ASPIRA Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School

ADDRESS: 4101 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140

PHONE: (215) 329-2733 SCHOOL TYPE: Public Charter Citywide GRADES: K-8 ENROLLMENT: 682

Fast Facts

Principal
Ms. Sandra Gonzalez
Phone Number
(215) 329-2733
Email
Website
Neighborhood
Hunting Park
SEPTA Routes
Bus (47)
Preschool/Daycare

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Application Deadline
2025-01-21
Tuition
Uniform
Yes
Extended Day

Mission

The mission of Antonia Pantoja Community Charter School is to provide a bilingual, bicultural academically enriched program in English and Spanish that enables students to make the most of their individual talents. Our school's core values are integrity, honesty, kindness, pursuit of excellence. School colors are navy and light blue and the school mascot who exemplifies our strength, citizenship, cooperation, fairness, responsibility and the power and determination is the lion.

Points Of Pride

Technology-rich learning Environment
High Student Attendance Rates
High Student & Teacher Retention Rates
2019 Metropolitan Philadelphia Athletic Association Soccer Champions
2017 & 2018 Metropolitan Philadelphia Athletic Association Baseball Champions

Admissions Policy

Open to all students who live in Philadelphia. If there are more applications than available seats, a lottery will be held. The school’s enrollment policy gives priority to the following groups in this order: Sibling attending, Lives in Philadelphia

Accreditations and Honors

First in Math - 1st place winners

Hours of Operation

Sun	-
Mon	8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tues	8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wed	8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Thur	8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fri	8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sat	-

Extended Programming Details

Entrance Instructions

Demographics

Grade Level	Enrollment
Kindergarten	63
1th Grade	75
2th Grade	88
3th Grade	88
4th Grade	92
5th Grade	58
6th Grade	80
7th Grade	75
8th Grade	63
Total	682

Race	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0 %
Asian	0 %
Black	0.97 %
Hispanic (Any Race)	98.75 %
Multi-Racial/Other	0.28 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 %
White	0 %

Low-Income
83.17%

English Learners
13.07%

Male	Female	Non-Binary
50.63%	49.37 %	%

Special Education
26.84%

Gifted Education
0%

Student Achievement

Last Updated:

Last Updated: 2019-10-24

Raw data measures student performance on standardized tests. Not all schools take the same standardized tests. Direct comparisons between different tests should not be made.

Course Offerings

AP Courses	Electives	Certificate Programs

CTE/Vocational Programs		Language Programs
		Spanish

Extracurricular Activities

Arts Programs	Sports Programs	Other Sports Programs
Choir;Dance;Dance Instructional;Instrumental;Other Instrumental;School Musicals;School Plays;Theater;Theater Group	Baseball;Basketball;Cheerleading;Dance;Girls Basketball;Girls Volleyball;Soccer;Softball;Track and Field;Volleyball	Track

Other Activities
Our students are learning archery.

Family Engagement

Parent Involvement	Parent Programs	Other Parent Programs
The Charter School, as an LEA, welcomes the participation of parents and family members in support of student learning and recognizes that parental and familial engagement increases the opportunities for student success.	Parents Classroom Volunteers;Parents Home and School Association

Our school's core values are integrity, honesty, kindness, citizenship, cooperation, fairness, responsibility and the pursuit of excellence. School colors are navy and light blue and the school mascot who exemplifies our strength, power and determination is the lion. How is the rating for School Incidents calculated? This rating represents the reportable incident count per 100 students. Reported suspensions and expulsions are not factored into the rating for School Incidents. Learn more about GPS ratings methodology here.

Reported Incidents	Reported Suspensions	Reported Expulsions
0.1	4	0

This data reflects the total number of incidents, suspensions, and expulsions per 100 students reported by the school to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. To view a reportable incident report for a particular public school, see the Pennsylvania Safe Schools Reports. Data for private schools are derived from similar reports submitted directly to GreatPhillySchools.