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Esperanza Cyber CS
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 185 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 182 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 16% |
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.5% | 2.6% |
| 2023-24 | 9.4% | 1.1% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 979 | 81.2 | 12.1:1 | 100% (976) |
| 2023-24 | 1,115 | 90.2 | 12.4:1 | 96% (1,069) |
| 2022-23 | 990 | 79.9 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 786 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 93% (729) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 13.3 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 7 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 333% (226 to 979); teachers up 512% (13.3 to 81.2).
About Esperanza Cyber CS
Esperanza Cyber CS is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels with an address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school covers kindergarten through 12 and reported 979 students in 2024-25. Across combined schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 1,819.
Esperanza Cyber CS operates as its own local education agency.
Hispanic students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Black. Among all residents of Philadelphia County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Esperanza Cyber CS are from different groups.
Esperanza Cyber CS reported 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.1:1. Combined schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 15.5:1. Roughly 100% of students at Esperanza Cyber CS can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
In Philadelphia County, home to about 1,579,706 people, median household income comes to about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Philadelphia County's 309 public schools enroll about 182,005 students and include Esperanza Cyber CS.
Esperanza Academy CS sits less than a tenth of a mile from Esperanza Cyber CS. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Esperanza Cyber CS is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Esperanza Cyber CS is a public charter school. Esperanza Cyber CS is listed as a virtual school by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 193 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.
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