Summary:
The city of Hopewell, Virginia is home to 6 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Hopewell City Public Schools district. While the district as a whole is ranked 125 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few schools stand out with stronger academic performance.
Harry E. James Elementary and Dupont Elementary both demonstrate higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Math and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.01% of 3rd graders at Harry E. James Elementary were proficient or better in Math, compared to the district average of 52.43% and the state average of 72.89%. Dupont Elementary also had strong 5th grade proficiency rates in Math and Science.
However, the data also reveals significant achievement gaps between the Hopewell City Public Schools district and the state as a whole, suggesting students in Hopewell are underperforming compared to their peers statewide. Additionally, the extremely high percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients across all schools point to significant socioeconomic challenges facing the district. While Harry E. James Elementary and Dupont Elementary stand out as bright spots, the district as a whole faces an uphill battle to provide a quality education to its students.
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