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Enrollment
787
High
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWNDES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280273001127
New Hope High School
2920 NEW HOPE ROAD, COLUMBUS, MS 39702 · (662) 244-4701 · Lowndes County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Mississippi public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
485 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 209 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 200 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
74.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 74.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 71.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
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 New Hope High School
New Hope High School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope High School this school | 787 | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| Grenada High School GRENADA | 1,026 | 66.4% | 72.1% |
| Lawrence County High School Monticello | 529 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
| Amory High School Amory | 444 | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| Senatobia High School Senatobia | 468 | 61.1% | 59.2% |
| Neshoba Central High School PHILADELPHIA | 908 | 66.2% | 68.1% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 New Hope High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #75 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #63 of 199 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #27 of 199 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 787 | #58 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #105 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #64 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #135 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #46 of 63 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
787
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 787 | 61 | 12.9:1 | 62% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 61% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 54.8 | 14.7:1 | 100% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 100% (774) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 49.3 | 15.4:1 | 50% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 58% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 778 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 43% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 47 | 18.0:1 | 50% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 28 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hope High School.
About New Hope High School
New Hope High School is a mid-sized high school that serves part of COLUMBUS, Mississippi. It has an enrollment of 787 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Mississippi enroll around 651, and this school is 21% larger than that mark.
The Lowndes County School District system has 8 schools and 5,261 students.
More than half of enrollment at New Hope High School is White: 50%. Other groups make up 45% Black and 2% multiracial. In Lowndes County overall, the White share is about 49%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
New Hope High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1, with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Mississippi is similar, at 12.6:1. The school has 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lowndes County is 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, New Hope High School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Mississippi public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, New Hope High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.5%; the prediction is 63.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lowndes County show that median household income comes to about $53,812, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lowndes County counts 20 public schools with about 8,512 students.
Among nearby public schools, New Hope Middle School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, New Hope High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 777 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 787. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,838
Census ACS
Median income
$53,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowndes County School District
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 1,191 students
- Caledonia ElementaryElementary · 1,070 students
- Caledonia High SchoolHigh · 640 students
- New Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Caledonia Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- West Lowndes ElementaryElementary · 276 students
Other schools in COLUMBUS
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 1,191 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 865 students
- New Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Stokes Beard Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other New Hope High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named New Hope High. New Hope High School is the largest of the 3.
- New Hope High SchoolNew Hope, AL · 598 students
- New Hope High SchoolLEANDER, TX · 65 students
Nearby schools
- New Hope Middle School0.2 mi · 604
- New Hope Elementary0.2 mi · 1,191
- Fairview Elementary School4.7 mi · 244
- Sale Elementary School4.9 mi · 290
- Columbus High School5.3 mi · 865
- Stokes Beard Elementary School5.9 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About New Hope High SchoolHow large is New Hope High School?
New Hope High School enrolls approximately 787 students in grades 09-12.
Is New Hope High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Hope High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at New Hope High School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at New Hope High School.
How diverse is New Hope High School?
New Hope High School reports a student body of 50% White, 1% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees New Hope High School?
New Hope High School is overseen by Lowndes County School District in Lowndes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.