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Hope Elementary

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Hope Elementary ranks 291 st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Hope Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hope, Kansas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 74 students. The school is part of the Rural Vista school district, which is ranked 183 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hope Elementary has shown strong academic performance, ranking as high as 44th out of 670 Kansas elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the Rural Vista district and the state of Kansas in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. The school's 5th-grade students also performed better than the district and state in these subject areas.

While Hope Elementary has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, the school has still managed to outperform the surrounding Rural Vista district in this metric. Additionally, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.5 to 9.0 over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the nearby schools and the state average. When compared to the nearby schools in the Rural Vista district and the Abilene district, Hope Elementary consistently outperforms these schools in academic proficiency rates, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,212

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Poplar St
Hope, KS 67451

(785) 366-7221

District: Rural Vista

Students who attend Hope Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hope High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

Hispanic:

9.5%

American Indian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2011 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the Kansas average (6% vs 1%)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 20% Kansas)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg41%

Kansas avg42%

291^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Rural Vista

183^rd of 264Rural Vista among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	291 of 656	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.9	44 of 670	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	320 of 667	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	110 of 656	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	51.2	318 of 659	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.0	158 of 656	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	63.3	230 of 678	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.1	73 of 668	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	71.6	160 of 660	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	125 of 631	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	52 of 630	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	68.8	187 of 621	69.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.3	235 of 614	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	259 of 600	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.3	155 of 585	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	57.5	227 of 574	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	178 of 362	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.5	34 of 362	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	23.2	301 of 368	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.0	103 of 350	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	34 of 358	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	62.5	107 of 368	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	135 of 355	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.7	58 of 320	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	31 of 316	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	67.8	81 of 307	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	60.3	122 of 296	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	146 of 286	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.5	177 of 277	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	209 of 347	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.4	59 of 349	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	20.3	295 of 344	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	108 of 333	67.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2018)60th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

White (2024)40th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+12 vs state

Science47%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Poplar St	Hope	67451	Dickinson County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 366-7221	74	9	7.9	54.1%	62 (83.8%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	55.2	291^st of 656 public elementary schools	55.6%					(n/a)			45.5				53.7			54.5				51.2	45.5		46.7	$17,212	$1,416	$15,796
Herington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 North D Street	Herington	67449	Dickinson County	Herington	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 258-3234	186	16	11.5	74.2%	136 (73.1%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	55.8	289^th of 656 public elementary schools	55.9%		62.4	218^th of 653 public elementary schools	66.6%	71	50.0	48.3	42.1				47.3	46.1	51.7	42.1				47.3	63.2		63.2	$17,921	$2,747	$15,174
Rural Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 1400 Avenue	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 479-2213	62	6	10.8	32.3%	55 (88.7%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)	50.0						50.0	60.0						45.8				$17,936	$587	$17,349
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S High	Enterprise	67441	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-8248	86	9	9.6	74.4%	69 (80.2%)	3 (3.5%)	12 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	26.6	503^rd of 656 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.3	493^rd of 653 public elementary schools	24.5%	10	37.5	50.0	33.3				39.0	25.0	40.0	20.0				26.8	25.0		25.0	$13,561	$1,539	$12,022
McKinley Elementary	Public	2-3	112 N Rogers	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-2311	196	15	13.1	47.4%	171 (87.2%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)	52.9						52.9	34.3						34.3				$13,849	$1,629	$12,219
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	4-5	1101 North Vine	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1643	218	14	15.9	54.1%	195 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	35.1	452^nd of 656 public elementary schools	31.1%		34.7	451^st of 653 public elementary schools	30.9%	1		38.7	42.3				40.8		36.0	28.6				31.7	42.9		42.9	$12,248	$1,583	$10,665
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1501 N Kuney	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 263-1088	276	16	16.7	48.6%	221 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)																		$18,013	$1,720	$16,293
White City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	414 Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 349-2211	140	12	11.4	47.9%	124 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	51.4	322^nd of 656 public elementary schools	50.9%		55.7	278^th of 653 public elementary schools	57.4%	44	92.3	56.3	23.1	45.5	30.0	14.3	44.2	69.2	37.5	15.4	36.4	20.0	21.4	33.8	46.2	28.6	37.0	$17,264	$1,470	$15,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hope High

What is the racial makeup of Hope Elementary?

Students at Hope Elementary are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Hope Elementary in?

Rural Vista

Is Hope Elementary a good school?

Hope Elementary ranks 291^st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 74 students attended Hope Elementary.

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