Hope Academy (Decatur SD 61 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Hope Academy is a Elementary in Decatur, IL. It currently serves 498 students (grades KG-08). The school is part of the Decatur SD 61 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Decatur SD 61 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:498
Number of Teachers: 26
Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.15

Location Info

Location: 955 N Illinois St, Decatur, IL 62521
Mailing Address: 955 N Illinois St, Decatur, IL 62521-1427
Phone: (217)362-3280
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 67
Grade 2 58
Grade 3 48
Grade 4 56
Grade 5 59
Grade 6 56
Grade 7 47
Grade 8 46
Kindergarten 61
Gender/Sex of Hope Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 255 51.21
Female 243 48.80
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Hope Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.20
Black or African American 315 63.25
Hispanic/Latino 14 2.81
Two or more races 70 14.06
White 98 19.68
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.39
Black or African American 157 61.57
Hispanic/Latino 8 3.14
Two or more races 36 14.12
White 53 20.78
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 158 65.02
Hispanic/Latino 6 2.47
Two or more races 34 13.99
White 45 18.52

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 43 64.18
Two or more races 5 7.46
White 19 28.36
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 39 67.24
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.72
Two or more races 8 13.79
White 10 17.24
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 31 64.58
Two or more races 4 8.33
White 13 27.08
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 32 57.14
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.57
Two or more races 11 19.64
White 11 19.64
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 38 64.41
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.39
Two or more races 11 18.64
White 8 13.56
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 37 66.07
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.79
Two or more races 7 12.50
White 11 19.64
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.13
Black or African American 28 59.57
Hispanic/Latino 4 8.51
Two or more races 6 12.77
White 8 17.02
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 25 54.35
Hispanic/Latino 2 4.35
Two or more races 9 19.57
White 10 21.74
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 42 68.85
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.28
Two or more races 9 14.75
White 8 13.12