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Esperanza Cyber Charter School

Q: Is Esperanza Cyber Charter School a good school?

Esperanza Cyber Charter School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Pennsylvania alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Esperanza Cyber Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 979 students attended Esperanza Cyber Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Cyber Charter School?

Students at Esperanza Cyber Charter School are 84% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania alternative schools

Summary

Esperanza Cyber Charter School is an alternative public charter virtual school serving grades K-12 in Philadelphia, PA, with 1,115 students. While the school serves a high-need population, with 94-96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, it has struggled to meet academic and student success benchmarks compared to state averages and nearby charter schools.

Esperanza Cyber Charter School has had graduation rates ranging from 59.1% to 87.9% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average of around 87-88%. Its dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 1.4% to 11.3%. On state assessments, the school performs poorly, with only 2.6% of students proficient or better in Math and 8.5% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. In contrast, nearby charter schools like Maritime Academy Charter School, MaST Community Charter School II, and Esperanza Academy Charter School have much higher proficiency rates and graduation rates.

It is noteworthy that Esperanza Cyber Charter School is located just 0.07 miles away from the higher-performing Esperanza Academy Charter School, which is part of the same Esperanza Academy Charter School district. This proximity raises questions about the factors contributing to the cyber school's underperformance compared to its brick-and-mortar counterpart. Overall, Esperanza Cyber Charter School appears to be struggling to effectively educate its students, many of whom come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes and identify potential strategies for improvement.

979

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,537

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4261 N 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140

(215) 967-9703

District: Esperanza Cyber Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.7%

African American:

11.4%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2022 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (63% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Elementary school

1,503^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

845^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

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High school

652^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 13% (2017) to bottom 4% (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	3.5	1503 of 1511	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1514 of 1526	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1527 of 1534	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1475 of 1534	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1353 of 1433	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1477 of 1544	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1454 of 1466	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1456 of 1488	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	428 of 429	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	449 of 454	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	430 of 432	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1363 of 1369	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1419 of 1432	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1408 of 1414	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1460 of 1475	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1484 of 1495	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	845 of 873	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	877 of 891	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	891 of 893	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	860 of 883	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	771 of 797	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	811 of 891	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	806 of 861	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	871 of 877	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	375 of 408	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	14.0	659 of 672	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	638 of 660	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	141 of 143	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	786 of 835	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	842 of 860	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	340 of 348	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	357 of 362	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	361 of 362	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	807 of 843	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	863 of 877	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	870 of 874	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	820 of 839	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	865 of 870	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	652 of 681	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	629 of 686	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	655 of 674	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	576 of 634	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	507 of 537	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	633 of 693	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	587 of 673	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	575 of 663	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	202 of 276	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.2	120 of 284	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	508 of 524	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	324 of 513	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	453 of 502	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	94 of 109	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	81 of 84	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	59 of 85	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	635 of 657	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	623 of 665	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	272 of 287	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	258 of 274	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	241 of 252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	617 of 651	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	609 of 664	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	630 of 652	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	617 of 660	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	605 of 662	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2024)8th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)27th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature19%-43 vs state

Biology12%-37 vs state

English Language Arts8%-40 vs state

Algebra I6%-39 vs state

Math3%-39 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza Cyber Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Cyber Charter School?

Students at Esperanza Cyber Charter School are 84% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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Esperanza Cyber Charter School

Is Esperanza Cyber Charter School a good school?

Esperanza Cyber Charter School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Pennsylvania alternative schools.

How many students attend Esperanza Cyber Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 979 students attended Esperanza Cyber Charter School.

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