Hopewell Elementary School

Hopewell Elementary School is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in COLLINS, Mississippi, part of Covington County School District, with 196 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Hopewell Elementary School sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Covington County School District, which oversees 7 schools and 2,492 students, Hopewell Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hopewell Elementary School reports that nearly all students (92%) are Black. Other groups include 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the income-and-resources front, Hopewell Elementary School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Hopewell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at Hopewell Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hopewell Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.9%; Hopewell Elementary School posts 62.8%, +17.9 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Covington County reports that median household earnings sit near $45,051, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Covington County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,492 students), Hopewell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Collins Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hopewell Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 53.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hopewell Elementary School has edged down 34%, going from 299 students in 2018 to 196 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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