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Hopewell City Public Schools

At a glance

128^thof 131 Virginia districts▼ 3

Better than 2% of Virginia districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

103 N. 12th Avenue
Hopewell, VA 23860-3758·(804) 541-6400·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 2.3% of districts

Schools

3,949

Students

Top rankedHarry E. James Elementary914^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dupont Elementary up 44 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Harry E. James Elementary 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Hopewell City Public Schools is a small, mostly elementary-heavy Virginia district with 5 schools serving grades K-12 in Hopewell, Virginia, and it faces significant challenges tied to near-universal poverty and chronic absenteeism. Every school in the district reports free/reduced-price lunch eligibility at or above 100%, and the district’s chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% exceeds the state average of 14.8%. Overall, the district ranks 128 out of 131 Virginia districts, but individual schools show meaningful differences in performance and resources.

The clear standout is Harry E. James Elementary, the highest-ranked school in the district (914 out of 1,111) and the only one with consistent 1-star ratings. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.3) and highest per-student spending ($12,840), and its 4th-grade VA Studies score of 78.57% is above the state average. Carter G. Woodson Middle excels in advanced math, with 100% proficiency in 7th-grade Algebra I and 8th-grade Algebra II, and its 8th-grade on-grade-level math now surpasses the state average. Hopewell High shows bright spots among seniors, with 12th-grade VA & US History, World History I, and Biology all scoring above state averages. Dupont Elementary also posted a rare above-state result in 5th-grade science, improving from 51.58% to 70% in one year.

The biggest concern is Patrick Copeland Elementary, the lowest-performing elementary in the district, ranked 1,052 out of 1,111, with only 31.76% proficiency in 5th-grade math—a 40.6-point gap below the state. Its average test-score deficit versus the state is -26.4 points, the worst in the district. Across all schools, the average gap ranges from -13.0 points at Harry E. James to -26.4 at Patrick Copeland. Hopewell High also struggles with a 85.1% graduation rate and 8.0% dropout rate, both worse than state averages. While spending and class size appear correlated with elementary outcomes—Harry James has the best resources and results, Patrick Copeland the weakest—the district's overall pattern is one of high-poverty schools working against steep odds, with isolated but real pockets of excellence in advanced math, senior-year history and science, and elementary science.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)			SOL Geometry (2026)				SOL Algebra I (2026)						SOL Algebra II (2026)				SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Chemistry (2026)		SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)									SOL Geography (2026)	SOL VA and US History (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)		SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harry E. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1807 Arlington Rd	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6408	535	47	11.3	101.5%	74 (13.8%)	305 (57.0%)	96 (17.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.1%)	23.3	914^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.7%		19.7	931^st of 1110 public elementary schools	16.1%	17																		57.5	66.2	48.7										49.0						52.6	65.5	51.0																		78.6	$12,840	$1,807	$11,033
Carter G. Woodson Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Winston Churchill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6404	803	66	12.1	101.0%	152 (18.9%)	469 (58.4%)	125 (15.6%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.4%)	14.5	382^nd of 416 public middle schools	8.2%		11.3	391^st of 419 public middle schools	6.7%	9								100.0	95.1					100.0							30.7	37.0	49.4								34.2	85.7							49.6	52.6	53.2														47.5		$9,573	$1,355	$8,218
Dupont Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S. 18th Avenue	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6406	589	41	14.5	100.2%	114 (19.4%)	299 (50.8%)	115 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.8%)	13.5	1000^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.0%		8.2	1044^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%	44																		45.4	40.7	52.5										70.0						44.2	54.5	55.6																		45.3	$11,752	$2,345	$9,407
Hopewell High	Public	9-12	400 S Mesa Dr	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 541-6402	1,136	69	16.3	101.2%	215 (18.9%)	715 (62.9%)	157 (13.8%)	9 (0.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	15.6	319^th of 331 public high schools	3.6%		22.2	307^th of 328 public high schools	6.4%	12	422.0	57.1	≥ 50%	80.0	< 50%	359.0	< 50%			56.4	41.4	60.0	399.0		62.5	385.0	≥ 50%							377.0	419.0	84.9	47.7	56.4	77.4				50.0	< 50%	< 50%							420.0	76.8	52.9	≥ 50%	384.0	36.7	67.7	42.6	28.0	< 50%	90.0	25.0	408.0			$10,086	$720	$9,366
Patrick Copeland Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Westhill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6410	579	43	13.6	100.0%	123 (21.2%)	300 (51.8%)	87 (15.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	7	1052^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.1	1051^st of 1110 public elementary schools	5.3%	1																		53.9	40.0	31.8										45.7						56.0	46.7	49.5																		38.0	$10,566	$1,233	$9,333
Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center	Public	PK	1100 Dinwiddie Ave.	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 541-6414	307	21	14.6	100.3%	36 (11.7%)	196 (63.8%)	40 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)								(n/a)
New Hope Academy	Public		201 Poythress Street	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 541-6433	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prince George County Public Schools	2.22 mi	7	44^th
Chesterfield County Public Schools	4 mi	75	73^rd
Colonial Heights City Public Schools	4.34 mi	6	65^th
Petersburg City Public Schools	5.33 mi	7	130^th
Petersburg Regional Alternative	6.98 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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