Esperanza Academy Charter High School
301 West Hunting Park Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19140, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-457-3667
Ranking: 
(569 out of 626, bottom 9%)*
(569 out of 626, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 61 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 928 | 798 | 750 | 727 | 717 | 705 | 711 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 48 | 5.2% | 25 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 50 | 5.4% | 25 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 73 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 214 | 23.1% | 196 | 24.6% | 201 | 26.8% | 208 | 28.6% | 194 | 27.1% | 208 | 29.5% | 228 | 32.1% |
| Grade 10: | 176 | 19.0% | 187 | 23.4% | 192 | 25.6% | 175 | 24.1% | 200 | 27.9% | 203 | 28.8% | 162 | 22.8% |
| Grade 11: | 175 | 18.9% | 178 | 22.3% | 171 | 22.8% | 158 | 21.7% | 168 | 23.4% | 117 | 16.6% | 158 | 22.2% |
| Grade 12: | 192 | 20.7% | 187 | 23.4% | 186 | 24.8% | 186 | 25.6% | 155 | 21.6% | 177 | 25.1% | 163 | 22.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 434 | 46.8% | 384 | 48.1% | 329 | 43.9% | 307 | 42.2% | 308 | 43.0% | 301 | 42.7% | 304 | 42.8% |
| Female: | 494 | 53.2% | 414 | 51.9% | 421 | 56.1% | 420 | 57.8% | 401 | 55.9% | 396 | 56.2% | 403 | 56.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 893 | 96.2% | 752 | 94.2% | 700 | 93.3% | 691 | 95.0% | 672 | 93.7% | 665 | 94.3% | 660 | 92.8% |
| Black: | 33 | 3.6% | 41 | 5.1% | 41 | 5.5% | 34 | 4.7% | 43 | 6.0% | 39 | 5.5% | 48 | 6.8% |
| White: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 753 | 81.1% | 670 | 84.0% | 585 | 78.0% | 511 | 70.3% | 486 | 67.8% | 380 | 53.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 7.0% | 59 | 7.4% | 70 | 9.3% | 87 | 12.0% | 65 | 9.1% | 75 | 10.6% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.19 | 14.83 | 15.89 | 14.40 | 14.31 | 14.90 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 4.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | N/A | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | N/A | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | N/A | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | N/A | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | N/A | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | N/A | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 15.4% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | N/A | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | N/A | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.4% | N/A | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | N/A | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | N/A | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | N/A | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | N/A | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | N/A | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | N/A | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4% | N/A | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.8% | N/A | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | N/A | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | N/A | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | N/A | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | N/A | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | N/A | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | N/A | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | N/A | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | N/A | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | N/A | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | N/A | 82.9% |
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* Esperanza Academy Charter High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.