Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy, a small elementary-level community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by Philadelphia City SD, serves 338 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 443.

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that works with 116,230 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy lists that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 40% White, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Philadelphia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 47.1%, a residual of +8.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household income runs about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stanton Edwin M Sch, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 34%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 63% to 42% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.