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Hopewell Middle School

13060 Cogburn Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30004 · (470) 254-3240 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,265 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,265
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 763
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
249 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 74%
Community
2
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
419
Grade 7
388
Grade 8
458
Student demographics
White
58746%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 34%
Hispanic
20416%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 19%
Black
17114%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 36%
Asian
25220%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5%
Two+
514%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
62750%
Female
63850%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
70.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
75.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.6pp since 2021
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,265
-241 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.0:1
% White
46%
was 57%
% Hispanic
16%
was 11%
% Black
14%
was 15%
% Asian
20%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Hopewell Middle School

Located at 13060 Cogburn Rd, in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hopewell Middle School is a heavily attended 6-8 campus that teaches 1,265 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Fulton County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Hopewell Middle School sits 66% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Fulton County, which oversees 107 schools and 87,563 students, Hopewell Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hopewell Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 20% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fulton County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hopewell Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.2%, the actual is 67.9%, a residual of +0.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fulton County) records that median household income runs about $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Hopewell Middle School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cogburn Woods Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hopewell Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hopewell Middle School has shrank 16%, going from 1,506 students in 2018 to 1,265 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 46% across the same window.

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Fulton County at a glance

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Population
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students

Quick facts

School name
Hopewell Middle School
District
Fulton County
Address
13060 Cogburn Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone
(470) 254-3240
County
Fulton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,265
Teachers (FTE)
90
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
249 (20%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130228003360
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Fulton County
Other schools in Alpharetta
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Frequently asked questions

About Hopewell Middle School
How large is Hopewell Middle School?
Hopewell Middle School enrolls approximately 1,265 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hopewell Middle School serve?
Hopewell Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hopewell Middle School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Hopewell Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Hopewell Middle School?
Student demographics at Hopewell Middle School are roughly 46% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hopewell Middle School public or private?
Hopewell Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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