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Hope Mills Middle

Q: Is Hope Mills Middle a good school?

Hope Mills Middle ranks 363 rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hope Mills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Hope Mills Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hope Mills Middle?

Students at Hope Mills Middle are 37% African American, 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Hope Mills Middle attend?

Students who attend Hope Mills Middle usually go on to attend South View High

Public Grades 6-8

363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 53% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hope Mills Middle serves 474 students in grades 6–8 in Hope Mills, NC, and is part of Cumberland County Schools.

Hope Mills Middle stands out among high-poverty middle schools in its area. Nearly 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school ranked in the 53rd percentile statewide (363rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools) with a 3-star rating for 2025–2026. That places it well above the district average and ahead of several nearby schools with similar economic profiles. Its nearest neighbor, South View Middle, is just over a mile away with nearly identical poverty rates, yet Hope Mills outperforms it in every tested subject — for example, 59.7% vs. 40.4% in 6th-grade math and 78% vs. 60.3% in 8th-grade science. It also outperforms Lewis Chapel Middle, Douglas Byrd Middle, and Anne Chesnutt Middle despite serving very similar student populations.

Science is a clear academic strength. Hope Mills' 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 78% exceeds the state average of 68.6% and nearly matches John R Griffin Middle, a school with far lower poverty. The school has also shown meaningful momentum: it climbed from the 28th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 53rd percentile today, with 6th-grade math proficiency jumping from 37.4% to 59.7% over the past two years. Historically underserved student groups, including Hispanic students, special education students, and boys, all posted sharp recent gains in state rankings.

The main challenge is sustaining progress as students move into upper grades. While 6th graders score near or above state averages, 8th-grade math (45.3% proficiency) trails the state average (53%). Chronic absenteeism, at 29.7%, is below the district average of 33.7% but remains higher than top-performing nearby schools like Seventy-First Classical Middle (13.1%). For parents, Hope Mills Middle offers a school that is clearly beating the odds for its student population, with strong science instruction and encouraging recent academic gains across multiple grade levels and student groups.

474

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4975 Cameron Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348-2498

(910) 425-5106

District: Cumberland County Schools

Students who attend Hope Mills Middle usually attend:

High:

South View High

Feeder schools for Hope Mills Middle:

Elementary:	C Wayne Collier Elementary
	Rockfish Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.3%

White:

29.7%

Hispanic:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg58%

363^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 246Cumberland County Schools among North Carolina 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	363 of 778	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	415 of 773	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	464 of 793	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	385 of 784	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	503 of 786	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	537 of 741	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	487 of 737	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	419 of 691	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	409 of 694	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.0	351 of 692	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	426 of 705	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.6	377 of 627	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.6	368 of 673	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.2	264 of 662	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	318 of 648	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	240 of 640	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.4	306 of 630	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.6	134 of 620	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	135 of 606	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	69.2	168 of 598	71.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	185 of 553	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	246 of 546	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	207 of 560	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	192 of 559	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	282 of 550	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	311 of 533	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	260 of 519	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	289 of 494	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	216 of 449	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	394 of 478	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	364 of 504	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	301 of 475	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	179 of 356	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	335 of 731	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	289 of 733	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	368 of 738	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	349 of 731	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	498 of 733	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	566 of 706	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	543 of 684	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	391 of 656	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	244 of 465	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.7	196 of 458	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	234 of 461	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	205 of 452	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	309 of 450	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	301 of 448	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	239 of 416	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	95 of 566	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	133 of 562	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	42.2	337 of 564	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	165 of 553	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	281 of 541	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	397 of 522	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	276 of 493	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	188 of 472	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	201 of 725	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	56.7	269 of 729	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	342 of 743	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	285 of 735	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	413 of 689	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	524 of 633	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	395 of 639	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	408 of 604	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	367 of 736	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	491 of 733	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	506 of 751	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	388 of 747	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	465 of 748	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	474 of 711	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	400 of 697	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	441 of 665	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	35 of 64	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	30 of 54	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	158 of 333	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	141 of 328	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	212 of 306	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	108 of 302	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	166 of 283	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	211 of 248	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	180 of 237	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	123 of 221	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	174 of 500	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.5	288 of 478	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	385 of 473	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	342 of 644	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	322 of 649	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	362 of 652	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	348 of 656	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	443 of 658	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	442 of 632	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	492 of 624	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	390 of 596	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)28th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+9 vs state

