Walbrook High School
2000 Edgewood St, Baltimore, MD, 21216-2537 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Walbrook High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Baltimore City County, MD
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1272 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 72 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 473 students
Grade 10 - 311 students
Grade 11 - 249 students
Grade 12 - 239 students
This School
(MD) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 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 99% 34%
% White 1% 48%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MD) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 50% 16%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MD) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
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%
In the News:
  • Norvice G. Penny, county schools administrator (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on September 28, 2009 at 07:46:40 am
    Former Baltimore County teacher and director of human relations worked for racial harmony during turbulent years Norvice G. Penny, an educator who later was director of human relations for Baltimore County Public Schools died of congestive heart failure Sept. 18 at Northwest Hospital Center.
  • Norvice G. Penny (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on September 28, 2009 at 07:36:31 am
    Former Baltimore County teacher and director of human relations worked for racial harmony during turbulent years Norvice G. Penny, an educator who later was director of human relations for Baltimore County Public Schools and who worked tirelessly to improve race and community relations as well as the quality of education for all students, died of congestive heart failure Sept. 18 at Northwest ...
  • Varsity Letters: Sports-related aftermath of Walbrook's closing (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on September 3, 2009 at 08:37:57 pm
    You may need a score card to keep track of the new teams arriving on Baltimore City’s fields and courts in the next few years. Five new varsity programs are coming, including two this year from schools that were located within Walbrook.
  • HCC recruits hoops army (The Herald-Mail)
    posted on July 28, 2009 at 01:54:39 am
    Barry Brown has been given a field commission. He is the new general of the Hagerstown Community College mens basketball team. He has a plan and has just finished recruiting his forces. Now, its time to get ready for battle.
  • Program helps military veterans become schoolteachers (The San Francisco Examiner)
    posted on June 7, 2009 at 03:32:00 am
    WASHINGTON — John Paulson commanded the submarine USS Philadelphia as it glided through the Atlantic Ocean at the height of the Cold War. He's been shot at by pirates. And he was part of a military team that in the 1990s forecast the devastation a nuclear bomb would cause in various scenarios.
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School Notes:
  • Walbrook High School formerly Walbrook Senior High School (1971-1996) Walbrook Uniform Services Academy (1996-2005), is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • History
  • Establishment
  • Walbrook was founded in 1971 as Walbrook Senior High School, and has undergone numerous changes in its name and status over the past decade. Recent scandal has caused several structural changes to the school's administration and academic curriculum, including the separation of the school into different academies. In the early 90's the school was marred by reports of high dropout rates, average test scores, fires, and fights. The school board organized a plan to revamp the school into a new learning environment. Which included:
  • Metal Detectors
  • Uniforms
  • Academies (Business Academy,Criminal Justice Academy, Fire Academy)
  • The renaming of the school to Walbrook High School Uniform Services Academy, to reflect the new uniform policy.
  • Bundley era
  • In 1998, several news outlets in Baltimore were reporting the decline of the school, and the system was opting for a new principal. It approached Andrey Bundley, due to his success at Greenspring Middle School. Under Bundley's direction, the school reported record numbers of attendance (95%) and an increase in state test scores. The school also saw the addition of several successful extracurricular activities and sports, including their nationally recognized debate team and basketball team.
  • In Summer 2004, accusations arose that Bundley had graduated almost 1/3 of Walbrook seniors in 2003, who did not meet Maryland state requirements. In the preceding school year, violence had increased and attendance and school performance had decreased. This led to Bundley's transfer to another school, and an unsuccessful run for Mayor of Baltimore against Martin O'Malley. His transfer was to the dismay of teachers and students, who unsuccessfully petitioned for his return. In October 2004, Shirley Cathorne became principal, and oversaw the restructuring of Walbrook into smaller learning environments. However, Cathorne did not stay long due to family issues, and was replaced by Lamarge Wyatt.
  • The new administration phased out the school's old academies and curriculum and introduced new ones—the Homeland Security Academy, the Entrepreneurial High School, the Maritime Academy, and the Liberal Arts Academy—that were spread on different floors of the building, each with a different principal, uniform and teachers. The overall school and building is referred to as the "Walbrook Campus", since all of the schools share the same gym and cafeteria, but still refer to it as Walbrook High School.
  • Debate team
  • In 2003, Walbrook's debate team was featured in a 60 Minutes segment to talk about the team and how their coach, Angelo Brooks, had inspired them to go to college. Along with the students at Walbrook, it helped the Baltimore Urban Debate League gain national attention as well for the progress it had made in the Baltimore area.
  • In September 2006, Ofc. Angelo Brooks and Ofc. Eugene Fields Jr, teachers in the Criminal Justice Academy, sued the school system and the Police Department, saying they were victims of retaliation resulting in their removal and the disbanding of the debate team. The suit accused Maisha Washington, who was principal of the Homeland Security Academy, of "conspiracy ... to destroy the debate program." The text of the lawsuit also says Washington and Major Mary S. Young, who oversaw the officers, knowingly relayed to their supervisors false information about the job performance of the officers who sued. The defendants in the lawsuit include former Mayor Martin O'Malley, Police Commissioner Leonard D. Hamm and former schools Chief Executive Officer Bonnie S. Copeland. In late 2006, Fields pulled out of the lawsuit, but the case in still pending in District Court with Brooks.
  • Academies
  • #434 Liberal Arts Academy is an academy located on the Walbrook High School campus. Established in 2006 it exclusively host students of zoned to Walbrook High School whose age is 16 and over. It is an alternative academy to separate them into one academy and focus directly on their specific educational needs. Their uniform colors are Yellow and Khaki or Maroon and Khaki. This school is located in the lower level of the Walbrook campus.
  • ATTENDANCE RATES
  • 2009 50.4%
  • 2008 50.6%
  • GRADUATION RATES
  • 2009 71.59%
  • 2008 94.87%
  • ENROLLMENT
  • #435 Institute of Business & Entrepreneurship is an academy located on the second floor of the Walbrook High School campus. Its uniform colors are Green and Khaki. This school focuses on teaching its students the basics of business and entrepreneurship. Out of all three academies this one had the highest population of students. This academy was established in 2006 and is apart of the small school initiatives of baltimore city.
  • ATTENDANCE RATES
  • 2009 80.2%2008 79.5%
  • GRADUATION RATES
  • 2009 94.95%
  • 2008 91.90%
  • ENROLLMENT
  • #436 Homeland Security High School is an academy located on the third floor of the Walbrook High School campus. Its school is focused on Law and Public Policy. The uniform colors are Blue and Khaki. This school was established in 2006 along with the other academies that make up Walbrook High School.
  • ATTENDANCE RATES
  • 2009 69.3%
  • 2008 88.3%
  • GRADUATION RATES
  • 2009 93.88%2008 94.94%
  • ENROLLMENT
  • External links
  • School profile on BCPSS
  • Article about the diploma controversy
  • Bundley's Campaign Website
  • Biography of Dr. Bundley
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (21216)
School Zip (21216)
(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate) 36,242 people 5,133,067 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 32%
Population Average Age 37 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $26,946 $51,114
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.9 rooms 6.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 64 years old 42 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 55% / 45% 65% / 35%
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1. Homeland Security High School - 363 students - view location
2. Institute Of Business And Entrepreneurship - 381 students - view location
3. Liberal Arts Academy - 389 students - view location
4. Youth Education Academy At Woodbourne - n/a - 0.9 mi. away - view location
5. William S. Baer School - 239 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
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