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Enrollment
631
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS CS·NCES 420004300405
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS
6310 N 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120 · (215) 268-3102 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
54 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
422 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 127% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 30.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS this school | 631 | 66.9% | 35.6% |
| Antonia Pantoja Community CS Philadelphia | 752 | 71.0% | 27.2% |
| Hazle Township Early Learning Center Hazle Township | 633 | 86.1% | N/A |
| Fountain Hill Elementary School Bethlehem | 530 | 82.8% | 15.3% |
| Lauers Park Elementary School Reading | 615 | 92.0% | 27.2% |
| Donegan Elementary School Bethlehem | 467 | 92.5% | 20.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #1,114 of 1,396 | #42 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,199 of 1,511 ▼ 83 | #54 of 193 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,126 of 1,511 ▼ 3 | #53 of 193 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #205 of 1,638 | #49 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #342 of 1,528 | #56 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #1,140 of 1,531 | #134 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #748 of 1,600 | #190 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.9% | #53 of 450 | #10 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
631
+127 (+25%) vs 2020
+206% since 2000-01, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 631 | 54 | 11.7:1 | 67% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 38.5 | 12.6:1 | 87% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 73% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 99% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 56% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 100% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 80% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 206 | 10 | 20.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (501 to 631); teachers up 29% (42 to 54).
About Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS
At 6310 N 2nd Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 631 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 42% above that mark.
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is 88% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 8% Black. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Philadelphia County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
There are 54 full-time-equivalent teachers at Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS, giving a ratio of 11.7:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. A total of 422 students, or 67%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Philadelphia County average 95%.
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS, the prediction is 48.9% and the result is 35.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Philadelphia County show that median household income comes to about $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Philadelphia County counts 309 public schools with about 182,005 students.
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS's closest public school neighbor is ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 21.7% on proficiency, and Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is above that at 35.6%.
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is run as a public charter school.
The school's student count rose 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.7:1, from 12.9:1.
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Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CSHow many students attend Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS?
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS enrolls approximately 631 students in grades KG-08.
Is Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS have?
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS?
Student demographics at Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS are roughly 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS in?
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS is part of Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.