New Hope Elementary School

Posted: February 19, 2023

Our school mission is to empower our students to LEARN, LEAD, and LOVE through partnerships with families and community. As principal of New Hope Elementary, I see this mission lived out each day. We have incredible parents who partner with our faculty and staff to ensure high levels of learning for all students. We also have amazing community partners like The CARE Center, Enrichment Center, and New Hope Children's Clinic. These groups allow us to meet the needs of "the whole child." We not only want our students to learn at high levels, we also want our students to grow into leaders that desire to make their community and the world a better place. We are a Lighthouse Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. We are also striving to become a PLC Model School.

Posted: November 5, 2017

Posted: June 11, 2017

If you want your child to grow up in a small town complete with mediocre teachers, "small-town" politics, an excessive focus on sports, easy access to drugs, and abundant bullying then, by all means, send them to New Hope Elementary. I attended New Hope from Kinder through my senior year. I was one of few in my class who put academics first. Like the other "community member" who left a review, I also experienced lazy teachers who talked mostly about sports, farming or their personal political views. Their idea of effective classwork was always worksheets. Granted, I had a few teachers throughout my elementary and high school career who were effective, dedicated & hard-working. Those few great teachers inspired me to pursue education. I feel like I have seen for years what not to do. The current administration at NHES & NHHS is one of the major problems. They both procrastinate on major problems at the school and sweep things under the rug.

Posted: June 11, 2017

Posted: June 11, 2017

Posted: June 11, 2017

Posted: June 11, 2017

Posted: June 11, 2017

Posted: March 14, 2017

New Hope, when it comes to community and kindness, can be considered a good school. Academics however, not that great. The majority of the stuff I have been taught this year is stuff that I was taught a few years back at a previous school, and I am taking AP classes. Some of the teachers don't even teach. They just hand out busy work and then talk to other staff members or watch a sports game on their computer. Some teachers are great at the beginning of the year, but seem to give up after Christmas. I expect this out of a student (even though it isn't right), but a teacher should stay motivated.
The majority of the teachers at the school seems lazy. The teachers, I feel like, are teaching the bare minimum of the curriculum that is required, and the principal of the elementary school is a massive procrastinator. The secretaries and such are incredibly kind and actually do their job, however, so a few points to New Hope for that.
Sports are often glorified. Yes, sports are a great way to teach about teamwork, but some people take it way too seriously. The Scholars' Bowl teams for both Middle and High School, the Marching and Concert Band, the High School Show Choir, etc., are usually cast in the shadows of the football or baseball teams. God forbid someone misses Little Johnny play football every Friday night, but no one cares to support the Concert Band twice a year, at least. Some teachers even talk about sports more than their actual subject. I've learned more about the many rules of basketball than I have about Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in my English class, this year.
Finally, we desperately need our teachers to teach more about the real world. It isn't absolutely crucial for a teacher to spend an entire class period talking about what a college professor looks for in his/her essays. Albeit important information, learning how to survive without the protective wing of Mother and Father Dearest, or moving to a different state, or paying taxes, or what to say in a job interview, is much more critical for the future of our nation.
New Hope isn't bad. It needs A LOT of work, but it isn't awful. However, if everyone going through school right now is the future of our world, this school needs to improve now. There are a lot of bright minds that cannot strive because of the strain of New Hope and its mediocre system.

Posted: April 22, 2014

This school has improved so much for the better in the past 10-15 years. So many former graduates who have gotten a good college education and made sucessful careers for themselves have moved back to the community and given back. There is time, money and parental involvement in the school again. An afterschool program for working parents, a children's clinic, enrichment programs that were not available in previous years. The community has a lot invested in the school and it shows. The staff and teachers are caring. This is so much more than just a small county school, it's an amazing place for kids to grow and learn.

Posted: January 5, 2011

My 2 children began attending NHES in August. My daughter went to a large city school before and our main reason for moving to New Hope was to get in to a smaller county school. The teachers in New Hope are much more responsive . My son was recently diagnosed with ADHD and his teacher was beyond helpful during the process (it required her to do alot of extra work) and she never complained, she responded to every email I have sent, and was very helpful in providing me with the information the doctor needed. Had I still been at the larger city school I would have never gotten that much cooperation. My daughter has ALWAYS been a student, and now in the 4th grade her grades are holding strong at all A's and she is in the gifted program (which is also wonderful). My ONLY "concern" is it is an "everyone knows everyone" kind of community and new people to the community are definately not as warmly welcomed as the people that have been there for generations. Over all great school and we have no plans to leave.