Hope Leadership Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Hope Leadership Academy · Grades K–5
Hope Leadership Academy serves 108 students in grades K–5 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is the only school in Hope Leadership Academy. By enrollment it is the 1086th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 8.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Hope Leadership Academy |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290060103194 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hope Leadership Academy | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 108 | 108 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 | 8.1 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hope Leadership Academy in context
Size
Hope Leadership Academy is the only school in Hope Leadership Academy, so its 108 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 364 students, so Hope Leadership Academy is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 21 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 14, against an average of 18 per grade. This year grade 5 has 25% fewer students than kindergarten (15 against 20). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 93.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (15.4%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 72.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hope Leadership Academy has 13.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 108 students would have about 8.8 teachers, so Hope Leadership Academy has 4.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Faxon Elementary School, 1 miles away in Kansas City 33 School District. There are 37 elementary schools within 5 miles and 91 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 93.5% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% |
| White | 1.9% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 21 |
| Grade 3 | 17 |
| Grade 4 | 21 |
| Grade 5 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2800 E. Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64128
Phone: (816)921-1213
Website: hlakc.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hope Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faxon Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.0 mi | 322 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | 1.0 mi | 401 | 12.2 | 100% |
| Phillis Wheatley Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.0 mi | 386 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Wendell Phillips Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.0 mi | 324 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary School | Academie Lafayette | 1.5 mi | 492 | 15.1 | 33.7% |
| George Melcher Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.6 mi | 341 | 14.1 | 100% |
| Genesis School Inc. | Genesis School Inc. | 1.6 mi | 180 | 9.5 | 100% |
| KIPP Endeavor Academy | Kipp: Endeavor Academy | 1.6 mi | 665 | 9.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.