New Hope Elementary

New Hope Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Locust Grove, Georgia, part of Henry County. The school hosts 621 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Henry County, which oversees 53 schools and 43,012 students, New Hope Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, New Hope Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Henry County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, New Hope Elementary records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), New Hope Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Henry County shows median household income runs about $83,146, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. New Hope Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rock Spring Elementary, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around New Hope Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Hope Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Hope Elementary has decreased 12%, going from 705 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 57% across the same window.

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