School Details
- Principal: Melanie Matta
- District: Hope Elementary School District
- County: Tulare
- Community: Rural
Characteristics
- Academic Excellence - Exemplars of high-quality work are shared with students
- Developmental Responsiveness - Faculty uses effective strategies for developing student social skills, including wide variety of co-curricular activities
- Organizational Structures and Processes - Our school intentionally connects with other schools in our district and with community partners to ensure integration in our community
- Social Equity - Fluid approach to addressing student needs with short and longer-term intervention support
Description
Hope Elementary School creates a close knit TK through 8 community where students are known, supported, and encouraged to lead. In the upper grades, students move into a departmentalized structure that builds independence and readiness for high school, while intervention blocks are built into the day so support does not replace enrichment. Every classroom is strengthened by a full day instructional aide, allowing for flexible grouping, immediate support, and an inclusive learning environment. Students also have access to leadership, technology, the arts, athletics, and the CHOICES after school program. Spirit Circle brings the school together twice a month to celebrate kindness and school pride, while the Tiny Tiger tradition, student feedback loops, and older student mentors strengthen belonging. Hope Elementary School feels personal, joyful, and warmly committed to student voice.
Contact Us
- 559-784-1064
- mmatta@hope-esd.org
- https://www.hopeschooldistrict.org/
