Facts & Figures

Esperanza Academy is proud a member of the NativityMiguel Network of Schools. Learn more about this growing network of schools across the country that are designed to provide families struggling in impoverished neighborhoods with a high-quality school choice for their children.

NativityMiguel Network of Schools

http://www.nativitymiguelschools.org

The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy

http://www.gaston.umb.edu/publications/index.html

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Resources & Information on Lawrence

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=massgov2

Project Bread's Status Report on Hunger in Massachusetts

http://www.projectbread.org/site/DocServer/StatusReportOnHUngerInMA_2006.pdf?docID=621

General:
  • Private, tuition-free, girls' middle school
  • Open since 2006
  • Located in Lawrence, MA
  • Lottery-based admission process
  • Member of the NativityMiguel network of schools (http://www.nativitymiguelschools.org/)
  • Affiliated with the Episcopal Church
Who we serve:
  • 71 current students
  • 5th-8th grade girls from Lawrence, MA
  • 100% of entering students qualify for free or reduced price public school lunch
  • 95% Latina
  • 91% speak English as a second language
How we do it:
  • Individual learning plan for each student
  • Required extended 11 hour day including athletics, arts, and community service
  • Required extended 11 month year including outdoor education, remedial and advanced classroom opportunities
  • 6:1 student-to-educator ratio
Graduate statistics:
  • Commitment to academic support through high school and college
  • 49 graduates in 17 different high school programs
  • Three classes of graduates ('09, '10, '11) have received $370,000 in financial aid and scholarships for the 2011-12 school year