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The Hope Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 163 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

The Hope Academy is a 320-student K–8 school in Providence, Rhode Island, surrounded by several other elementary and charter schools. In 2025–26, 21% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 16% in math, and 29% in science. Those all-grades results hide a striking difference by grade: eighth-grade ELA proficiency was 53%, while fourth-grade ELA was just 6%.

Science is the school’s strongest overall subject compared with the state and nearby schools: its 29% rate was close to the state’s 31%, matched its district’s 29%, and was 11 points above the nearby-school average of 18%. It also exceeded the next-highest nearby result, 27% at Robert L. Bailey IV. Math is the clearest weakness: 16% was 16 points below the state, 5 points below the nearby average, and level with the The Hope Academy district. ELA was 12 points below the state but about 1 point above nearby schools’ average and close to its district. Eighth-grade ELA stands out positively, too: Hope’s 53% was 20 points above the state and the 33% reported by nearby K–8 school Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S.

All three subjects improved from 2023–24 to 2025–26: ELA rose 6 percentage points, math 3, and science 10. Science had dipped to 15% in 2024–25 before jumping 14 points the following year. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also rebounded, from the 7th percentile in 2024–25 to the 18th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26, though it remains in the lower part of the statewide distribution. Its student-teacher ratio was 11.4, the lowest among nearby schools; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 81%, also the lowest nearby, while still high. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings for male students and Hispanic students each rose to the 30th percentile in 2025–26, from the 8th and 5th percentiles the year before, respectively—sharp gains compared with the overall ranking’s 11-point rise.

320

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02905

(401) 533-9122

District: The Hope Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.6%

African American:

17.5%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2018 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (20% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Rhode Island avg32%

Elementary school

134^th of 163

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 24 pts since 2018

From bottom 41% (2018) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

34^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 19 pts since 2023

From bottom 31% (2023) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 61The Hope Academy among Rhode Island 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	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	134 of 163	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	154 of 166	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	142 of 166	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	133 of 167	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	129 of 166	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	123 of 166	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	131 of 169	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	99 of 169	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	147 of 162	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	138 of 164	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	78 of 112	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.2	105 of 111	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	135 of 158	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	113 of 162	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.0	153 of 166	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.7	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	49 of 64	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	32 of 67	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.7	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	25 of 60	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	36 of 59	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2025	32.9	40 of 62	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	38 of 67	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.4	48 of 64	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-3 vs state

English Language Arts21%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 26, 2019

The Hope Academy is a poorly run and poorly conceived school. Their administration turnover rate is shocking they are on their sixth head of school going into their sixth year as a school. This is on top of a poor delegation of duties that leaves each person spread tragically thin and a base of teachers that often has never taught in a classroom before. Their facilities are attractive, but it really is just lipstick on a pig.

Also, beware of the PTA. The people involved are power hungry and cut throat, more interested in the dominance of their clique than in creating a benefit for the students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSA Science (2026)			RICAS English Language Arts (2026)							RICAS Mathematics (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science 5th Grade	NGSA Science 8th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Hope Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 Eddy Street	Providence	02905	Providence County	The Hope Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 533-9122	320	28	11.4	80.6%	21 (6.6%)	56 (17.5%)	229 (71.6%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	17.4	134^th of 163 public elementary schools	17.8%		12.8	154^th of 166 public elementary schools	7.2%	20	20.0	37.1	28.6	19.4	5.7	11.4	11.8	27.3	52.9	21.3	13.9	465.0	20.0	23.5	18.2	23.5	16.4	$17,490	$1,413	$16,077
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods	Public	PK, KG-5	674 Prairie Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-0515	635	41	15.4	83.3%	38 (6.0%)	96 (15.1%)	464 (73.1%)	14 (2.2%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	13.5	150^th of 163 public elementary schools	8.0%		13.6	151^st of 166 public elementary schools	9.0%	1	10.8		10.8	22.9	17.8	15.2				18.4	11.3	13.8	10.8				12.2	$18,705	$1,273	$17,432
Robert L. Bailey IV	Public	K-5	65 Gordon Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-1735	444	30	14.8	89.0%	26 (5.9%)	95 (21.4%)	282 (63.5%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	35.4	104^th of 163 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.3	110^th of 166 public elementary schools	33.7%	6	26.6		26.6	30.3	15.8	24.7				23.6	44.7	19.7	31.6				32.0	$22,073	$513	$21,560
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S	Public, Charter	K-8	17-21 Gordon Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 210-1555	292	16	18.2	85.3%	21 (7.2%)	6 (2.1%)	259 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	19	129^th of 163 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.6	142^nd of 166 public elementary schools	14.5%	13	30.2	44.0	21.3	13.6	7.5	25.6	15.9	33.3	33.3	19.0	6.8	477.0	14.0	13.3	33.3	16.7	12.8	$12,242	$481	$11,761
Highlander Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	42 Lexington Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Highlander	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 277-2600	269	21	12.8	84.4%	48 (17.8%)	74 (27.5%)	132 (49.1%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	17.2	137^th of 163 public elementary schools	16.0%		20.4	134^th of 166 public elementary schools	19.3%	3	22.2		22.2	13.9	5.6	13.9	27.8			15.3	11.1	470.0	477.0	11.1			6.3
Lillian Feinstein Elementary School	Public	K-5	159 Sackett Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9407	429	24	17.8	85.5%	32 (7.5%)	47 (11.0%)	316 (73.7%)	15 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	16.8	140^th of 163 public elementary schools	14.1%		19.2	136^th of 166 public elementary schools	18.1%	4	7.1		7.1	16.7	14.9	14.8				15.5	12.8	31.1	16.1				20.2	$18,195	$1,831	$16,365
SouthSide Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	135 Prairie Ave	Providence	02905	Providence County	SouthSide Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-9007	135	10	13.5	80.7%	4 (3.0%)	43 (31.9%)	82 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	19.6	127^th of 163 public elementary schools	22.1%		29.6	116^th of 166 public elementary schools	30.1%	11	16.7		16.7	12.0	24.0	22.2				19.1	12.0	29.2	6.3				16.9	$14,487	$1,375	$13,113
Achievement First Promesa	Public, Charter	K-5	234 Daboll St	Providence	02907	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1125	548	41	13.3	83.8%	24 (4.4%)	76 (13.9%)	407 (74.3%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	40.6	96^th of 163 public elementary schools	41.1%		34.4	102^nd of 166 public elementary schools	38.6%	6	20.9		20.9	26.9	33.0	30.8				30.2	39.1	36.2	24.2				33.2	$16,697	$1,547	$15,150
Leviton Dual Language School	Public	K-5	65 Greenwich Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-2872	288	17	16.9	86.1%	14 (4.9%)	6 (2.1%)	261 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	44	88^th of 163 public elementary schools	46.0%		49.2	79^th of 166 public elementary schools	52.4%	9	25.6		25.6	29.5	32.5	35.7				32.5	34.0	39.5	25.6				33.1	$17,788	$1,294	$16,493
Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 Daboll Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-0504	662	39	16.9	90.5%	32 (4.8%)	58 (8.8%)	524 (79.2%)	20 (3.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	10.5	156^th of 163 public elementary schools	4.3%		9.9	161^st of 166 public elementary schools	3.0%	5	5.7		5.7	10.6	478.0	7.1				7.6	14.8	23.2	5.7				14.8	$16,272	$1,319	$14,953

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The Hope Academy ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of The Hope Academy?

Students at The Hope Academy are 72% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended The Hope Academy.

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