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New Hope Middle Middle School
462 Center Rd
Columbus MS, 39702, Lowndes County
Phone: 662-244-4740
Ranking: 
(257 out of 672, top 38%)*
(257 out of 672, top 38%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lowndes County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 54 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 575 | 602 | 619 | 650 | 668 | 666 | 669 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 178 | 31.0% | 186 | 30.9% | 204 | 33.0% | 199 | 30.6% | 221 | 33.1% | 234 | 35.1% | 209 | 31.2% |
| Grade 7: | 178 | 31.0% | 202 | 33.6% | 202 | 32.6% | 218 | 33.5% | 229 | 34.3% | 210 | 31.5% | 208 | 31.1% |
| Grade 8: | 199 | 34.6% | 201 | 33.4% | 197 | 31.8% | 218 | 33.5% | 202 | 30.2% | 205 | 30.8% | 240 | 35.9% |
| Ungraded: | 20 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.6% | 12 | 1.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 46.1% | 290 | 48.2% | 300 | 48.5% | 334 | 51.4% | 330 | 49.4% | 320 | 48.0% | 332 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 310 | 53.9% | 312 | 51.8% | 319 | 51.5% | 316 | 48.6% | 338 | 50.6% | 346 | 52.0% | 333 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 229 | 39.8% | 238 | 39.5% | 232 | 37.5% | 230 | 35.4% | 246 | 36.8% | 240 | 36.0% | 227 | 33.9% |
| White: | 338 | 58.8% | 354 | 58.8% | 378 | 61.1% | 408 | 62.8% | 411 | 61.5% | 416 | 62.5% | 432 | 64.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 50.4% | 307 | 51.0% | 277 | 44.7% | 281 | 43.2% | 299 | 44.8% | 250 | 37.5% | 251 | 37.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 7.0% | 42 | 7.0% | 44 | 7.1% | 53 | 8.2% | 69 | 10.3% | 59 | 8.9% | 49 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.12 | 11.17 | 12.33 | 12.21 | 12.28 | 12.40 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 150.3 | 147.6 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 149.6 | 148.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.7 | 150.7 | 149.4 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.1 | 152.8 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 152.1 | 150.3 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.7 | 152.3 | 150.7 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 151.1 | 149.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 149.5 | 149.9 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.6 | 149.9 | 150.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 151.8 | 150.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150 | 151.7 | 151.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.7 | 153.2 | 152.4 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.5 | 146.7 | 147 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 150.1 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151 | 150.9 | 149.7 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.2 | 151.1 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.1 | 153.3 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153 | 153.4 | 151.4 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 147.4 | 148.7 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.4 | 152.1 | 150.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 151.3 | 151.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.7 | 153.1 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 153 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.1 | 153.3 | 153.1 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.9 | 148.6 | 146.6 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148 | 147.7 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 149.7 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150 | 150.2 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.9 | 150.5 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 151.2 | 150 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 148.3 | 148.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.7 | 148.9 | 149.6 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.9 | 153.7 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155 | 154.4 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.8 | 153.4 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.7 | 156.1 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45.3% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 37.3% | 40% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.5% | 42.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 55.7% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 64.7% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89.6% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92.4% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93.2% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89.5% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 58.4% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 63.1% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74.1% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 79.7% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97.8% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84.4% | 85.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,815.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,156.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,313.0 |
* New Hope Middle Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.