ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Summary:

ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School is a public charter virtual school in Philadelphia, PA, serving 876 students in grades K-12. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 0.8% White, 18.26% African American, 78.65% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Despite its relatively high spending per student, ranging from $17,895 to $22,883 over the past few years, and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby charter schools, ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School has faced significant challenges. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 75.7% in 2019-2020 to 61.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the nearby Maritime Academy Charter School (95.7%), Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School (100%), and Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School (95.3%). Additionally, the school's dropout rate has increased from 2.1% in 2020-2021 to 16.5% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the nearby charter schools.

Academically, ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School has consistently underperformed on standardized tests compared to the state and nearby charter schools. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school had 0% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math across all grades, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school also struggled in PSSA English Language Arts, with only 9.7% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.8%. These academic challenges may be related to the school's high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (62.38% in 2021-2022), which is higher than some nearby charter schools.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative K-12

 6301 N. 2nd Street
       Philadelphia, PA  19120


(267) 297-1883

District: ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

SchoolDigger Rank:
1504th of 1,534 Pennsylvania Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,924 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  876

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.7%
African American:
18.3%
Asian:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.4% Help


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Compare Details ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ranks worse than 98% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.11. (See more...)
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Compare Details ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ranks worse than 99.6% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.79. (See more...)
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Compare Details ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ranks worse than 97.8% of high schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.61. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.7%), African American (18.3%), Asian (1.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School is 11.6. (See more...)
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Compare ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School employs 75.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School is $18,924.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School 1504th of 1534 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School 889th of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School 659th of 674 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 2.35 1519th 1547 1.8%
2018 2.57 1507th 1530 1.5%
2019 1.81 1542nd 1544 0.1%
2021 3.75 1410th 1433 1.6%
2022 3.55 1525th 1534 0.6%
2023 4.11 1504th 1534 2.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 3.62 1412th 1414 0.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.80 1000th 1043 4.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.38 436th 437 0.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.01 429th 432 0.7%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

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Rank History for all middle school students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 3.13 834th 835 0.1%
2016 2.26 870th 870 0.0%
2017 3.27 875th 877 0.2%
2018 4.40 839th 861 2.6%
2019 3.11 888th 891 0.3%
2021 4.91 789th 797 1.0%
2022 5.08 880th 883 0.3%
2023 4.79 889th 893 0.4%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.45 116th 143 18.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 5.60 871st 874 0.3%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.00 596th 660 9.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.74 402nd 421 4.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.92 358th 362 1.1%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

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Rank History for all high school students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 1.51 652nd 680 4.1%
2016 1.09 654th 677 3.4%
2017 1.19 641st 663 3.3%
2018 2.64 631st 673 6.2%
2019 0.89 682nd 693 1.6%
2021 8.12 501st 537 6.7%
2022 2.48 628th 634 0.9%
2023 3.61 659th 674 2.2%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.18 81st 85 4.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 5.17 635th 652 2.6%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.06 480th 502 4.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 10.84 252nd 260 3.1%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 6.12 251st 252 0.4%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 2 2 1 59 0 0 0 0 64
2013 2 14 0 132 0 0 0 0 148
2014 2 23 0 125 0 0 0 0 150
2015 3 25 0 110 0 0 1 0 139
2016 0 28 0 168 0 0 0 0 196
2017 3 45 3 195 0 0 3 0 249
2018 5 53 3 197 0 0 3 0 261
2019 6 57 4 295 0 0 3 0 365
2020 4 67 2 267 0 0 5 0 345
2021 3 96 5 344 0 0 2 0 450
2022 4 94 7 422 0 0 2 0 529
2023 7 160 14 689 0 0 6 0 876

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2011 0 4.0 n/a n/a
2012 64 4.0 16.0 65.6
2013 148 6.0 24.6 98
2014 150 9.0 16.6 97.3
2015 139 8.0 17.3 95.7
2016 196 17.0 11.5 n/a
2017 249 26.0 9.5 n/a
2018 261 26.0 10.0 n/a
2019 365 35.5 10.2 48.8
2020 345 27.9 12.3 n/a
2021 450 34.6 13.0 75.3
2022 529 35.0 15.1 62.4
2023 876 75.5 11.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2011 0 4.0 n/a n/a
2012 64 4.0 16.0 65.6
2013 148 6.0 24.6 98
2014 150 9.0 16.6 97.3
2015 139 8.0 17.3 95.7
2016 196 17.0 11.5 n/a
2017 249 26.0 9.5 n/a
2018 261 26.0 10.0 n/a
2019 365 35.5 10.2 48.8
2020 345 27.9 12.3 n/a
2021 450 34.6 13.0 75.3
2022 529 35.0 15.1 62.4
2023 876 75.5 11.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,018 (9.8%) $18,574 (90.2%) $20,591
2020 $1,969 (8.6%) $20,914 (91.4%) $22,883
2021 $2,715 (15.2%) $15,180 (84.8%) $17,895
2022 $4,416 (23.3%) $14,508 (76.7%) $18,924

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1542nd of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1504th of 1534 Elementary schools
 1.8%
Ranks 888th of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 889th of 893 Middle schools
 0.1%
Ranks 682nd of 693 High schoolsRanks 659th of 674 High schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade Math (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)00
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)28.521.7
 6.8%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)6.78.3
 1.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)00
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)02.6
 2.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)00
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
7th Grade Math (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)00
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)12.93.1
 9.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)00
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)4.513.2
 8.7%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)013
 13%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
11th Grade Algebra I (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)4.73
 1.7%
   11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)63.334.1
 29.2%
11th Grade Biology (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)2.64
 1.4%
   11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)63.250.7
 12.5%
11th Grade Literature (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)15.811.2
 4.6%
   11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)71.565.3
 6.2%
All Grades Math (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)00
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)13.915.8
 1.9%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School)7.69.7
 2.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students365876
 140%
African American57160
 180.7%
American Indian00
Asian414
 250%
Hispanic295689
 133.6%
Pacific Islander00
White67
 16.7%
Two or More Races36
 100%


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Students at ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School are 79% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 876 students attended ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School.

ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Pennsylvania alternative schools.


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