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Esperanza Academy Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Alternative Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania alternative schools

Summary

Esperanza Academy Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 1,641 students. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students (89.58% in 2023-2024) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite maintaining a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.5% to 91.8% over the past few years, Esperanza Academy's academic performance, particularly in mathematics, is significantly lower than the state averages and nearby charter schools. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.2% of Esperanza Academy students were proficient or better in PSSA/Math for All Grades, compared to 13.7% at Maritime Academy Charter School and the state average of 41.7%. The school's performance in English Language Arts is also below the state average, with 23.9% of students proficient or better compared to the state's 48.5%.

Despite the school's relatively low academic performance, Esperanza Academy has seen a significant increase in its per-student spending, from $15,188 in 2019-2020 to $21,302 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby charter schools. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14 to 14.1 in recent years, comparable to the nearby charter schools. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the consistent underperformance on standardized tests suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational strategies, resource allocation, and support systems to better serve its student population.

1,637

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,591

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 W Hunting Park Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19140

(215) 457-3667

District: Esperanza Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

African American:

4.7%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Elementary school

1,372^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From bottom 6% (2021) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

759^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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High school

519^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1372 of 1511	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1395 of 1526	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1437 of 1534	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1378 of 1534	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1347 of 1433	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	984 of 1030	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	134 of 207	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1356 of 1466	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1388 of 1488	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	361 of 429	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	405 of 454	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	397 of 432	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1220 of 1369	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1302 of 1432	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1310 of 1414	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1324 of 1475	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	759 of 873	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	812 of 891	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	821 of 893	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	788 of 883	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	727 of 797	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	731 of 891	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	739 of 861	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	757 of 877	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	777 of 870	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	739 of 835	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	254 of 408	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	348 of 421	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	564 of 643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	615 of 672	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	648 of 660	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	85 of 145	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	108 of 150	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	108 of 143	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	729 of 835	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	794 of 860	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	274 of 348	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	320 of 362	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	322 of 362	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	713 of 843	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	778 of 877	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	788 of 874	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	741 of 839	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	794 of 870	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	519 of 681	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	538 of 686	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	533 of 674	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	517 of 634	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	560 of 693	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	569 of 673	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	574 of 663	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	582 of 677	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	579 of 680	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.8	556 of 664	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	539 of 660	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	568 of 649	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	595 of 632	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	582 of 621	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	561 of 615	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.6	588 of 604	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	549 of 593	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	587 of 590	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	564 of 583	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	470 of 524	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	421 of 513	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	334 of 502	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	50 of 109	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	52 of 84	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	49 of 85	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	547 of 657	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	544 of 665	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	151 of 287	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	153 of 274	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	139 of 252	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	374 of 651	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	447 of 664	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	418 of 652	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	446 of 660	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	476 of 662	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+28 vs school

African American (2024)38th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature48%-14 vs state

Algebra I30%-14 vs state

Biology29%-20 vs state

English Language Arts24%-25 vs state

Math5%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Esperanza Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 W Hunting Park Avenue	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 457-3667	1,637	126	12.9	89.8%	2 (0.1%)	77 (4.7%)	1,510 (92.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)								(n/a)	30.4	29.4	48.5	19.2			3.5	6.2	2.8	5.2	31.9			18.4	28.9	22.8	23.9	$24,591	$6,922	$17,669
Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4261 N 5th Street	Philadelphia	19140	Philadelphia County	Esperanza Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(215) 967-9703	979	81	12.0	99.7%	19 (1.9%)	112 (11.4%)	819 (83.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.3%)								(n/a)	5.7	11.8	19.1	0.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	1.8	4.9	2.6	11.1	5.0	2.8	6.1	16.7	6.5	8.5	$17,537	$5,668	$11,869
Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 East Erie Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 533-6700	1,237	92	13.3	100.5%	11 (0.9%)	107 (8.6%)	1,088 (88.0%)	24 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)								(n/a)	26.4	37.1	50.5	21.7	16.3	5.0	5.0	8.0	6.9	10.5	25.0	24.7	16.7	43.3	24.1	35.6	28.2	$19,805	$6,696	$13,109
Widener Memorial School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1450 W Olney Ave	Philadelphia	19141	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3710	141	34	4.1	95.7%	18 (12.8%)	66 (46.8%)	25 (17.7%)	8 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (17.0%)								(n/a)																		$28,362	$6,833	$21,529
Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Kensington Avenue	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 288-2001	673	32	21.0	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	628 (93.3%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)								(n/a)	26.7	17.8	53.3	28.3	22.2	16.7	14.8	9.3	7.2	16.3	39.7	27.8	26.4	38.9	20.4	34.0	31.2	$22,593	$5,315	$17,278
Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1840 Torresdale Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 291-4436	1,512	105	14.4	99.6%	45 (3.0%)	283 (18.7%)	1,155 (76.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)								(n/a)	44.8	34.3	76.2	30.1	16.3	17.3	16.1	12.0	12.5	18.2	32.2	20.1	28.6	28.2	22.9	34.6	27.9	$17,407	$4,472	$12,934
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6301 N. 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(267) 297-1883	1,038	72	14.4	76.3%	34 (3.3%)	183 (17.6%)	802 (77.3%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)								(n/a)	2.0	0.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	1.4	0.0	0.7	6.7	4.2	5.6	8.6	2.8	6.7	5.4	$25,062	$2,295	$22,768
First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4300 Tacony St	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 743-3100	1,831	105	17.5	99.3%	104 (5.7%)	826 (45.1%)	573 (31.3%)	15 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	310 (16.9%)								(n/a)	13.3	15.4	42.9	13.9	4.4	2.6	7.0	3.2	6.4	6.3	19.9	9.6	12.2	14.3	16.1	22.8	15.8	$21,345	$6,637	$14,708
MaST Community Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6238 Rising Sun Avenue	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	MaST Community Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 348-1215	1,875	138	13.5	69.3%	494 (26.3%)	570 (30.4%)	444 (23.7%)	254 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (5.9%)								(n/a)	52.6	48.5	79.2	44.6	33.0	37.3	24.3	15.1	24.0	31.5	31.7	36.6	42.1	36.2	34.9	49.0	37.8	$17,603	$4,383	$13,220
Maritime Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2275 Bridge Street	Philadelphia	19137	Philadelphia County	Maritime Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 535-4555	829	69	12.0	92.4%	258 (31.1%)	129 (15.6%)	371 (44.8%)	30 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)								(n/a)	34.7	48.9	48.9	25.0	20.0	15.1	11.0	10.2	3.8	13.7	14.7	20.9	13.6	26.9	24.4	20.3	20.5	$91	$03	$88

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How many students attend Esperanza Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,637 students attended Esperanza Academy Charter School.

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Esperanza Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Pennsylvania alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Academy Charter School?

Students at Esperanza Academy Charter School are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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