Hope Mills Middle

Located at 4975 Cameron Road, in Hope Mills, North Carolina, Hope Mills Middle is a compact 6-8 campus that teaches 474 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Cumberland County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Within Cumberland County Schools, which oversees 86 schools and 49,002 students, Hope Mills Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hope Mills Middle records that the largest single group is Black at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hope Mills Middle has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cumberland County (around 86%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hope Mills Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 52.3%.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $61,291, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cumberland County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), of which Hope Mills Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ed V Baldwin Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hope Mills Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hope Mills Middle's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 564 (now 474). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 41% to 30%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.