Enrollment
74
Elementary
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RURAL VISTA·NCES 200744001287
Hope Elem
200 Poplar St, Hope, KS 67451 · (785) 366-7221 · Dickinson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
40 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 12% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
51.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 39.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Hope Elem's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Elem this school | 74 | 54.1% | 42.6% |
| Logan Elem Logan | 76 | 55.3% | 39.8% |
| Milford Elem Milford | 86 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Fredonia Early Learning Center Fredonia | 92 | 54.3% | N/A |
| Argonia Elem Argonia | 65 | 56.9% | 46.5% |
| Wilson Elementary School Wilson | 74 | 58.1% | 39.2% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Dickinson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #676 of 714 | #8 of 10 |
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
74
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 74 | 9.3 | 8.0:1 | 54% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 8.2 | 9.1:1 | 45% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 7.9 | 8.5:1 | 45% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 9 | 8.1:1 | 34% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 10.7 | 9.1:1 | 41% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 11 | 11.1:1 | 48% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 57% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 35% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hope Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (97 to 74); teachers down 13% (10.7 to 9.3).
About Hope Elem
Hope Elem, located in Hope, Kansas, is a small elementary school. The school had 74 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 76% smaller than that.
Hope Elem is in Rural Vista, a district with 297 students across 4 schools.
The large majority of students at Hope Elem, 84%, are White. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at Hope Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
Its teaching staff equals 9.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 54%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.3%.
Hope Elem is located in Dickinson County, where median household income is about $68,417, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 19 public schools in Dickinson County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,530.
The school nearest to Hope Elem is Hope High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within ten miles of Hope Elem, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hope Elem is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Hope Elem falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (73) to 2024-25 (74).
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Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,445
Census ACS
Median income
$68,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rural Vista
- White City ElemElementary · 140 students
- White City HighHigh · 50 students
- Hope HighHigh · 33 students
Other Hope Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Hope Elementary. Hope Elem is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Hope Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 764 students
- Hope ElementaryCarlsbad, CA · 659 students
- Hope Elementary SchoolHope, IN · 547 students
- Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 279 students
- Hope ElementaryPorterville, CA · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Hope High0.0 mi · 33
- Herington Middle Sch7.1 mi · 87
- Herington Elem7.1 mi · 186
- Herington High7.1 mi · 141
- Rural Center Elem11.0 mi · 62
- Centre13.3 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Hope ElemHow large is Hope Elem?
Hope Elem enrolls approximately 74 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hope Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hope Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Hope Elem have?
Hope Elem employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
How diverse is Hope Elem?
Hope Elem reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hope Elem?
Hope Elem is overseen by Rural Vista in Dickinson County.
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