Enrollment
98
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HOLMES LOCAL·NCES 390476802940
Mt Hope Elementary School
8242 State Route 241, Mt. Hope, OH 44660 · (330) 674-0418 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
10 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 43%
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 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 40% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -10.8pp since 2021
Math
75.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 91.7% |
| 2022-23 | 88.3% | 95.8% |
| 2021-22 | 86.3% | 86.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
82.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Mt Hope Elementary School
Mt Hope Elementary School's state test result (82.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Hope Elementary School this school | 98 | 10.2% | 82.5% |
| Flat Ridge Elementary School Charm | 92 | 10.9% | 82.2% |
| Winesburg Elementary School Winesburg | 148 | 14.9% | 78.7% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School Walnut Creek | 142 | 16.2% | 88.7% |
| Kalida Elementary School Kalida | 203 | 9.4% | 90.1% |
| Elm Avenue Elementary School Wyoming | 191 | 4.7% | 91.3% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Mt Hope Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Holmes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #1,744 of 1,808 | #9 of 11 |
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
98
+10 (+11%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 141
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 98 | 7.5 | 13.0:1 | 10% (10) |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 6.5 | 12.7:1 | 13% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 6.5 | 12.3:1 | 11% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 7.4 | 12.1:1 | 42% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 92 | 6 | 15.3:1 | 51% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | 56% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | 17% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 141 | 6 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Hope Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (89 to 98); teachers up 2% (7.4 to 7.5).
About Mt Hope Elementary School
Mt Hope Elementary School is one of the public schools in Mt. Hope, Ohio. It is a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 98 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 76% lower.
East Holmes Local counts 1,491 students in its 8 schools, and Mt Hope Elementary School is one of them.
About 100% of the student body at Mt Hope Elementary School is White. The county population is about 98% White, within a few points of the school. Mt Hope Elementary School's diversity index is 0%, against a US figure of 70%.
Mt Hope Elementary School operates with 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.0:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. About 10% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 31% average for public schools in Holmes County, the school's rate is lower.
In Ohio, Mt Hope Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 82.5% actual against a predicted 85.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Holmes County, the median household income is $76,140, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 17 public schools in Holmes County, enrolling about 3,271 students in all.
The shortest distance from Mt Hope Elementary School to another public school is about 4.6 miles, to Winesburg Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Mt Hope Elementary School places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Mt Hope Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment gain, from 88 in 2020-21 to 98 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 13.0:1.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Holmes Local
- Hiland High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Winesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Walnut Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Flat Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Winesburg Elementary School4.6 mi · 148
- Berlin Elementary School4.9 mi · 332
- Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite5.2 mi · 6
- Fredericksburg Elementary School5.6 mi · 127
- Hiland High School5.7 mi · 395
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary School6.0 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Hope Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mt Hope Elementary School?
Mt Hope Elementary School enrolls approximately 98 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Mt Hope Elementary School serve?
Mt Hope Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mt Hope Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Mt Hope Elementary School.
How diverse is Mt Hope Elementary School?
Mt Hope Elementary School reports a student body of 100% White.
Is Mt Hope Elementary School public or private?
Mt Hope Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Holmes Local.
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