Summary:
ZIP code 44660 in Mount Hope, Holmes County, Ohio is home to exactly one public school: Mt Hope Elementary School, a K–8 building with 98 students in the East Holmes Local district. Because there is only one school here, the numbers for the area and the school are the same. With 98 students spread across nine grade levels, the average grade has roughly 11 children — a small scale that matters a lot when reading percentages.
By state standards, the school performs very well: it beat Ohio in 9 of 10 tested subjects in 2025-26, averaging 81.3% proficient against the state's 60.4%. Eighth-grade math hit 100% (state 52%), eighth-grade science 87% (state 61.2%), and seventh-grade math 88.9% (state 48.6%). The picture changes when compared with its own district, which is itself elite (89th percentile statewide, 4 stars). Mt Hope outscored the district in only 4 of 10 subjects, and those wins were concentrated in grades 7–8. The early grades trail, especially in math — grade 3 math was 56.3% versus the district's 85.0% in 2024-25, and grade 4 math 66.7% versus 84.2% in 2025-26.
Chronic absenteeism is a quiet strength at 6.4%, well below the district's 10.5%. Only 10.2% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 13:1. Note that the per-student spending figure of $9,720 comes from 2018-19 and is too old to reflect current costs. Proficiency improved year over year and statewide rank rose from 727th (53rd percentile) to 476th (69th percentile), though the school still holds 3 stars, down from 4 stars in 2021-22. With roughly a dozen students per grade, one child moving in or out of proficiency can shift a grade-level result by 4–8 points, so read year-to-year swings with caution.
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