Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280129000180
Hopewell Elementary School
824 HOPEWELL ROAD, COLLINS, MS 39428 · (601) 765-8568 · Covington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
193 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 15% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hopewell Elementary School→Collins High School
Based on grade levels within Covington County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -12.4pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 67.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Hopewell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #144 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #200 of 439 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #261 of 439 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #414 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #184 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #29 of 296 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
196
-42 (-18%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 196 | 16.3 | 12.0:1 | 98% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 23 | 8.5:1 | 100% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 22.8 | 8.8:1 | 100% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 99% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 98% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 93% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 96% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 76% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopewell Elementary School.
About Hopewell Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in COLLINS, Mississippi, Hopewell Elementary School is part of Covington County School District. It enrolled 196 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students each.
Besides Hopewell Elementary School, Covington County School District runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 2,492 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hopewell Elementary School is 92% Black. Enrollment also includes 5% White and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 58 points above the 35% share among Covington County residents. Hopewell Elementary School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.0 students per teacher. That is 3.9 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Covington County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hopewell Elementary School would score about 44.9%. It scores 62.8%, a top-10% result among Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Covington County show that the median household income is $45,051, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. There are 10 public schools in Covington County, enrolling about 2,492 students in all.
Nearest public school: Collins Elementary School, about 7.3 miles away. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Hopewell Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Hopewell Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Hopewell Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 238 in 2020-21 to 196 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 12.0:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Hopewell Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,148
Census ACS
Median income
$45,051
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County School District
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Seminary ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Seminary HighHigh · 382 students
- Collins High SchoolHigh · 373 students
- Seminary MiddleMiddle · 365 students
- Mt. Olive Attendance CenterCombined · 282 students
Other schools in COLLINS
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Collins High SchoolHigh · 373 students
- COVINGTON CO VOCATIONAL TECHNICALHigh
- COVINGTON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- Collins Elementary School7.3 mi · 474
- Collins High School7.3 mi · 373
- Taylorsville Attendance Center8.3 mi · 572
- Mize Attendance Center10.9 mi · 831
- Seminary High11.1 mi · 382
- Seminary Elementary11.1 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Hopewell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hopewell Elementary School?
Hopewell Elementary School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades KG-06.
Is Hopewell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hopewell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hopewell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hopewell Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopewell Elementary School?
At Hopewell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 92% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Hopewell Elementary School public or private?
Hopewell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covington County School District.
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