Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 010204000787
Mount Hope
8455 County Road 23, Mt Hope, AL 35651 · (256) 905-2470 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
65 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mount Hope
Mount Hope's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope this school | 117 | 55.6% | 56.0% |
| Macedonia School Section | 138 | 52.2% | 44.6% |
| Flat Rock School Flat Rock | 80 | 50.0% | 55.3% |
| Lynn Elementary School Lynn | 168 | 61.3% | 47.6% |
| West Jefferson Elementary School Quinton | 111 | 65.8% | 48.2% |
| PollardMcCall Junior High School Brewton | 200 | 53.5% | 51.6% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mount Hope ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #233 of 626 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #202 of 626 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #287 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #694 of 709 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #401 of 696 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
117
-15 (-11%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | 56% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 9.9 | 11.2:1 | 69% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 9.9 | 12.3:1 | 64% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 9 | 14.7:1 | 65% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 63% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 64% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 55% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 62% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Hope.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (121 to 117); teachers up 13% (8 to 9).
About Mount Hope
In Mt Hope, Alabama, part of Lawrence County, Mount Hope is an elementary school. Its 117 students are spread across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Mount Hope is among 12 schools run by Lawrence County, which serves 4,676 students.
The large majority of students at Mount Hope, 84%, are White. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial and 6% Native American. By the diversity index, Mount Hope comes in at 29%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.0:1, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mount Hope is 56%. That is close to the 57% average for public schools in Lawrence County.
The allk12 Grade for Mount Hope is B+. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mount Hope falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 56.0% actual against 43.6% predicted.
In the county around the school, Lawrence County, median household income is about $66,071, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 14 public schools operate in Lawrence County, serving about 4,676 students.
The closest other public school is East Franklin Junior High School, about 7.9 miles away. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Mount Hope is ahead of the 36.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
NCES assigns Mount Hope the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 117 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 132. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.0:1.
The Mount Hope community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,276
Census ACS
Median income
$66,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Moulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- East Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hatton High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Moulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Nearby schools
- East Franklin Junior High School7.9 mi · 212
- Hatton High School8.8 mi · 536
- Hatton Elementary School8.8 mi · 424
- Tharptown High School9.6 mi · 410
- Tharptown Elementary School9.6 mi · 541
- Lawrence County High School10.7 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Mount HopeHow large is Mount Hope?
Mount Hope enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Mount Hope serve?
Mount Hope serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Mount Hope?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Mount Hope.
What is the student diversity at Mount Hope?
Student demographics at Mount Hope are roughly 84% White, 2% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Mount Hope in?
Mount Hope is part of Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.