in the most recent 2023-2024 school year, indicating the need for targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 3005 Dixon Road
       Durham, NC  27707


(919) 560-3980

District: Durham Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1142nd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,023 Help


Students who attend Hope Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rogers-Herr Middle
    Sherwood Githens Middle
High:    C E Jordan High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  627

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.7%
African American:
26.3%
White:
23.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.7% Help


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Compare Details Hope Valley Elementary ranks worse than 75.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 18th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Durham Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.88. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Hope Valley Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.7%), African American (26.3%), White (23%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hope Valley Elementary is 12.4. 20 elementary schools in the Durham Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hope Valley Elementary is $12,023. 18 elementary schools in the Durham Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hope Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hope Valley Elementary 1142nd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Hope Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Durham Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Durham Public Schools 163rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hope Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 52.64 670th 1276 47.5%
2007 46.05 807th 1293 37.6%
2008 31.59 986th 1324 25.5%
2009 37.75 944th 1354 30.3%
2010 26.67 1092nd 1363 19.9%
2011 23.83 1154th 1381 16.4%
2012 28.23 1110th 1388 20.0%
2013 40.64 834th 1403 40.6%
2014 42.88 802nd 1390 42.3%
2015 38.49 942nd 1440 34.6%
2016 35.83 990th 1425 30.5%
2017 21.09 1205th 1429 15.7%
2018 36.04 989th 1434 31.0%
2019 44.91 844th 1473 42.7%
2021 25.39 1096th 1489 26.4%
2022 38.80 940th 1514 37.9%
2023 31.63 1063rd 1502 29.2%
2024 27.88 1142nd 1505 24.1%
See the entire list of North Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.56 385th 421 8.6%
2019 39.55 297th 497 40.2%
2021 14.29 384th 385 0.3%
2022 24.84 416th 485 14.2%
2023 25.21 418th 514 18.7%
2024 30.57 415th 533 22.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 33.23 545th 801 32.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.77 924th 1332 30.6%
2019 46.50 762nd 1361 44.0%
2021 26.44 1017th 1329 23.5%
2022 36.12 913th 1366 33.2%
2023 26.38 1151st 1437 19.9%
2024 23.52 1245th 1450 14.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.96 926th 1405 34.1%
2019 46.44 803rd 1424 43.6%
2021 28.16 1039th 1440 27.8%
2022 38.34 917th 1458 37.1%
2023 31.24 1053rd 1459 27.8%
2024 25.63 1153rd 1455 20.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.55 532nd 897 40.7%
2019 45.20 443rd 878 49.5%
2021 28.32 504th 646 22.0%
2022 37.32 375th 634 40.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.82 245th 612 60.0%
2022 63.86 177th 500 64.6%
2023 55.92 347th 582 40.4%
2024 44.07 546th 669 18.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.71 1045th 1413 26.0%
2019 43.84 847th 1430 40.8%
2021 23.29 1120th 1444 22.4%
2022 40.34 894th 1464 38.9%
2023 34.79 1004th 1461 31.3%
2024 31.27 1057th 1464 27.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.57 303rd 927 67.3%
2019 66.08 247th 949 74.0%
2021 37.22 536th 896 40.2%
2022 50.08 404th 927 56.4%
2023 49.94 431st 933 53.8%
2024 47.71 457th 924 50.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.92 629th 851 26.1%
2019 41.74 520th 865 39.9%
2021 22.95 722nd 843 14.4%
2022 30.23 700th 893 21.6%
2023 30.25 692nd 915 24.4%
2024 24.57 806th 951 15.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Hope Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.61 396th 1178 66.4%
2019 74.31 255th 1183 78.4%
2021 59.38 446th 1172 61.9%
2022 90.13 52nd 1194 95.6%
2023 81.70 159th 1183 86.6%
2024 78.17 222nd 1166 81.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

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.

