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Spring Hope Elementary

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Spring Hope Elementary ranks 950 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Spring Hope Elementary is a public elementary school serving 362 students in grades PK-5 in Spring Hope, North Carolina, which is part of the Nash County Public Schools district.

Despite the district's investment in the school, as evidenced by its higher-than-average per-student spending, Spring Hope Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade. The school's performance on state standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 39.6% in 5th grade to 66.1% in 3rd grade. These persistent academic struggles suggest the school is facing significant challenges in effectively educating its students.

While Spring Hope Elementary overall performs poorly, it ranks better for its Hispanic and special education student populations compared to other North Carolina elementary schools, indicating the school may be doing a relatively better job of serving these specific subgroups. However, the school's extremely high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (over 90%) likely plays a major role in its academic struggles, as research has shown that poverty can have a significant impact on student learning and achievement.

378

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,423

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 McLean Street
Spring Hope, NC 27882

(252) 451-8530

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Spring Hope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Nash Middle
High:	Southern Nash High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

African American:

30.7%

Hispanic:

26.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Nash County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

950^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Nash County Public Schools

147^th of 242Nash County Public 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	950 of 1490	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1002 of 1505	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1212 of 1502	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1268 of 1514	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1289 of 1489	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1432 of 1473	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1346 of 1434	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	1242 of 1429	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1200 of 1425	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	1232 of 1440	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	1264 of 1390	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	1158 of 1403	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	1178 of 1388	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.1	860 of 1381	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	912 of 1363	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	849 of 1354	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	831 of 1324	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	897 of 1293	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.5	707 of 1276	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	684 of 918	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	718 of 924	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	758 of 933	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	693 of 927	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	881 of 896	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	940 of 949	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	879 of 927	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	435 of 634	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	464 of 646	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	858 of 878	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	792 of 897	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	60.5	129 of 514	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	896 of 1451	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1004 of 1455	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1290 of 1459	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1305 of 1458	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1244 of 1440	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1386 of 1424	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1243 of 1405	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	516 of 961	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	470 of 951	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	623 of 915	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	639 of 893	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	701 of 843	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	788 of 865	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	797 of 851	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	780 of 1437	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	832 of 1450	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1095 of 1437	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1236 of 1366	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1245 of 1329	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1346 of 1361	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1271 of 1332	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	971 of 1450	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	951 of 1464	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1033 of 1461	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1148 of 1464	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1246 of 1444	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1388 of 1430	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1372 of 1413	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	409 of 821	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	206 of 801	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	607 of 1172	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	686 of 1166	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1006 of 1183	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1123 of 1194	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1027 of 1172	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1168 of 1183	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1153 of 1178	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)75th percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%-9 vs state

Science51%-11 vs state

Reading48%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spring Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McLean Street	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8530	378	19	20.2	97.9%	137 (36.2%)	116 (30.7%)	99 (26.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	38.1	950^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.2%		35.7	1002^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	33.4%	52	66.1	47.9	39.6				38.7	56.3	47.2				50.9		$10,423	$1,776	$8,647
Nashville Elementary	Public	K-5	209 East Virginia Avenue	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2877	593	30	19.7	99.5%	206 (34.7%)	285 (48.1%)	50 (8.4%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	63.2	509^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.8%		41.3	905^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.9%	396	78.2	63.2	60.7				43.7	59.8	55.1				72.0		$8,696	$1,010	$7,686
Bunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	686 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-4015	600	42	14.3	98.8%	259 (43.2%)	120 (20.0%)	174 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	54.3	665^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.4%		50.1	743^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	50.6%	78	75.6	75.9	65.5				42.4	59.8	44.2				48.7		$9,785	$917	$8,868
Coopers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6833 NC Highway 58	Elm City	27822	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 937-9035	591	33	17.9	99.5%	360 (60.9%)	120 (20.3%)	79 (13.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	74.6	324^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.3%		59	603^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	59.9%	279	76.7	65.6	80.4				47.4	61.1	69.6				78.3		$9,621	$1,245	$8,377
Edward Best Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 NC 56 Hwy East	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-2347	498	36	13.9	99.4%	212 (42.6%)	115 (23.1%)	135 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	76.6	302^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	79.7%		76.6	301^st of 1505 public elementary schools	80.0%	1	78.3	74.1	78.5				54.2	54.3	72.3				78.5		$9,632	$1,000	$8,632
Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6288 Pine Street	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2892	580	32	18.3	99.5%	181 (31.2%)	117 (20.2%)	248 (42.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	57	610^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.1%		61.5	551^st of 1505 public elementary schools	63.4%	59	72.0	60.0	55.1				50.0	59.5	55.1				59.6		$9,761	$1,076	$8,685
Middlesex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13081 West Hanes Avenue	Middlesex	27557	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2815	333	23	14.7	99.1%	114 (34.2%)	50 (15.0%)	144 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	43.8	854^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.7%		40.2	931^st of 1505 public elementary schools	38.1%	77	62.7	51.8	67.9				39.0	42.9	39.6				67.9		$10,998	$1,807	$9,191
Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18.0	99.6%	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	55.8	639^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.4	641^st of 1505 public elementary schools	57.4%	2	66.7	62.6	62.9				46.0	57.0	49.5				62.9		$11,073	$1,057	$10,016
Louisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stone Southerland Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-3676	387	26	15.1	99.2%	54 (14.0%)	159 (41.1%)	144 (37.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	22.6	1228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.6%		30.8	1085^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.9%	143	34.2	63.8	47.4				23.3	50.0	36.8				32.4		$10,539	$1,519	$9,020
Crosscreek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 East River Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Crosscreek Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 497-3198	404	29	14.1		277 (68.6%)	49 (12.1%)	49 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	35.4	993^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	33.4%		42.8	876^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.8%	117	51.2	48.7	37.2	79.5	51.2	36.1	39.5	43.6	25.6	65.9	39.5	62.9	32.6	45.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Hope Elementary

Is Spring Hope Elementary a good school?

Spring Hope Elementary ranks 950^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Spring Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Spring Hope Elementary.

What district is Spring Hope Elementary in?

Nash County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Spring Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Spring Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Nash Middle
High : Southern Nash High

What is the racial makeup of Spring Hope Elementary?

Students at Spring Hope Elementary are 36% White, 31% African American, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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