Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School

Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a total enrollment of 699 students, the school has a highly diverse student population that is predominantly Hispanic, comprising 97.14% of the student body. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Compared to the state-wide benchmarks, Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School struggles to provide its students with a high-quality education. The school's proficiency rates in math range from 2.9% to 15.7%, while the state averages range from 33.2% to 51.7%. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates range from 18.6% to 47.1%, compared to the state averages of 51.8% to 54.5%. The school's science proficiency rates are also lower than the state averages. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $21,111 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 17:1, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes.

As a result of its persistent academic underperformance, Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School has consistently received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and has been ranked in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for the past three school years. This suggests that the school's challenges are long-standing and may require a comprehensive, multi-year approach to address the root causes of its underperformance and better support the diverse needs of its student population.