The brief
A private elementary school in Kansas City, MO serving grades Kindergarten – 8th.
It ranks 370 of 439 schools in Missouri.
Our Lady of Hope is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2023
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 142 schools in Kansas City. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in MO.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in MO.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 64111; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2021–22
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Kansas City school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $61,802
- Median home value
- $269,500
- Median rent
- $1,184/mo
- College educated
- 64.3%
- Homeownership
- 30.2%
- Poverty rate
- 12.8%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 64111; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 88
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 43
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 65
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 5,332/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Kansas City. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Kansas City), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Hispanic84%
- Pacific Islander10%
- White3%
- Black3%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
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- Our Lady of Hope5.2
Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Our Lady of Hope serve?
Our Lady of Hope serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Our Lady of Hope?
Our Lady of Hope has an enrollment of approximately 150 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Hope?
The student-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Hope is 14.2:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Our Lady of Hope rank in MO?
Our Lady of Hope ranks #370 of 439 private schools in MO.
What is Our Lady of Hope's MySchoolScout rating?
Our Lady of Hope has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.2 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Our Lady of Hope a private school?
Yes, Our Lady of Hope is a private coeducational school with a Roman Catholic affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Our Lady of Hope a religious school?
Our Lady of Hope has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 150
- Gender split
- 43% M / 57% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 14.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- School day
- 6 hours
- Days per year
- 163 days
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Jackson County
- Phone
- (816) 931-1693
- Area population (ZIP 64111)
- 16,974
- Area average commute
- 17.9 min
- Area median age
- 33.4
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2021–22).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Missouri Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.