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Hope Leadership Academy

Hope Leadership Academy (HLA), established as a public charter school in 2011, is a community school that serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade. HLA serves its community in coordination with the Hope Family Care Center and the Hope Community Center in the Santa Fe and Oak Park Neighborhoods of southeast Kansas City, Missouri. Â鶹´«Ã½ began serving HLA as a public charter school sponsor in 2022.  

Vision

We envision a vibrant, close-knit, neighborhood-based school where all students reach for and attain their highest goals by creating a caring, supportive, and trauma-informed environment while striving for high expectations.

Mission

To provide a world-class neighborhood school whose students thrive in a culture of academic rigor, character development and caring relationships.

Pillars of Success

  • Academic Rigor
  • Leadership and Character Development
  • Caring Relationships

Central Office

2800 E. Linwood Blvd.
 Kansas City, MO 64128


With the support of the Policy Research in Missouri Education (PRiME) Center at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s School of Education, SLU conducts regular evaluations of its sponsored charter schools.

View Â鶹´«Ã½'s Evaluation of Hope Leadership Academy:

2022-2023 (PDF)