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Aerial photo of Hope, Kansas 09-04-2013Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Hope

Hope’s public schools

Rural Vista Unified School District 481 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hope. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 9% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
297 students on the public path
In brief

Hope’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Hope’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Hope Elem places highest (better than 90%); White City High lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hope, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: White City High and Hope High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hope, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rural Vista Unified School District 481.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rural Vista Unified School District 481Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 297 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,319KS $14,966 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 32.5% · 141 students tested
Math42%
State average 29.4% · 141 students tested

Hope vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Hope’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hope—Rural Vista Unified School District 481

Every school in Hope

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hopein other towns
White City Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · White City
C+
140 students11:1Rate it →
Hope Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A
74 students8:1Rate it →
White City High
High · Grades 9–12 · White City
C
50 students8:1Rate it →
Hope High
High · Grades 9–12
C
33 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Hope’s schools

Are Hope’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hope. Rural Vista Unified School District 481 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hope. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hope in?

Rural Vista Unified School District 481.

Where do Hope kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: White City High and Hope High.

Parents talk

What Hope families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hope → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.