Located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, the John Hope Elementary School is located next door to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site.

The school was named in honor of John Hope (1868-1936). An African-American graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island, John Hope began his career as a professor of classics. He spent most of his career as president of Morehouse College and, later, president of Atlanta University.

Today, the school that bears John Hope’s name serves a diverse population of mostly African-American and Hispanic children.