Summary:
Zip code 35651 is home to just one elementary school, Mount Hope, a small, rural PK-6 school in the Lawrence County district with 117 students and a 13:1 student-teacher ratio.
For parents, the standout feature of Mount Hope is its exceptional attendance: only 0.8% of students are chronically absent, compared to 12.4% for the district and 12.0% for the state. This suggests a highly engaged student body. Academically, the school shines in English Language Arts, with 3rd and 5th graders in 2025-2026 posting proficiency rates (86.67% and 66.67%) above state averages, and 6th graders matching the state. In math, the picture is more complex but shows a clear upward trend by grade level: proficiency climbs from 33.33% in 3rd grade to 38.89% in 4th, and jumps to 53.85% in 6th grade—more than double the district average (25.32%) and well above the state (35.22%). This suggests the school effectively builds math skills over time. However, science is a concern: 4th-grade proficiency fell to 27.78% in 2025-2026, far below the district (44.41%) and state (50.23%), though it was a strength the prior year (54.55% vs. 42.61% state).
Notably, Mount Hope serves a majority low-income population (55.56% free/reduced lunch) yet still outperforms state averages in English and 6th-grade math. The year-over-year swings in scores—like 3rd-grade math dropping from 76.47% to 33.33%—are likely due to very small class sizes (under 20 students per grade), where one or two students can shift percentages dramatically. Per-student spending is $11,107. Overall, this is a school with strong attendance, solid literacy instruction, and a promising math trajectory, but science and small-cohort volatility are worth monitoring.
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