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Hope Street Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades 10-12

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 5% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Hope Street Charter Academy is a public charter high school located in Topeka, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 84 students. The school is part of the Topeka Public Schools district, which is ranked 247 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being in operation for over a decade, Hope Street Charter Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas high schools, with its academic performance significantly below state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.66% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 10% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 37.93% and 33.59%, respectively. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 61.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Topeka Public Schools district, such as Highland Park High, Topeka High, and Topeka West High, Hope Street Charter Academy significantly underperforms academically, with lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (over 80% free/reduced lunch recipients) and the school's small size (84 students) may be contributing factors to its poor performance, which has not shown significant improvement over time.

103

Students ?

6.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,065

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 SW Hope Street
Topeka, KS 66604

(785) 438-4280

District: Topeka Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Two or more races:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg26%

Kansas avg42%

317^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Topeka Public Schools

247^th of 264Topeka Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	317 of 332	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	293 of 318	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	297 of 327	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	297 of 324	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	291 of 320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	310 of 325	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	305 of 314	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	294 of 316	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	280 of 313	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	315 of 326	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	305 of 323	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	272 of 317	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	279 of 298	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.0	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	269 of 291	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	63.4	106 of 267	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	11.2	261 of 280	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	170 of 262	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	9.8	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	240 of 248	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	85 of 92	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	88 of 89	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	231 of 246	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	198 of 250	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	198 of 223	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	173 of 229	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	203 of 228	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	10.8	239 of 252	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	244 of 248	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	11.9	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	281 of 306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	257 of 307	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	264 of 306	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	284 of 296	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)15th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2019)5th percentile~ school

Male (2019)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Hope Street Charter Academy

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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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hope Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	10-12	1900 SW Hope Street	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(785) 438-4280	103	16	6.2	78.6%	44 (42.7%)	12 (11.7%)	32 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.6%)	6.9	317^th of 332 public high schools	4.5%		13.1	293^rd of 318 public high schools	7.9%	24			16.7	16.7			10.0	10.0			$36,065	$2,346	$33,719
Topeka West High	Public	9-12	2001 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4000	971	73	13.3	56.2%	424 (43.7%)	130 (13.4%)	245 (25.2%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	156 (16.1%)	39	212^th of 332 public high schools	36.1%		36.4	220^th of 318 public high schools	30.8%	8			37.6	37.6			24.8	24.8			$14,940	$1,899	$13,040
Capital City	Public	6-12	500 SW Tuffy Kellog Dr	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 295-3600	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$66,468	$8,456	$58,012
Topeka High	Public	9-12	800 SW 10th St	Topeka	66612	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3150	1,578	108	14.6	67.4%	500 (31.7%)	181 (11.5%)	675 (42.8%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	199 (12.6%)	32.1	237^th of 332 public high schools	28.6%		21.9	270^th of 318 public high schools	15.1%	33			35.1	35.1			21.1	21.1			$15,330	$2,821	$12,509
Avondale Academy	Public	6-12	200 SE 40th St	Topeka	66609	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 730-8250	23	9	2.4	87.0%	6 (26.1%)	5 (21.7%)	8 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$6,547	$757	$5,790
Highland Park High	Public	9-12	2424 SE California Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6000	835	58	14.3	80.5%	138 (16.5%)	187 (22.4%)	403 (48.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (12.0%)	5.2	321^st of 332 public high schools	3.3%		9.6	302^nd of 318 public high schools	5.0%	19			17.1	17.1			3.9	3.9			$16,941	$3,098	$13,844
Lawrence Gardner High School	Public	7-12	1430 NW 25th ST	Topeka	66618	Shawnee County	Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(785) 746-7266	111	3	41.7	91.9%	48 (43.2%)	37 (33.3%)	25 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	328^th of 332 public high schools	1.2%					(n/a)			5.3	4.8			5.9	10.5
Washburn Rural High	Public	9-12	5900 SW 61st	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4100	1,878	133	14.1	30.5%	1,361 (72.5%)	87 (4.6%)	219 (11.7%)	39 (2.1%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	161 (8.6%)	64.7	100^th of 332 public high schools	69.9%		65.1	86^th of 318 public high schools	73.0%	14			44.4	44.4			39.3	39.3			$12,886	$682	$12,203
Seaman High	Public	9-12	4850 Rochester Rd	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8300	1,190	84	14.1	35.1%	985 (82.8%)	26 (2.2%)	99 (8.3%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.1%)	67.9	88^th of 332 public high schools	73.5%		31.9	239^th of 318 public high schools	24.8%	151			40.7	40.7			47.4	47.4			$12,872	$602	$12,269
Silver Lake Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	200 E. Lake	Silver Lake	66539	Shawnee County	Silver Lake	No	No	No	No	(785) 582-4639	355	33	10.7	20.8%	321 (90.4%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	84.7	39^th of 332 public high schools	88.3%		63	93^rd of 318 public high schools	70.8%	54	61.3	63.6	58.0	61.1	61.3	69.1	47.1	59.5	60.0	58.9	$15,444	$2,896	$12,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Street Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Hope Street Charter Academy?

Students at Hope Street Charter Academy are 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 12% African American.

How many students attend Hope Street Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 103 students attended Hope Street Charter Academy.

What district is Hope Street Charter Academy in?

Topeka Public Schools

Is Hope Street Charter Academy a good school?

Hope Street Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Kansas high schools.

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