The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
Schools›Michigan›HOLT
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261848005534

Hope Middle School

2020 PARK LN, HOLT, MI 48842 · (517) 699-2194 · Ingham County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
75 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 6158100%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
8252%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
1912%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
2013%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
74%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
3019%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
7447%
Female
8453%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hope Middle School→Holt Junior High School→Holt Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Holt Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

Discussions

HotNewTop
+ POST
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Hope Middle School.
START A DISCUSSION

Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
30.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.0%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Hope Middle School

Hope Middle School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hope Middle School this school15847.5%28.4%
Concord Middle School
CONCORD
14352.4%46.1%
Reese Middle School
REESE
16152.8%N/A
Washington Woods Middle School
HOLT
34646.0%29.1%
Cassopolis Middle School
CASSOPOLIS
18862.2%27.4%
Fulton Middle School
MIDDLETON
11951.3%34.9%
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Hope Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Ingham County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.4%#359 of 397#11 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#296 of 380#8 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.7%#325 of 377#10 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
158#456 of 491#12 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.5%#231 of 477#3 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-59.4%#4 of 339N/A
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
158
-241 (-60%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2515810.415.2:147% (75)
2023-2433823.914.1:158% (195)
2022-2333728.711.7:158% (197)
2020-213992615.3:149% (197)
2017-1838924.116.2:155% (214)
2015-164152318.0:147% (196)
2010-114372120.8:147% (205)
2000-014432517.7:119% (85)
1990-91709N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hope Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 59% (389 to 158); teachers down 57% (24.1 to 10.4).

About Hope Middle School

Hope Middle School is a small middle school in HOLT, Michigan, administered by Holt Public Schools. School enrollment was 158 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment is 69% lower than the average for middle schools in Michigan, which is about 502.

Hope Middle School is one school in a 9-school district, Holt Public Schools, which enrolls 4,699 students.

At Hope Middle School, White students make up 52% of the student body. It is also 19% multiracial, 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Ingham County is roughly 69% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal staffing data show 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hope Middle School and a ratio of 15.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 47% of enrollment. That tracks the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County.

Hope Middle School scores 16.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 28.4% actual versus 45.3% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.

Ingham County has about 283,913 residents, and the median household income is $65,526, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Ingham County has 100 public schools and roughly 37,914 students.

The closest other public school is Elliott Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hope Middle School is behind the 34.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.

NCES describes the area around Hope Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment records show 399 in 2020-21 and 158 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Ingham County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students

Quick facts

School name
Hope Middle School
District
Holt Public Schools
Address
2020 PARK LN, HOLT, MI 48842
Phone
(517) 699-2194
County
Ingham County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
158
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
75 (47%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
261848005534
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Holt Public Schools
Other schools in HOLT
Other Hope Middle schools

One other US public school is named Hope Middle. Hope Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Hope Middle School
How many students attend Hope Middle School?
Hope Middle School enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 05-06.
Is Hope Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hope Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Hope Middle School have?
Hope Middle School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hope Middle School?
Student demographics at Hope Middle School are roughly 52% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 19% Two or more.
What district is Hope Middle School in?
Hope Middle School is part of Holt Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
＋ Post