Summary:
Hope, Indiana is home to two public schools — Hope Elementary School, serving grades K–6, and Hauser Junior-Senior High School, serving grades 7–12 — both part of the Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp, with a combined enrollment of 982 students. The district ranks 165th of 374 in Indiana, placing it in the 56th percentile with 3 stars.
Families comparing the two schools will find a clear academic split. Hope Elementary is the stronger performer, exceeding the district in both ELA (41.14% vs. 39.39%) and math (52.51% vs. 43.76%); its 3rd grade math score of 67.65% is well above the state’s 51.9%. Hauser’s all-grades math is 27.22%, below the district and state, and SAT math (21.74%) also trails the state’s 25.6%. Hauser’s standout is its 100% graduation rate, far above the state’s 89.7%, along with SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing at 53.62% versus the state’s 51.9%. Chronic absenteeism divides them too: Hope Elementary’s 16.0% is slightly better than the state’s 16.7%, while Hauser’s 24.1% is worse than both the district (19.5%) and the state.
Resources do not track neatly with results. Hauser spends $13,406 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 12.2, while Hope Elementary spends $9,752 with a ratio of 19.1 — yet Hope posts stronger proficiency. Hope also has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (54.48% vs. 43.91%) despite outperforming in several core areas. Hauser’s rank improved from 41st percentile and 2 stars in 2023–24 to 65th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25, then 57th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26. Elementary science rose from 23.18% in 2024–25 to 40.94% in 2025–26, though 5th grade social studies (26.67% vs. state 47.2%) and 4th grade ELA (27.17% vs. 42.2%) remain clear gaps.
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