Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School, Rochester NY

Original Research by School Decision on Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School serves students from kindergarten through grade twelve in Rochester, with an enrollment drawn entirely from the city's residential neighborhoods. The school enrolls a substantial share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a significant Black student population and very small numbers of other groups. This composition reflects the neighborhoods from which the school draws.

The school's state assessment results reveal persistent academic challenges across tested grade levels and subjects. In math, proficiency rates are low in the elementary grades and decline further as students progress, dropping to single digits by grade eight. English language arts proficiency is similarly low across the board, ranging from around fifteen percent in grade three to roughly thirty percent in grade six and eight. Science proficiency, measured in grades five and eight, sits in the low to mid-teens. These patterns hold across the school's entire grade span from third through eighth grade, where state testing occurs. The school's overall proficiency index, calculated across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile among Monroe County's school districts.

The school's student body is substantial enough to serve its full grade span, with meaningful cohorts in each grade from kindergarten through twelfth. The early elementary grades are well-populated, and enrollment gradually narrows in the high school years, with smaller numbers of students in grades nine through twelve. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about what academic pathways, supports, and outcomes look like in those high grades, since state testing data was not available beyond eighth grade and a four-year graduation rate was not provided in the available data.

The school is a charter school operating as its own district under New York's governance framework. No information was available about the school's programs, staffing, discipline practices, attendance rates, or course offerings beyond what state testing reflects. The wider Rochester context shows a city in downtown revitalization, with historic neighborhoods and an Olmsted-designed park system, though economic challenges persist in areas where students live. A parent considering this school should understand that they would be enrolling their child in an environment with substantial academic headwinds relative to county comparison points, and should seek clarity directly from the school about how it addresses foundational skill gaps, what instructional approaches guide daily work, and what happens in the high school grades where preparation for college or career pathways begins.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

80-89%Cohort of 42 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Ela	105	31.0%
Science	69	16.0%
Math	49	0.0%
Social Studies	41	39.0%

Math

Grade 323%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · district not reported

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · district not reported

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 714%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 39 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 85%

School 5% · district not reported

▼ 32 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 315%

School 15% · district not reported

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 720%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 513%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 818%

School 18% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income16%Higher-income0%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income25%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income20%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income75%54 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income22%Higher-income8%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income30%0 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income25%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income34%Higher-income25%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income27%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income33%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income15%Higher-income8%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income6%Higher-income0%6 pp gap