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Hope Academy

Regular School · Decatur, IL

Hope Academy is a regular school school in Decatur, Illinois, serving grades KG–08 with 501 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
501
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 320 64%
White 98 20%
Two or more races 66 13%
Hispanic/Latino 17 3%
Total enrollment 501 251M / 250F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=1% 27.7% 280
Reading Proficiency 2.0% -30.7pp 32.7% 279

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.94 grade levels
Math
-0.25 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
126
25.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
465
92.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 501 100%

Contact & Location

955 N Illinois St

Decatur, IL 62521

Phone: (217)362-3280

http://www.dps61.org

District

Decatur SD 61

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,123

District enrollment: 7,974

NCES ID

171185005629

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD