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If you could change one rule at Hope Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAT ROCK-HAWCREEK SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180357000510
Hope Elementary School
9575 N SR 9, Hope, IN 47246 · (812) 546-5001 · Bartholomew County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
298 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hope Elementary School→Hauser Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hope Elementary School
Hope Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Elementary School this school | 547 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
| Selma Elementary School Selma | 535 | 55.7% | 55.1% |
| North Harrison Elementary School Ramsey | 562 | 53.9% | 39.0% |
| Orleans Elementary School Orleans | 499 | 54.7% | 30.3% |
| Aurora Elementary School Aurora | 524 | 56.5% | 33.4% |
| Northeastern Elementary School Fountain City | 614 | 55.0% | 43.6% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hope Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Bartholomew County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #564 of 983 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #416 of 986 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #433 of 986 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #270 of 1,079 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #933 of 991 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #768 of 996 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #493 of 1,058 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #79 of 353 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
547
+56 (+11%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 547 | 28.5 | 19.2:1 | 54% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 54% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 55% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 48% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 50% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 50% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 44% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 38% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 16 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hope Elementary School.
About Hope Elementary School
Hope Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hope, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 547 students in kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 436.
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp is the local district for Hope Elementary School. It runs 2 schools with 982 students.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Bartholomew County's residents are about 79% White, 10 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Hope Elementary School are from different groups.
Hope Elementary School reports a ratio of 19.2 students per teacher, from 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 19.2:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Lunch program data show 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 44% average for public schools in Bartholomew County is 10 points lower.
Hope Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Indiana public elementary schools.
A school with Hope Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 37.0%. Hope Elementary School scores 38.0%, 1.0 points above that line.
Census data for Bartholomew County show median household income comes to about $79,901, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 20 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,688, Hope Elementary School among them.
Hauser Jr-Sr High School is the nearest public school to Hope Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Hope Elementary School is behind the 38.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
Hope Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 56 students, from 491 to 547.
This page is set up for the Hope Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bartholomew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp
- Hauser Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 435 students
Other Hope Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Hope Elementary. Hope Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Hope Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 764 students
- Hope ElementaryCarlsbad, CA · 659 students
- Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 279 students
- Hope ElementaryPorterville, CA · 237 students
- Hope Elementary SchoolHope, ME · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Hauser Jr-Sr High School0.1 mi · 435
- W D Richards Elementary School6.8 mi · 610
- L F Smith Elementary7.4 mi · 420
- Clifty Creek Elementary School8.0 mi · 705
- Parkside Elementary School8.3 mi · 733
- Rockcreek Elementary School8.3 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Hope Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hope Elementary School?
Hope Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-06.
Is Hope Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hope Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Hope Elementary School have?
Hope Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hope Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hope Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hope Elementary School in?
Hope Elementary School is part of Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.