Enrollment
130
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370465001819
New Hope Elementary
10199 NC 39 Hwy N, Henderson, NC 27537 · (252) 438-6549 · Vance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
124 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
38.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 New Hope Elementary
New Hope Elementary's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Elementary this school | 130 | 95.4% | 40.7% |
| Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad Scotland Neck | 140 | 97.9% | 40.9% |
| Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea Littleton | 140 | 97.9% | 51.5% |
| Carver Elementary Henderson | 134 | 96.3% | 35.9% |
| E O Young Jr Elementary Henderson | 174 | 93.7% | 39.0% |
| Niner University Elementary Charlotte | 125 | 97.6% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Vance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #1,080 of 1,297 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #908 of 1,296 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,008 of 1,300 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #1,447 of 1,485 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #1,055 of 1,414 | #9 of 10 |
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. 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
130
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 130 | 7.9 | 16.4:1 | 95% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 5 | 24.8:1 | 98% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 6.4 | 18.4:1 | 97% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 8 | 16.1:1 | 98% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 13.8 | 12.3:1 | 98% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 98% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 93% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 83% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hope Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (170 to 130); teachers down 43% (13.8 to 7.9).
About New Hope Elementary
Among the schools in Henderson, North Carolina, is New Hope Elementary, a very small elementary school. Total enrollment is 130 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 72% lower.
The Vance County Schools system has 16 schools and 5,205 students.
More than half of the students at New Hope Elementary are Black (74%). Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. In Vance County overall, about 47% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
The school's 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At New Hope Elementary, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
New Hope Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, New Hope Elementary is 9.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
In Vance County, home to about 42,322 people, median household income comes to about $50,465, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Vance County's 19 public schools enroll about 7,495 students and include New Hope Elementary.
New Hope Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Stovall-Shaw Elementary, about 7.7 miles away. The ten-mile area around New Hope Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. New Hope Elementary's average proficiency of 40.7% compares with 41.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 129 in 2020-21 and 130 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at New Hope Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Vance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,322
Census ACS
Median income
$50,465
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,495 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vance County Schools
- Vance County High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- E M Rollins ElementaryElementary · 322 students
Other schools in Henderson
- Henderson CollegiateCombined · 1,334 students
- Vance County High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Vance Charter SchoolCombined · 956 students
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Other New Hope Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named New Hope Elementary. New Hope Elementary is the 11th largest of the 11.
- New Hope ElementaryGastonia, NC · 571 students
- New Hope ElementaryChapel Hill, NC · 528 students
- New Hope ElementaryWilson, NC · 460 students
- New Hope ElementaryCOLUMBUS, MS · 1,191 students
- New Hope Elementary SchoolComming, GA · 1,175 students
Nearby schools
- Stovall-Shaw Elementary7.7 mi · 336
- E O Young Jr Elementary7.8 mi · 174
- Vance Charter School8.5 mi · 956
- Vance County Middle School8.8 mi · 755
- Carver Elementary9.3 mi · 134
- Dabney Elementary9.5 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About New Hope ElementaryHow many students attend New Hope Elementary?
New Hope Elementary enrolls approximately 130 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does New Hope Elementary serve?
New Hope Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does New Hope Elementary have?
New Hope Elementary employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is New Hope Elementary?
New Hope Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 10% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is New Hope Elementary public or private?
New Hope Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vance County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.