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics54%~ state avg

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Principal does not care and always tries to justify the teachers’s behaviors. She bever got back to me when an issue happened Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hope Mills Middle	Public	6-8	4975 Cameron Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-5106	474	32	14.6	97.0%	141 (29.7%)	177 (37.3%)	83 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (12.4%)	53.5	363^rd of 778 public middle schools	53.3%		47.2	415^th of 773 public middle schools	46.3%	52	59.7	56.4	45.3	59.1	51.4	52.7	78.0	$10,179	$1,099	$9,080
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-3131	614	39	15.7	99.5%	89 (14.5%)	348 (56.7%)	115 (18.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.7%)	23.3	622^nd of 778 public middle schools	20.1%		30.2	547^th of 773 public middle schools	29.2%	75	40.4	35.7	32.1	42.0	46.2	40.2	60.3	$9,019	$1,257	$7,762
John R Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Fisher Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-7678	1,024	58	17.7	41.3%	345 (33.7%)	265 (25.9%)	227 (22.2%)	67 (6.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	99 (9.7%)	73.6	188^th of 778 public middle schools	75.8%		73.5	178^th of 773 public middle schools	77.0%	10	71.4	64.1	61.3	63.0	67.3	66.0	78.5	$8,311	$843	$7,468
Gray's Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5151 Celebration Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-4124	1,068	59	17.9	53.4%	472 (44.2%)	291 (27.2%)	153 (14.3%)	12 (1.1%)	22 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	114 (10.7%)	63.7	260^th of 778 public middle schools	66.6%		50.8	382^nd of 773 public middle schools	50.6%	122	60.9	61.7	60.2	59.8	59.9	57.2	77.3	$7,625	$904	$6,721
Douglas Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	1616 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-3101	855	63	13.5	98.2%	119 (13.9%)	447 (52.3%)	165 (19.3%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.7%)	28.9	568^th of 778 public middle schools	27.0%		14.4	691^st of 773 public middle schools	10.6%	123	52.6	38.8	33.1	49.4	44.2	39.9	59.7	$10,730	$1,972	$8,757
Howard Learning Academy	Public	5-8	1608 Camden Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-5434	8	15	.5		0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0.6	777^th of 778 public middle schools	0.1%		0.6	773^rd of 773 public middle schools	0.0%	4	536.6	536.7	< 5%	11.1	16.9	7.8	22.3	$28,798	$1,835	$26,963
R Max Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	590 Winding Creek Road	Fayetteville	28305	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 323-2201	704	43	16.3	98.3%	185 (26.3%)	326 (46.3%)	107 (15.2%)	29 (4.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	54.2	355^th of 778 public middle schools	54.4%		40.4	467^th of 773 public middle schools	39.6%	112	59.0	44.8	54.9	57.0	57.0	60.3	71.7	$9,660	$1,186	$8,474
Lewis Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-1407	574	40	14.2	96.5%	46 (8.0%)	383 (66.7%)	86 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.0%)	23.9	614^th of 778 public middle schools	21.1%		24.2	594^th of 773 public middle schools	23.2%	20	49.2	33.3	40.1	41.1	41.7	38.4	55.1	$9,499	$1,665	$7,833
Anne Chesnutt Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-9147	470	34	13.7	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	302 (64.3%)	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (7.4%)	44.7	438^th of 778 public middle schools	43.7%		36.6	497^th of 773 public middle schools	35.7%	59	47.8	43.5	51.9	49.7	53.1	57.5	71.3	$10,211	$840	$9,372
Seventy-First Classical Middle	Public	6-8	6830 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-0092	433	30	14.4	48.7%	79 (18.2%)	220 (50.8%)	64 (14.8%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	85.1	90^th of 778 public middle schools	88.4%		85.1	92^nd of 773 public middle schools	88.1%	2	75.2	78.5	67.9	79.1	70.2	73.7	82.5	$9,000	$854	$8,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Mills Middle

How many students attend Hope Mills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Hope Mills Middle.

Is Hope Mills Middle a good school?

Hope Mills Middle ranks 363^rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hope Mills Middle in?

Cumberland County Schools

What high school do graduates of Hope Mills Middle attend?

Students who attend Hope Mills Middle usually go on to attend South View High

What is the racial makeup of Hope Mills Middle?

Students at Hope Mills Middle are 37% African American, 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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