For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 1,557 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 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 68% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
177 Schools
# Students
1,557 Students
160,930 Students
# Teachers
100 Teachers
10,864 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 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
2 Students
510 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
4,503 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
1,175 Students
31,358 Students
% Hispanic Students
75%
19%
# Black Students
310 Students
64,671 Students
% Black Students
20%
40%
# White Students
36 Students
51,202 Students
% White Students
2%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
194 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
9,212 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
134
10,603
# Students in 1st Grade:
143
11,531
# Students in 2nd Grade:
138
11,504
# Students in 3rd Grade:
146
11,771
# Students in 4th Grade:
150
11,951
# Students in 5th Grade:
100
12,157
# Students in 6th Grade:
143
13,174
# Students in 7th Grade:
87
13,659
# Students in 8th Grade:
87
14,226
# Students in 9th Grade:
97
14,608
# Students in 10th Grade:
119
12,765
# Students in 11th Grade:
103
11,476
# Students in 12th Grade:
110
11,505
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,448 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,076 is less than the state median of $23,073. 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
$16,448
$23,649

Spending / Student
$14,076
$23,073

Best Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School
Magnet School
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
| 1,557 students
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