School overview
Hope Street Elementary
Who governs Hope Street Elementary, how its school budget is structured, and what the public records currently show. Part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
Who makes decisions for Hope Street Elementary?
Hope Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified School District rather than a separate district. LAUSD’s official directory places it in Board District 5 and identifies Karla Griego as its board member. The directory identifies Monica J. Esparza as principal.
District governance
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education governs the school; the school is not independently governed.
Local identifier
LAUSD lists Hope Street as location 6920 and cost center 1692001, which identify the school in its directory and financial records.
Grades served
The official directory lists kindergarten through grade 5.
School leadership
LAUSD’s directory identifies Monica J. Esparza as principal.
The collected record is centered on school identity and budget reporting. It does not establish what decisions were discussed at school-site meetings or at LAUSD board meetings.
Where the school stands
Major projects
School budget reporting
Current financial reportingLAUSD’s August 24, 2026 Budget Availability Report lists program-level modified budgets, payroll encumbrances, commitments, actual expenditures, and available balances for Hope Street Elementary’s cost center.
- LAUSD Budget Availability Report issued for Hope Street Elementary
Funding
LAUSD school budget funds; the FY 2025-26 allocation summary separates unrestricted, restricted, special education, SENI, and Title I resources.
This overview uses four collected official LAUSD records: the school directory, FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 allocation summaries, and an August 24, 2026 budget-availability report. Directly reported figures are marked verified.
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