Big Rockfish Presbyterian Church · Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Hope Mills’s public schools score below 56% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Hope Mills’s districts is 41%, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hope Mills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hope Mills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 328 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hope Mills’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,145 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Cumberland County Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hope Mills’s grade
C+: better than 44% of North Carolina school districts, #190 of 290 North Carolina towns. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hope Mills, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Hope Mills · depends on your address
South View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Hope Mills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 474 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hope Mills · depends on your address
South View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Hope Mills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 474 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hope Mills · depends on your address
South View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Hope Mills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 474 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hope Mills
South View High
Grades 9–12 · 1,461 students · 22:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hope Mills
South View High
Grades 9–12 · 1,461 students · 22:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hope Mills
South View High
Grades 9–12 · 1,461 students · 22:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hope Mills
South View High
Grades 9–12 · 1,461 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Hope Mills’s public schools are run by Cumberland County Schools, which also serves Eastover, Falcon, Fayetteville and Godwin and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Hope Mills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Hope Mills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Mills | C+ | Cumberland County Schools |
| Fayetteville | C+ | Cumberland County Schools PK–12 · Fort Bragg Schools |
Every school in Hope Mills
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hope Mills’s schools
Are Hope Mills’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hope Mills children attend score below 56% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #190 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hope Mills in?
Cumberland County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 49,002 students in 86 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hope Mills kids go to high school?
South View High, with 1,461 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Hope Mills’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Cumberland County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Hope Mills spend per student?
$12,145 in Cumberland County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Hope Mills?
Yes: Cumberland County Christian School (religious, grades K, 7 students).
Parents talk
What Hope Mills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hope Mills → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.