W.e.b. Dubois Senior High School - Baltimore, Maryland/MD

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W.e.b. Dubois Senior High School

2201 Pinewood Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21214 -

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Definition of Terms

W.e.b. Dubois Senior High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Other/alternative school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Baltimore City County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

684 students

% Male / % Female

58% / 42%

Total Classroom Teachers

47 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 315 students

Grade 10 - 191 students

Grade 11 - 105 students

Grade 12 - 73 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	1%	3%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Black	96%	34%
% White	3%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

42%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% 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%

W. E. B. Du Bois High School is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Curriculum
Du Bois serves students in Baltimore City, grades 9 through 12. Labeled an "Alternative" school, it provides special curriculum offerings to provide a more flexible program of study than those of "Traditional" school.This school is one of the best schools in baltimore city. Rated a top school in baltimore city.
Extra curricular
In 2007, 5 students from Du Bois were selected to participate in the Baltimore Conservation Works program, a program employing local students in summer jobs related to conservation.
Students at Du Bois have also excelled in regional robotics competitions on the east coast. The Du Bois squad won the Rookie Inspiration Award at a competition in Annapolis, Maryland in March 2006 and was invited to demonstrate in Chicago, Illinois summer 2006, in front of the National Technical Association. 2 squad members were offered paid internships at NASA.
History
Du Bois was formed along with Reginald Lewis and Samuel Banks high schools, following the break up of Northern high school by the Baltimore City Board of school commissioners. The strategy was to make high schools smaller to help increase the student teacher ratio, increase parental involvement and improve student safety. Good environment and kids achieve in their school work and try extra hard. Here in W. E. B. Du Bois we take pride in our work.
Athletics
The 2008 Panthers Football team for Du Bois won its first playoff game in school history aganist rival Reginald F. Lewis, 9-7. The team then lost to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, 46-0, in the second round of the state playoffs, ending their season.
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