DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS

DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 550 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 24% above typical.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS records that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest reads as 14% Black. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 111% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Philadelphia County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) records that median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pan American Academy CS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS's enrollment has ticked down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 855 (now 550). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 78% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.