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Hope Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

955 N Illinois St, Decatur, IL 62521 · (217) 362-3280 · Part of Decatur School District 61

Decatur Township’s School Grade D− better than 2% of Illinois school districts

Students
501
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Hope Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Decatur Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Decatur Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Hope AcademyYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

955 N Illinois St, Decatur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten73
Grade 150
Grade 267
Grade 357
Grade 443
Grade 549
Grade 659
Grade 759
Grade 844
Enrollment over time
578’20
550’21
563’22
498’23
501’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 64%White 20%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hope Academy from Decatur Township families.

Other schools in Decatur School District 61

The district →

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Decatur Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.