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Baltimore City Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maryland for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 37 public high schools serving 23,942 students in Baltimore City Public Schools School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Maryland.
Public High Schools in Baltimore City Public Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Maryland public high school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 60% statewide average).
Public High School in Baltimore City Public School School District have a Graduation Rate of 69%, which is less than the Maryland average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, with 98% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Maryland or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maryland public high school average of 65% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (MD)
# Schools
156 Schools
269 Schools
# Students
77,807 Students
279,393 Students
# Teachers
4,937 Teachers
17,756 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Baltimore City Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 25 school districts in Maryland (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 69% has decreased from 71% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#24 out of 25 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
20%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
36%
Graduation Rate
69%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.72
# American Indian Students
171 Students
664 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
610 Students
18,720 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
12,250 Students
53,779 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
19%
# Black Students
57,792 Students
96,334 Students
% Black Students
74%
35%
# White Students
5,675 Students
97,195 Students
% White Students
7%
35%
# Hawaiian Students
106 Students
426 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1,182 Students
12,109 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3,766
199
# Students in K Grade:
5,579
319
# Students in 1st Grade:
5,714
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
5,786
377
# Students in 3rd Grade:
5,848
422
# Students in 4th Grade:
5,639
429
# Students in 5th Grade:
5,777
407
# Students in 6th Grade:
5,567
1,713
# Students in 7th Grade:
5,849
1,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
5,862
2,235
# Students in 9th Grade:
8,554
83,187
# Students in 10th Grade:
5,258
66,090
# Students in 11th Grade:
4,513
60,942
# Students in 12th Grade:
4,095
60,875
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,500 is higher than the state median of $19,738. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,686 is higher than the state median of $18,654. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$1,673 MM
$17,412 MM
Spending
$1,610 MM
$16,456 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,500
$19,738
Spending / Student
$20,686
$18,654
Best Baltimore City Public Schools School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
(Math: 71% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1400 W Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7026
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7026
Grades: 9-12
| 1,601 students
Rank: #22.
Baltimore City College
(Math: 50% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
3220 The Alameda
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6557
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6557
Grades: 9-12
| 1,494 students
Rank: #33.
Claremont School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
5301 Erdman Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 545-3380
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 545-3380
Grades: 8-12
| 46 students
Rank: #44.
Baltimore School For The Arts
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
712 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-5165
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-5165
Grades: 9-12
| 425 students
Rank: #55.
Western High School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
4600 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7040
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 396-7040
Grades: 9-12
| 1,261 students
Rank: #66.
George W. F. Mcmechen High School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
4411 Garrison Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 396-0980
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 396-0980
Grades: 11-12
| 36 students
Rank: #77.
Renaissance Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1301 Mcculloh Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 984-3164
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 984-3164
Grades: 9-12
| 269 students
Rank: #88.
Bard High School Early College
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2801 N Dukeland Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5040
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5040
Grades: 9-12
| 446 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Independence School Local I
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1300 W 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
(443) 642-2504
Baltimore, MD 21211
(443) 642-2504
Grades: 9-12
| 151 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
900 Druid Hill Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 396-0774
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 396-0774
Grades: 6-12
| 49 students
Rank: #1111.
Mergenthaler Vocational-technical High School
Vocational School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
3500 Hillen Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6496
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 396-6496
Grades: 9-12
| 1,832 students
Rank: #1212.
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
Vocational School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
100 N Calhoun Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
(443) 984-2831
Baltimore, MD 21223
(443) 984-2831
Grades: 9-12
| 456 students
Rank: #1313.
Achievement At Harbor City High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2201 Pinewood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6241
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6241
Grades: 9-12
| 289 students
Rank: #1414.
Edmondson-westside High School
Vocational School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
501 N Athol Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0685
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0685
Grades: 9-12
| 878 students
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Coppin Academy
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2500 W North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5060
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 642-5060
Grades: 9-12
| 336 students
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1400 Orleans Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
(443) 642-4478
Baltimore, MD 21231
(443) 642-4478
Grades: 9-12
| 995 students
Rank: #1717.
Benjamin Franklin High School At Masonville Cove
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1201 Cambria Street
Brooklyn, MD 21225
(410) 396-1373
Brooklyn, MD 21225
(410) 396-1373
Grades: 9-12
| 698 students
Rank: #1818.
Reginald F. Lewis High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
6401 Pioneer Drive
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 545-1746
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 545-1746
Grades: 9-12
| 759 students
Rank: #1919.
City Neighbors High School
Charter School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
5609 Sefton Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214
(443) 642-2119
Baltimore, MD 21214
(443) 642-2119
Grades: 9-12
| 417 students
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Augusta Fells Savage Institute Of Visual Arts
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1500 Harlem Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7701
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7701
Grades: 9-12
| 331 students
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Excel At Francis M. Wood High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1001 W Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 396-1290
Baltimore, MD 21223
(410) 396-1290
Grades: 9-12
| 349 students
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
New Era Academy
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2700 Seamon Avenue
Brooklyn, MD 21225
(443) 984-2415
Brooklyn, MD 21225
(443) 984-2415
Grades: 9-12
| 382 students
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
William S. Baer School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2001 N Warwick Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0833
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0833
Grades: PK-12
| 143 students
Rank: #2424.
Green Street Academy
Charter School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
125 N Hilton Street
Baltimore, MD 21229
(443) 642-2068
Baltimore, MD 21229
(443) 642-2068
Grades: 6-12
| 865 students
Rank: #2525.
Baltimore Leadership School For Young Women
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
128 W Franklin Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-2048
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 642-2048
Grades: 6-12
| 524 students
Rank: #2626.
Baltimore Design School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1500 Barclay Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 642-2311
Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 642-2311
Grades: 6-12
| 514 students
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Bluford Drew Jemison Stem West
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1500 Harlem Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 642-2110
Baltimore, MD 21217
(443) 642-2110
Grades: 6-12
| 239 students
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Digital Harbor High School
Vocational School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1100 Covington Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(443) 984-1256
Baltimore, MD 21230
(443) 984-1256
Grades: 9-12
| 1,367 students
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Forest Park High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
3701 Eldorado Avenue
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0753
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0753
Grades: 9-12
| 754 students
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
The Reach! Partnership School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2555 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(443) 642-2291
Baltimore, MD 21218
(443) 642-2291
Grades: 9-12
| 692 students
Rank: #3131.
Connexions: A Community Based Arts School
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2801 N Dukeland Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 984-1418
Baltimore, MD 21216
(443) 984-1418
Grades: 6-12
| 532 students
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Academy For College And Career Exploration
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1300 W 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 396-7607
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 396-7607
Grades: 6-12
| 775 students
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Carver Vocational-technical High School
Vocational School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2201 Presstman Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0553
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 396-0553
Grades: 9-12
| 1,107 students
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Frederick Douglass High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2301 Gwynns Falls Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7821
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-7821
Grades: 9-12
| 784 students
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
National Foundation
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
540 N Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21205
(443) 984-1594
Baltimore, MD 21205
(443) 984-1594
Grades: 6-12
| 810 students
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