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St. HOPE Public Schools

St. HOPE Public Schools (SHPS) opened its doors in 2003 with a clear vision: to create one of the finest urban pre-kindergarten through 12^th grade public school systems in America.  Our students attend longer school days, are held to high expectations for academics and behavior, and are encouraged to aim towards obtaining a college degree. 

We provide a unique network of schools that guides our students from preschool through high school. Students gradually build a foundation of academic achievement, community responsibility, and inner confidence that empowers them to become educated leaders within their communities.  Our rigorous curriculum has closed the achievement gap and dramatically increased the number of graduates who go on to college.

The national statistics are daunting: Less than 40% of low-income students go to college. But at St. HOPE Public Schools, where the majority of our students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, we have not accepted that fate. For the past two years, 95% of our seniors have been accepted to more than 75 colleges and universities across the United States.  Our vision is for every one of our students to leave St. HOPE prepared to complete college and we are working relentlessly with our students and families towards that goal.

OUR SCHOOLS

Triumph lays the foundation for a St. HOPE Public Schools education.  With 85% of brain development complete by age five, the deepest and most significant impact on a child’s long-term prospects occurs in early childhood.  Triumph taps directly into this incredible opportunity, providing an outstanding experience for every child.  Founded in 2007 on the belief that all students can succeed--regardless of ability, race, home language, family education, or socio-economic status— our inclusive program serves up to 100 students aged 2 through 5.

PS7 is a PK-8 program that has produced stunning results. It is a 2010 California Distinguished school, a Blue Ribbon nominee, and has been ranked number one for Academic Performance Index (API) growth among all Sacramento City Unified schools over the past four years.  In any classroom at PS7’s middle school campus, the scene is the same: a group of students leaning forward, listening intently as a teacher asks a question, and then racing to raise their hands in the air. PS7 is a learning environment where students, faculty, and parents embrace a standard of excellence in academic achievement, ethics, and citizenship.

Oak Park Prep is SHPS' newest addition and the highest performing stand-alone middle school in Sacramento. It is a college-focused charter school with a mission to prepare students for a rigorous high school course load. To support students on their path towards college graduation, Oak Park Prep scholars attend an extended school day and receive 40% more instructional minutes compared to surrounding middle schools. Oak Park Prep scholars also receive a curriculum which has a laser-like focus on the core subjects. Students engage in three and a half hours of literacy, two periods of math, and thirty minutes of small group instruction every day. Students are also provided with a character education program that teaches them to be prepared, respectful, engaged, and professional. All these elements are combined with a learning environment that puts a premium on discipline, structure, and academic achievement with support from a staff that is 100% committed to ensuring our students’ success. 

 Sacramento Charter High School is the final step to college in the St. HOPE Public Schools system. After being shut down as a failing school in 2003, Sac High reopened as a charter school and demonstrated a complete turnaround in academic results. Sac High has become the highest achieving open enrollment high school in Sacramento City Unified School District—now being seen as a standard in the region as an institution that prepares all students for college regardless of background. Sac High houses four small learning communities in a fully renovated facility that offers all the amenities of a comprehensive high school including a full athletic, elective, and extracurricular program. Sac High has a culture of high expectations, school spirit, and student leadership summed up in its motto: “Service to others.” It also brings together the ultimate goal of all St. HOPE Public Schools by turning the distant hope for college into a tangible reality. This reality is presented on Sac High’s wall of fame which lists the colleges attended by Sac High alumni and includes institutions such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, NYU, and Duke.