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Schools in Hope

Hope’s public schools

Northville Central School District and Wells Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hope. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.9K
▼ 11% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Northville Central
Students per teacher
7.8
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
303 students on the public path
In brief

Hope’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Hope’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Wells School places highest (better than 62%); Northville Elementary School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hope, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northville Central School District.

Two districts serve Hope

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 414 students · 8.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,904NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Wells Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 128 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 5.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$41,812NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northville Central School District45%
State average 48.9% · 211 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northville Central School District52%
State average 46.5% · 192 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wells Central School District57%
State average 48.9% · 66 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wells Central School District47%
State average 46.5% · 63 students tested

Hope vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Hope’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hope—Northville Central PK–12 · Wells Central PK–12
Benson—Northville Central
Wells—Wells Central
NorthamptonB−Northville Central

2 of the 3 neighbors share Northville Central with Hope for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hope

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hopein other towns
Northville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northville
B−
175 students8:1Rate it →
Wells School
Grades PK–12 · Wells
B
128 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Hope’s schools

Are Hope’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hope. Northville Central School District and Wells Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hope. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hope in?

Northville Central School District and Wells Central School District.

Where do Hope kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Northville Elementary School and Wells School.

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What Hope families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.