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Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy

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Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy ranks 516 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy is a small elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Philadelphia City School District. Despite a long history of low performance, the school has shown significant improvement in recent years, now ranking in the middle of the pack among Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy stands out for its exceptional student performance, particularly in math and English language arts. In the 2024-2025 school year, 46.5% of its students were proficient or better in math, compared to just 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also serves a high-poverty student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it spends significantly more per student ($20,651 in 2022-2023) than nearby schools. This suggests the school may have effective strategies in place to support the learning needs of its students.

Interestingly, Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy has a unique racial composition, with a majority African American student population and a small but significant population of white students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's white students ranked 2nd out of 1,201 Pennsylvania elementary schools, indicating exceptional performance for this subgroup. This, along with the school's overall improvement, makes it an intriguing case study for understanding effective strategies for improving educational outcomes in urban, high-poverty settings.

338

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,358

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA 19146-1329

(215) 400-7940

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy usually attend:

High:

Universal Audenried Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.7%

White:

39.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 61 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

516^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 61 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

594^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 148Elementary Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	516 of 1511	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	413 of 1526	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	690 of 1534	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	873 of 1534	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1103 of 1544	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1145 of 1530	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	1248 of 1547	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1312 of 1554	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	1399 of 1474	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	1400 of 1467	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	1283 of 1519	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	1428 of 1599	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	1462 of 1597	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	1411 of 1579	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	1483 of 1549	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	1464 of 1551	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.1	1406 of 1555	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	1471 of 1545	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	1244 of 1299	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	28.1	1025 of 1308	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.8	1200 of 1302	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	104 of 413	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	23.8	357 of 437	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	389 of 1466	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	475 of 1488	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	846 of 1369	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1121 of 1432	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1309 of 1414	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	450 of 1475	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	328 of 1495	78.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	2 of 1201	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	16 of 1229	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	2 of 1236	99.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	594 of 873	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	622 of 891	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.8	738 of 893	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	680 of 883	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	716 of 891	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	711 of 861	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	711 of 877	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	755 of 870	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	688 of 835	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	625 of 728	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	596 of 758	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	719 of 834	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	698 of 825	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	661 of 805	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	668 of 770	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	666 of 753	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	604 of 749	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.7	552 of 736	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	243 of 393	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	235 of 408	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	340 of 421	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	607 of 860	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	706 of 843	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	710 of 877	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	796 of 874	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	563 of 839	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	531 of 870	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)100th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+3 vs state

Math46%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Public	K-8	2000 Catharine St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7940	338	26	13.0	91.4%	134 (39.6%)	141 (41.7%)	17 (5.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	67.6	516^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.9%		74.2	413^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.9%	103	89.8	75.1	17.3	19.1	29.1	12.5	46.5	82.1	68.8	47.8	28.5	40.0	17.3	51.8	$21,358	$6,497	$14,861
Stanton Edwin Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Christian St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7960	329	29	11.3	89.1%	61 (18.5%)	207 (62.9%)	26 (7.9%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.7%)	50.9	810^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.4%		35.2	1066^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.1%	256	41.2	48.9	33.3	21.5	20.0	7.4	30.9	52.9	57.8	47.6	53.6	70.0	59.3	57.3	$21,519	$7,636	$13,883
Independence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Lombard Street	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Independence Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 238-8000	796	68	11.7	99.6%	234 (29.4%)	361 (45.4%)	156 (19.6%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	49	841^st of 1511 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.9	1033^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	32.3%	192	56.3	46.7	29.4	39.5	42.0	49.4	44.0	59.7	47.8	32.6	43.2	46.4	54.3	47.4	$5,798	$5,464	$334
Childs George W School	Public	PK, KG-8	1599 Wharton St	Philadelphia	19146	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7950	471	38	12.3	94.1%	47 (10.0%)	193 (41.0%)	130 (27.6%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	23.3	1158^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	1228^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.5%	70	31.3	36.6	14.7	15.9	13.3	13.1	20.5	28.1	39.1	32.4	29.5	34.1	34.2	33.1	$19,409	$6,127	$13,283
Greenfield Albert Middle School	Public	K-8	2200 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 400-7819	742	42	17.8	98.4%	411 (55.4%)	69 (9.3%)	89 (12.0%)	89 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.2%)	95	29^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.1%		92	41^st of 1526 public elementary schools	97.3%	12	82.0	80.5	77.2	71.5	67.3	76.5	76.5	88.7	87.3	89.9	83.2	80.0	85.9	86.3	$18,122	$2,452	$15,670
Christopher Columbus Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	South Building	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Christopher Columbus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 389-6000	829	59	14.0	29.9%	400 (48.3%)	162 (19.5%)	111 (13.4%)	113 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	62.3	611^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.6%		58.5	734^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.9%	123	49.5	34.6	67.5	42.0	53.1	21.6	44.3	56.2	45.7	56.6	68.0	71.6	65.6	60.7	$172	$80	$92
Fanny Jackson Coppin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1213 S 12th St	Philadelphia	19147	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7970	547	33	16.6	98.2%	252 (46.1%)	63 (11.5%)	136 (24.9%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.5%)	79.2	293^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.3	550^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.0%	257	75.0	69.1	56.3	53.9	55.0	44.2	59.6	66.0	72.8	45.8	65.6	65.0	62.8	63.4	$18,435	$6,739	$11,696
McDaniel Delaplaine School	Public	K-8	1801 S 22nd Street	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8220	229	21	10.7	101.3%	11 (4.8%)	176 (76.9%)	24 (10.5%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	5.1	1479^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.7	1397^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.5%	82	6.7	0.0	0.0	10.7	5.8	4.2	5.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.8	21.9	8.7	10.7	$22,988	$6,899	$16,090
Russell Byers Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1911 Arch St	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Russell Byers Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 972-1700	686	41	16.7	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	639 (93.1%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	11	1336^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.3	1371^st of 1526 public elementary schools	10.2%	35	31.1	18.5	5.9	6.7	2.6	8.7	12.2	27.4	17.7	11.8	22.7	25.0	26.0	22.0	$19,160	$5,959	$13,200
Girard Stephen School	Public	K-4	1800 Snyder Ave	Philadelphia	19145	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8180	296	20	15.1	93.9%	40 (13.5%)	151 (51.0%)	40 (13.5%)	51 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	20.8	1186^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.5%		23.8	1164^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.7%	22	36.9	19.3					29.0	35.4	28.8					32.5	$22,974	$9,208	$13,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy

Is Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy a good school?

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy ranks 516^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy attend?

Students who attend Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Universal Audenried Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy?

Students at Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy are 42% African American, 40% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy in?

Philadelphia City School District

How many students attend Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy.

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