Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School

Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School District in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a total enrollment of 507 students, the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its predominantly Hispanic (88.95%) and economically disadvantaged (73.37% qualify for free/reduced lunch) student population.

The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is consistently below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade math, only 30.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school's performance is particularly low in 8th grade math, with only 11.9% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 26%. Despite the school's low academic performance, it spends a relatively high amount per student ($21,160) compared to the state average.

However, the school's small class sizes, as indicated by a low student-teacher ratio of 13.7, and its low dropout rate of 1.1% suggest that there may be opportunities for the school to leverage these strengths to improve student outcomes. The school's demographic factors, such as the high percentage of Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, may be contributing to the academic challenges and could be an area of focus for improvement efforts.