Who We Are?

St. HOPE Public Schools (SHPS) is a public charter school system that focuses on students from low-income and minority backgrounds, providing them with a high-quality, rigorous college preparatory education. PS7 (grades K-8) and Sacramento Charter High School (grades 9-12) provide personalized attention to their students, committing more time with an extended school day to achieve academic results. SHPS also operates Triumph Center for Early Childhood Education, a public preschool providing unique early childhood education to approximately 75 children. The three schools serve approximately 1,400 students.

The Old Way

The St. HOPE Public Schools Way

African-American students are the lowest performing ethnic group in California with an Academic Performance Index (API) of 674.

PS7, which has an 87% African-American student body, has closed the achievement gap with an API of 873.

In 2003, less than 30% of Sac High students went on to college.

Today, 74% of Sacramento High School students are accepted into four-year colleges. The school has been awarded a bronze medal by U.S. News and World Report on its America’s Best High Schools rankings.

In 2003, Sac High was known for dismal student achievement, gang violence and drug use.

Today, Sac High students complete 40 hours a year of volunteer work. Together, they can give back 36,000 hours to the community.