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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100415
Hope Mills Middle
4975 Cameron Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348 · (910) 425-5106 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
460 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 161 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 162 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Hope Mills Middle
Hope Mills Middle's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Mills Middle this school | 474 | 97.0% | 52.3% |
| E B Frink Middle La Grange | 488 | 99.4% | 44.8% |
| Elizabeth City Middle Elizabeth City | 484 | 99.4% | 49.7% |
| Northern Middle Roxboro | 454 | 99.3% | 37.7% |
| Central Middle Whiteville | 451 | 99.3% | 49.3% |
| Cedar Creek Middle Youngsville | 529 | 98.9% | 56.3% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Mills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #216 of 463 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #271 of 461 | #8 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #221 of 463 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #328 of 478 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #102 of 456 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #24 of 456 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #332 of 472 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #103 of 300 | #2 of 7 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
474
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 474 | 32.4 | 14.6:1 | 97% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 99% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 33.9 | 15.1:1 | 99% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 99% (508) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 39.9 | 14.1:1 | 99% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 57% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 49% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 40% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 48 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hope Mills Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (564 to 474); teachers down 19% (39.9 to 32.4).
About Hope Mills Middle
Hope Mills Middle is a low-enrollment middle school. Its address is in Hope Mills, North Carolina. The school had 474 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in North Carolina) has about 605 students.
The Cumberland County Schools system has 86 schools and 49,002 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Hope Mills Middle, at 37%. Other groups make up 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The county population is about 38% Black, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 32.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.6:1. On average, middle schools in North Carolina have 15.9:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. Around 97% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 11 points above the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Hope Mills Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hope Mills Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.3%; the prediction is 49.2%.
Cumberland County has about 338,545 residents, and the median household income is $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hope Mills Middle, Cumberland County has 88 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Ed V Baldwin Elementary, is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hope Mills Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Hope Mills Middle as Suburb: Large.
Hope Mills Middle's enrollment declined from 511 in 2020-21 to 474 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Hope Mills Middle can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
338,545
Census ACS
Median income
$61,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County Schools
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
Other schools in Hope Mills
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Gray's Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,068 students
- Gallberry Farm ElementaryElementary · 883 students
- Rockfish ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Ed V Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 634 students
Nearby schools
- Ed V Baldwin Elementary1.0 mi · 634
- Rockfish Elementary1.1 mi · 682
- South View High1.2 mi · 1,461
- South View Middle1.2 mi · 614
- C Wayne Collier Elementary2.5 mi · 532
- Cumberland Mills Elementary3.0 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Hope Mills MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hope Mills Middle?
Hope Mills Middle enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hope Mills Middle serve?
Hope Mills Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hope Mills Middle have?
Hope Mills Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hope Mills Middle?
At Hope Mills Middle, the student body is approximately 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Hope Mills Middle public or private?
Hope Mills Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.