ASPIRA Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School

ADDRESS: 6301 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19120

PHONE: (215) 324-7012 SCHOOL TYPE: Public Charter Citywide GRADES: K-8 ENROLLMENT: 493

Fast Facts

Principal
Mr. Alberto Vargas
Phone Number
(215) 324-7012
Email
Website
Neighborhood
Olney
SEPTA Routes
Bus (47, 57)
Preschool/Daycare

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

Mission

Our mission is to provide a bilingual, bicultural academically enriched program in English and Spanish that enables students to make the most of their individual talents.

Points Of Pride

First bilingual charter school in PA. 95% student retention and 90% teacher retention. Recently listed among the top 10 charter schools in Philadelphia as ranked by the new School Performance Profiles.

Admissions Policy

The lottery for the 2021-2022 school year will be conducted on 2/10/21. Priority will be given to siblings of students that are currently attending. The lottery will be conducted by the school on the Apply Philly Charter system. Upon application submission, each applicant is automatically assigned a random lottery number. When the lottery is run, it will take the following into account: 1st, the priority group an applicant falls into, and, 2nd, the applicant’s random lottery number. Seats will first be offered to applicants who fall into the 1st priority group in order of lowest random lottery number to highest. The lottery will then offer seats to applicants in the 2nd, 3rd, etc. priority groups in order of random lottery number, until available seats have been exhausted. Applicants who were not offered a seat through the lottery will be waitlisted in order of their priority group first, and their random lottery number second. Applicants who were offered a seat through the lottery will be notified on 2/12/21 via email through Apply Philly Charter. Applicants will be able to log-in to their Apply Philly Charter accounts on 2/12/21 to view their application results. Applicants who were offered a seat through the lottery will have until 3/12/21 to accept their seat offer on Apply Philly Charter by clicking “accept” in their Apply Philly Charter accounts. Applicants will then be required to submit enrollment paperwork to the school by 3/26/21.

Accreditations and Honors

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	46
1th Grade	81
2th Grade	79
3th Grade	43
4th Grade	53
5th Grade	46
6th Grade	50
7th Grade	44
8th Grade	51
Total	493

Race	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0 %
Asian	2.69 %
Black	5.95 %
Hispanic (Any Race)	90.4 %
Multi-Racial/Other	0.58 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 %
White	0.38 %

Low-Income
67.18%

English Learners
11.32%

Male	Female	Non-Binary
46.07%	53.93 %	%

Special Education
28.79%

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
Ceramics;Drum Line;Instrumental;School Musicals;School Plays;Visual	Baseball;Football;Indoor Track;Softball

Other Activities

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 After School Volunteers;Parents Home and School Association

In an effort to support the health and safety of students and staff, the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School Board of Trustees will continue to monitor local and state guidance on transmission and case rates in and around Philadelphia county; these rates will be used to determine when it will be appropriate to implement the hybrid in-person/virtual instructional model.

The Board will address and review all relevant data on a monthly basis but until such time as case and transmission, rates allow for safe in-person instruction an all virtual model will continue to be employed until further notice. The aforementioned decision is in accordance with the recommendations and guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the City of Philadelphia.

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
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.