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New Hope Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

199 Enlow Road, Columbus, MS 39702 · (662) 244-4760 · Part of Lowndes County School District

New Hope’s School Grade A better than 91% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
1,191
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about New Hope Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Hope kids: New Hope Middle School

On the path

Where New Hope kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5New Hope ElementaryYou are here
6–8New Hope Middle Schoolin Columbus

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

199 Enlow Road, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K80
Kindergarten194
Grade 1193
Grade 2187
Grade 3190
Grade 4170
Grade 5177
Enrollment over time
1,071’20
1,164’21
1,151’22
1,199’23
1,191’24

Up 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Black 44%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Hope Elementary from New Hope families.

Other schools in Lowndes County School District

The district →
Caledonia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
A
1,070 students14:1
West Lowndes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
C+
276 students11:1
New Hope Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbus
B+
604 students13:1
Caledonia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Caledonia
A
487 students14:1
West Lowndes High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Columbus
C
206 students8:1
New Hope High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus
C
787 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; New Hope’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.