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Hope Mills Middle

Cumberland County Schools · Cumberland County

Address
4975 Cameron Road, Hope Mills, NC 28348
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370001100415
474
Students
32.4
Teachers (FTE)
14.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
29.7%
Chronically absent
56.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Hope Mills Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Cumberland County Schools

The area Cumberland County Schools assigns to Hope Mills Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Cumberland County Schools as “BoardofEducation/SchoolLocator”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Hope Mills Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 146 of 456
Cumberland County Schools53rd percentile
Higher than 53% · rank 32 of 81

Chronic absence is lower here than at 27% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (57 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CExceeded52.6
202456CMet48.8
202358CExceeded50.6
202252DMet44.2
201954DNot Met52.6
201859CMet53.6
201755CNot Met53
201660CMet55
201549DNot Met47
201457CExceeded49

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Cumberland County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 37.34%White 29.75%Hispanic 17.51%Two+ Races 12.45%Native Am. 2.32%Pacific Isl. 0.42%Asian 0.21%
Black: 37.34% (177) White: 29.75% (141) Hispanic: 17.51% (83) Two+ Races: 12.45% (59) Native Am.: 2.32% (11) Pacific Isl.: 0.42% (2) Asian: 0.21% (1)
Black37.34%
White29.75%
Hispanic17.51%
Two+ Races12.45%
Native Am.2.32%
Pacific Isl.0.42%
Asian0.21%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 474
51.48%244 Female
48.52%230 Male

Student counts for Hope Mills Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 474 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.3%Chronically absent 29.7%
Regular attendance: 70.3% (362) Chronically absent: 29.7% (153)
Regular attendance70.3%
Chronically absent29.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 515
56.9%Economically disadvantaged
3.59%17 English learners

Student indicators for Hope Mills Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 515 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 69.93%Beginning 30.07%
Experienced: 69.93% (23) Beginning: 30.07% (10)
Experienced69.93%
Beginning30.07%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 32.3 FTE
87.91%Fully licensed
12.09%Emergency or provisional
3.1%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Hope Mills Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 32.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)71.2%57.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)49.8%25.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)45.5%22.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)54.5%23.2%17.7%--
Reading (grades 3–8)50.2%24.7%21.8%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)28.8%13.7%41.8%15.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.2790.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers32.26
Experienced teachers22.56 (70%)
Beginning teachers9.7 (30%)
Holding a standard license28.36 (88%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.9 (12%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (153 of 515)29.7%
Economically disadvantaged56.9%
English learners making progress (of 17)5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.47
Library books per student17.37
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.53

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Hope Mills Middle report card PDF

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Hope Mills Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.