Enrollment
108
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY·NCES 290060103194
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
2800 E. LINWOOD BLVD., KANSAS CITY, MO 64128 · (816) 921-1213 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Missouri public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
108 students
STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
11.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
2.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.2% | 2.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7.4% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 3.4% | 10.4% |
| 2021-22 | 9.6% | 3.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY's state test result (6.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY this school | 108 | 100.0% | 6.4% |
| MOMENTUM FOX PARK ST. LOUIS | 107 | 100.0% | 13.3% |
| MOMENTUM ACAD GRAVOIS PARK St. Louis | 91 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM ST. LOUIS | 103 | 100.0% | 7.3% |
| ASPIRE ACADEMY ST. LOUIS | 112 | 100.0% | N/A |
| JEFFERSON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 125 | 100.0% | 9.9% |
Matched among Missouri 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 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #994 of 1,002 | #126 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.3% | #1,015 of 1,019 | #126 of 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #979 of 1,018 ▲ 17 | #119 of 126 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #526 of 943 | #61 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #1,151 of 1,294 | #134 of 139 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #19 of 1,165 | #10 of 136 |
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
108
-6 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 108 | 13.4 | 8.1:1 | 100% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 11.4 | 8.4:1 | 97% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 16.5 | 6.1:1 | 97% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 10 | 11.4:1 | 97% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 8.2 | 13.8:1 | 100% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 11 | 10.9:1 | 100% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (113 to 108); teachers up 63% (8.2 to 13.4).
About HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a small elementary school with its address in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school serves 108 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, Black students make up 94% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. Among all residents of Jackson County, the Black share is about 22%. By the diversity index, HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY comes in at 12%.
Its teaching staff equals 13.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.1:1. That ratio is under the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County is 40 points.
The allk12 Grade for HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is D. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is 16.0 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Missouri.
In Jackson County (population about 719,976), median household income is about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 244 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 105,714 students.
The closest other public school is CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 6.4% is below the 46.6% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Charter status: HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a public charter school.
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY had 114 students in 2020-21 and 108 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The ratio was 11.4:1 in 2020-21 and 8.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
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- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 519
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 375
- CONTRACT0.6 mi · 32
- FAXON ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 322
- LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY1.0 mi · 401
- PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY enrolls approximately 108 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY serve?
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
Student demographics at HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY are roughly 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 94% Black.
What district is HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY in?
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is part of HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
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