HOPEStart Pre-K Program

HOPEStart Pre-K Program operates as a micro-enrollment elementary campus in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, part of HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY. Current enrollment sits at 20 students spanning grade pre-K. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so HOPEStart Pre-K Program sits 94% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY (799 students total), HOPEStart Pre-K Program accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HOPEStart Pre-K Program reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Asian (100%). By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. HOPEStart Pre-K Program is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

HOPE Community Academy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOPEStart Pre-K Program.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, HOPEStart Pre-K Program runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, members of the HOPEStart Pre-K Program community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.