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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK HILL·NCES 292355003368
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY
5801 NW Waukomis, KANSAS CITY, MO 64151 · (816) 359-4410 · Platte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
143 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
MO avg 48.7% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
About HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY
As a high-enrollment K-5 school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY teaches 483 students from grades K through 5, part of PARK HILL. Enrollment runs roughly 53% larger than the state mean of about 315.
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY is one of 18 schools operated by PARK HILL, a district that serves 11,937 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 23% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 30% of students at HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 61.7%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Platte County indicate the typical household earns roughly $96,227 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY is one of 37 public schools in Platte County (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students).
Nearest neighbor: LINE CREEK ELEM., around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK HILL
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,890 students
- WALDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
- PLAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 653 students
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- LINE CREEK ELEM.1.4 mi · 321
- THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM.1.6 mi · 466
- WEST ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 435
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.1.8 mi · 548
- LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 501
- WALDEN MIDDLE2.0 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About HOPEWELL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY?
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY serve?
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY have?
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY?
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 56% White, 12% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY?
HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY is overseen by PARK HILL in Platte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.