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Baltimore Freedom Academy

1601 E Lombard St, Baltimore, MD, 21202 -

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Definition of Terms

Baltimore Freedom Academy

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 11

County

Baltimore City County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

216 students

% Male / % Female

35% / 65%

Total Classroom Teachers

14 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 80 students

Grade 10 - 70 students

Grade 11 - 66 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%
% Hispanic	n/a	4%
% Black	95%	34%
% White	4%	48%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

50%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

15%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Baltimore City Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	197	28
Number of Students Managed	90,946 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$1,036,293,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$970,898,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,395	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$10,676	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	61%	86%

DLA Piper finds ‘free’ works better than ‘pro bono’ (The Daily Record)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 11:59:35 pm
Eartha Harrison never would have been able to afford a lawyer to keep her from getting evicted. But because she has a son who attends Baltimore Freedom Academy, she had access to a pro bono lawyer from DLA Piper US LLP, who negotiated with her landlord for a little more time on the rent.
One corned beef sandwich, to stay (The Daily Record)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 12:04:46 am
Hold onto your corned beef sandwiches, Baltimore. Wednesday’s reports that Lenny’s Delicatessen would leave its spot on East Lombard Street in three years after the sale of its space to the Jewish Museum of Maryland are only partially true.
Baltimore Students Aide in Continuing Post-Katrina Efforts (WYPR Maryland)
posted on May 4, 2009 at 04:17:18 am
A group of Baltimore students recently returned from New Orleans, where they spent spring break helping with ongoing post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts. WYPR's Donna Marie Owens reports from the Crescent City.

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Baltimore Freedom Academy (known to locals simply as BFA) is a Baltimore City "innovation" charter high school located in the city's Upper Fells Point neighborhood. The school is open to students citywide through the Baltimore City Public School System lottery system.
Academics
Freedom has partnerships with the University of Maryland Law School to help the students become advocates through what the school calls leadership learning
External links
Freedom's Official Website

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