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New Hope Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
119th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 55% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

New Hope Middle School is a public middle school in Columbus, Mississippi, serving 612 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lowndes County School District, which is ranked 43 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Hope Middle School has consistently outperformed the state and district averages in MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) test scores, particularly in mathematics and Algebra I. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in MAAP/Algebra I for End of Course (95.8%) were significantly higher than the Lowndes County School District (75.3%) and the state of Mississippi (67.3%). However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.0% to 33.8% in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, New Hope Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.01% to 99.53% in recent years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to the nearby Caledonia Middle School, also part of the Lowndes County School District, New Hope Middle School has generally lower academic performance, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. In contrast, the nearby Columbus Middle School, which is part of the Columbus Municipal School District, has significantly lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to New Hope Middle School.

604
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,280
Per pupil spending ?
68.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3419 New Hope Rd
       Columbus, MS  39702

(662) 244-4740

District: Lowndes County School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.8%
African American:
42.7%
Two or more races:
4.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Mississippi median (55th percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% Mississippi)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg55%
Mississippi avg50%
119th of 266
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Top 45%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From top 17% (2015) to top 45% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Lowndes County School District
43rd of 130Lowndes County School District among Mississippi districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202556.6119 of 26655.3%★★★☆☆
202468.575 of 26471.6%★★★★☆
202369.473 of 24370.0%★★★★☆
202271.567 of 25773.9%★★★★☆
202166.688 of 25765.8%★★★☆☆
201975.659 of 26477.7%★★★★☆
201866.084 of 25266.7%★★★☆☆
201775.159 of 27278.3%★★★★☆
201675.954 of 26079.2%★★★★☆
201579.445 of 26683.1%★★★★☆
201456.3116 of 26456.1%★★★☆☆
201362.8103 of 26961.7%★★★☆☆
201254.5124 of 27054.1%★★★☆☆
201161.7109 of 26458.7%★★★☆☆
201059.2106 of 25558.4%★★★☆☆
200960.599 of 24759.9%★★★☆☆
200867.675 of 24469.3%★★★★☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I96%+28 vs state
Mathematics54%~ state avg
Science52%-3 vs state
English Language Arts40%~ state avg

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New Hope Middle School ranks 119th of 266 Mississippi middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended New Hope Middle School.

Students at New Hope Middle School are 51% White, 43% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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