📍 601 W 6th St, Hope, Hempstead County, 71801
Hope Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Hope, Hempstead County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hope School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
Hope Academy enrolls 217 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 25% |
| White | 50 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 217 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hope Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-40.
Hope Academy is one of 6 schools in HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HOPE, Arkansas. The district serves 2,212 students district-wide and employs 225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 217 students, Hope Academy is smaller than the district average of about 369 students per school.