Esperanza Academy CS

Esperanza Academy CS is a multi-level school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Esperanza Academy CS, hosting 1,637 students in grades K through 12.

Esperanza Academy CS sits inside Esperanza Academy CS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Esperanza Academy CS shows that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Esperanza Academy CS has 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Esperanza Academy CS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Esperanza Academy CS sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.1%; actual is 18.9%, a gap of -20.2 points.

Around the school, Philadelphia County reports that median household income runs about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Esperanza Academy CS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Esperanza Cyber CS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Esperanza Academy CS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Esperanza Academy CS at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 13.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Esperanza Academy CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 1,558 students in 2018 compared to 1,637 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Esperanza Academy CS community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.