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Hope Academy of Public Service

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8Alternative Education School

601 West Sixth Street, Hope, AR 71801 · (870) 777-3454 · Part of Hope School District

Hope’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
217
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Hope Academy of Public Service

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 West Sixth Street, Hope

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 556
Grade 655
Grade 760
Grade 846
Enrollment over time
236’20
220’21
217’22
226’23
217’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%Black 29%White 23%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hope Academy of Public Service from Hope families.

Other schools in Hope School District

The district →
WM. Jefferson Clinton Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hope
D
929 students18:1
Creative Action Team School
Other · Grades 2–12 · Hope
D
69 students7:1
Beryl Henry Upper Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Hope
D
198 students12:1
Yerger Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hope
D
188 students12:1
Hope High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hope
D
611 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Hope’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.