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OUR HISTORY
Mariana Bracetti Academy (MBA) was founded in 1999 by a coalition of educators and community residents committed to creating a high performing middle and high school for the students of the Kensington neighborhood. In March of 2000, the Board of Trustees was granted a four-year charter to establish a school serving students in 6th through 12th grades with an approved enrollment of 1155 students, making MBA one of Pennsylvania’s largest charter schools.
In September of 2000, 150 6th and 7th grade students were enrolled in MBA and classes were held in the annex of the Lighthouse building on the corner of Howard and Somerset. In the second year the school expanded, adding 8th and 9th grades to accommodate rising and incoming students. With this expansion came the need for more space, so MBA moved to the historic Kelly’s Korner building at Kensington and Cumberland Avenues.
With each successive year additional grades were added, and in 2005 MBA graduated its first class of seniors. These students continued on to a variety of post-secondary institutions, and have since graduated from Philadelphia Universities like Temple and Drexel.
In September 2013 we were extremely excited to expand our reach even further as we moved to our new location at 1840 Torresdale Avenue.
OUR MISSION
Mariana Bracetti Academy collaborates with parents, teachers, staff, and community members to foster a powerful culture of academic achievement and personal responsibility.
All students draw upon their passion, motivation and life experience to become independent, adaptive problem solvers, powerful thinkers, effective communicators, and meaningful contributors to the larger community. Our school community is committed to leveraging every resource to ensure all students are prepared for college and career success.
