Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS

Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS, a moderately sized primary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS, teaches 631 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Operationally, Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS answers to Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS shows that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Philadelphia County's rate of about 95%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

Across the wider county, Philadelphia County reports 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%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is one.

The closest other public school is ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 21.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a public charter, Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS's enrollment has expanded 26% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 631). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 92% to 88%.

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