For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 1,506 students in Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public charter schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Charter School in Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 15%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 69% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
174 Schools
# Students
1,506 Students
162,901 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
11,203 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#563 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
57%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
538 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
4,589 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
1,141 Students
32,868 Students
% Hispanic Students
76%
20%
# Black Students
292 Students
64,316 Students
% Black Students
19%
39%
# White Students
39 Students
51,653 Students
% White Students
3%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
213 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
9,444 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
69
# Students in K Grade:
152
10,500
# Students in 1st Grade:
138
11,180
# Students in 2nd Grade:
151
11,555
# Students in 3rd Grade:
143
11,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
139
11,764
# Students in 5th Grade:
146
12,115
# Students in 6th Grade:
90
12,972
# Students in 7th Grade:
118
13,816
# Students in 8th Grade:
73
14,256
# Students in 9th Grade:
82
15,503
# Students in 10th Grade:
82
13,596
# Students in 11th Grade:
104
12,101
# Students in 12th Grade:
88
11,990
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,005 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,553 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$22 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,005
$23,696

Spending / Student
$14,553
$23,119

Best Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1840 Torresdale Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 291-4436
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 291-4436
Grades: K-12
| 1,506 students
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