Hope Valley Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hope Valley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 273 282 37 63 2 n/a n/a 0 657
2001 327 355 37 93 2 n/a n/a 0 814
2002 318 332 42 127 2 n/a n/a 0 821
2003 318 332 42 127 2 n/a n/a 0 821
2004 314 343 44 141 1 n/a n/a 0 843
2005 287 339 38 175 2 n/a n/a 0 841
2006 236 301 43 202 4 n/a n/a 0 786
2007 211 262 44 214 4 n/a n/a 26 761
2008 204 255 45 213 5 n/a n/a 27 749
2009 202 252 43 245 2 n/a n/a 0 744
2010 206 232 34 227 3 n/a n/a 0 702
2011 206 212 27 239 1 5 22 0 712
2012 201 202 22 228 1 3 21 0 678
2013 176 210 24 219 1 1 23 0 654
2014 158 214 24 220 4 1 28 0 649
2015 152 203 19 233 3 1 29 0 640
2016 132 226 18 228 2 1 29 0 636
2017 148 221 12 221 3 0 21 0 626
2018 148 211 21 233 4 0 23 0 640
2019 158 219 13 238 4 1 19 0 652
2020 154 201 10 264 3 0 27 0 659
2021 145 175 7 240 2 0 30 0 599
2022 144 170 10 249 2 0 29 0 604
2023 144 165 20 255 2 0 41 0 627

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 Valley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 657 0.0 0.0 28.2
2001 814 34.0 23.9 23.3
2002 821 34.0 24.1 0
2003 821 34.0 24.1 0
2004 843 34.0 24.8 35.1
2005 841 34.0 24.7 38.4
2006 786 34.0 23.1 33.5
2007 761 n/a n/a 31.7
2008 749 50.8 14.7 51.7
2009 744 51.5 14.4 43.3
2010 702 45.0 15.6 51.1
2011 712 39.0 18.2 52.9
2012 678 45.2 14.9 53.5
2013 654 41.9 15.5 60.2
2014 649 47.3 13.7 63.3
2015 640 49.0 13.0 64.7
2016 636 48.0 13.2 68.2
2017 626 48.1 13.0 72.8
2018 640 48.9 13.0 62
2019 652 49.2 13.2 69.2
2020 659 50.1 13.1 61.2
2021 599 50.5 11.8 41.9
2022 604 49.0 12.3 40.9
2023 627 50.3 12.4 62.7

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 Valley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 657 0.0 0.0 28.2
2001 814 34.0 23.9 23.3
2002 821 34.0 24.1 0
2003 821 34.0 24.1 0
2004 843 34.0 24.8 35.1
2005 841 34.0 24.7 38.4
2006 786 34.0 23.1 33.5
2007 761 n/a n/a 31.7
2008 749 50.8 14.7 51.7
2009 744 51.5 14.4 43.3
2010 702 45.0 15.6 51.1
2011 712 39.0 18.2 52.9
2012 678 45.2 14.9 53.5
2013 654 41.9 15.5 60.2
2014 649 47.3 13.7 63.3
2015 640 49.0 13.0 64.7
2016 636 48.0 13.2 68.2
2017 626 48.1 13.0 72.8
2018 640 48.9 13.0 62
2019 652 49.2 13.2 69.2
2020 659 50.1 13.1 61.2
2021 599 50.5 11.8 41.9
2022 604 49.0 12.3 40.9
2023 627 50.3 12.4 62.7

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 Valley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,391 (11.6%) $10,632 (88.4%) $12,023

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hope Valley Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 844th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1063rd of 1502 Elementary schools
 13.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hope Valley Elementary)60.445.6
 14.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)5256.5
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Hope Valley Elementary)42.734.8
 7.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)44.739.3
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hope Valley Elementary)63.849.6
 14.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)47.151.1
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Hope Valley Elementary)55.241
 14.2%
   4th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)48.549.9
 1.4%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hope Valley Elementary)58.941.3
 17.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)46.651.5
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Hope Valley Elementary)45.547.8
 2.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)44.643.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Hope Valley Elementary)71.455.9
 15.5%
   5th Grade Science (Durham Public Schools)68.865.9
 2.9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students652627
 3.8%
African American219165
 24.7%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian1320
 53.8%
Hispanic238255
 7.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White158144
 8.9%
Two or More Races1941
 115.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.2%62.7%
 6.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 627 students attended Hope Valley Elementary.

Hope Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Hope Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers-Herr Middle
Middle : Sherwood Githens Middle
High : C E Jordan High

Students at Hope Valley Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 26% African American, 23% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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