D−
Baltimore City Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Baltimore.
Students
76,807
Schools
151
Spent per student
$24,053
MD $20,258
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$140.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Baltimore City Public Schools
- School Grade D−: better than 0% of Maryland districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 17 pts below the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the MD average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $140.6M, about $1,831 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Overlea.
PK–52 elementary schoolsBaltimore County Public Schools
6–828 middle schoolsBaltimore County Public Schools
9–1221 high schoolsBaltimore County Public Schools
Test scores vs. MD
2020–21Math proficiency7%
State average 19.2%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)70%
State average 86.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,053 per student · 19% above MD
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 55%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
75,863’20
76,577’21
75,203’22
75,672’23
76,807’24
About steady.
Students
Black 70%Hispanic 20%White 7%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
151 public schools.
KIPP Harmony Academy
C−1,399 students15:1
Roland Park Elementary/Middle
A−1,371 students19:1
Lakeland Elementary/Middle
C−1,070 students13:1
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle
D1,061 students12:1
Hampstead Hill Academy
B+933 students20:1
The Belair-Edison School
C−911 students15:1
Leith Walk Elementary/Middle
D910 students14:1
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237
D−899 students16:1
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle
D834 students16:1
Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle
D831 students14:1
Hamilton Elementary/Middle
C+801 students15:1
Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle
D799 students16:1
Mount Royal Elementary/Middle
B786 students17:1
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle
C−774 students12:1
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle
C−773 students12:1
Baltimore International Academy
C749 students15:1
Wildwood Elementary/Middle
D−743 students18:1
Cross Country Elementary/Middle
C740 students16:1
Pimlico Elementary/Middle
D732 students17:1
Patterson Park Public Charter School
C+730 students14:1
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle
B722 students18:1
Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle
D717 students14:1
Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle
D−706 students18:1
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle
D−705 students16:1
Moravia Park Elementary
D−655 students12:1
Holabird Academy
D−650 students12:1
Northwood Elementary
D641 students17:1
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership
C−636 students14:1
Glenmount Elementary/Middle
C−628 students14:1
Fallstaff Elementary/Middle
D611 students14:1
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
C+604 students19:1
James McHenry Elementary/Middle
C−588 students14:1
Montebello Elementary/Middle
D542 students16:1
Waverly Elementary/Middle
D534 students14:1
Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle
A−532 students19:1
Arlington Elementary
D529 students16:1
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle
D524 students14:1
The Mount Washington School
B516 students20:1
Beechfield Elementary/Middle
D510 students17:1
Hampden Elementary/Middle
B508 students17:1
Woodhome Elementary/Middle
C−496 students19:1
Tunbridge Public Charter School
B493 students19:1
Franklin Square Elementary/Middle
D490 students15:1
Medfield Heights Elementary
B−485 students19:1
City Springs Elementary/Middle
D483 students14:1
North Bend Elementary/Middle
D482 students17:1
Curtis Bay Elementary
D−470 students12:1
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle
D451 students14:1
Dorothy I. Height Elementary
D−435 students15:1
Harford Heights Elementary
D−435 students13:1
Arundel Elementary
434 students13:1
Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy
D433 students17:1
Mary E. Rodman Elementary
D431 students14:1
William Paca Elementary
D414 students11:1
Furley Elementary
D−410 students13:1
Govans Elementary
D410 students13:1
Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy
D−410 students14:1
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215
D−405 students11:1
Harlem Park Elementary/Middle
D−402 students13:1
Park Heights Academy
D−390 students14:1
Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle
D376 students15:1
Barclay Elementary/Middle
D373 students14:1
Southwest Baltimore Charter School
D363 students13:1
Cecil Elementary
D−348 students16:1
Empowerment Academy
D344 students11:1
Clay Hill Public Charter School
335 students13:1
Liberty Elementary
D335 students15:1
Abbottston Elementary
D−330 students13:1
Frederick Elementary
D−320 students16:1
Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle
D320 students12:1
Violetville Elementary/Middle
C302 students18:1
Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary
D−300 students15:1
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou
D−296 students19:1
Rosemont Elementary/Middle
D−294 students15:1
Yorkwood Elementary
C−294 students14:1
Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle
D287 students14:1
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy
B+285 students13:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle
D272 students15:1
Johnston Square Elementary
D−271 students16:1
Sinclair Lane Elementary
D−269 students13:1
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary
D−266 students11:1
Hilton Elementary
D−258 students12:1
Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle
D252 students10:1
Westport Academy
D251 students11:1
City Neighbors Hamilton
B−250 students17:1
Wolfe Street Academy
C−244 students11:1
Billie Holiday Elementary
D242 students11:1
Baltimore International Academy West
C−239 students13:1
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary
D−236 students17:1
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle
C−235 students13:1
Callaway Elementary
D231 students14:1
City Neighbors Charter School
C+231 students15:1
Collington Square Elementary/Middle
D230 students16:1
Gardenville Elementary
D−229 students13:1
Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle
D218 students15:1
Creative City Public Charter School
D210 students17:1
Gwynns Falls Elementary
D201 students11:1
Robert W. Coleman Elementary
D−201 students13:1
Matthew A. Henson Elementary
D−199 students16:1
Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary
D−189 students13:1
Midtown Academy
C+184 students15:1
New Song Academy
D182 students14:1
Belmont Elementary
D−177 students15:1
The Green School of Baltimore
B+162 students14:1
George Washington Elementary
D137 students12:1
Edgewood Elementary
D−134 students10:1
Lakewood Elementary
94 students9:1
Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle
C−33 students3:1
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle
23 students3:1
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle
D−513 students15:1
Katherine Johnson Global Academy
D−473 students16:1
Vanguard Collegiate Middle
C−313 students14:1
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys
C−303 students15:1
Stadium School
D259 students15:1
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School
C−209 students15:1
Booker T. Washington Middle
D192 students9:1
The Crossroads School
C+162 students12:1
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High
C+1,714 students15:1
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
A+1,632 students19:1
Baltimore City College
A+1,470 students19:1
Digital Harbor High School
D1,359 students16:1
Patterson High
D−1,330 students15:1
Western High
A−1,290 students17:1
Paul Laurence Dunbar High
C1,087 students18:1
Carver Vocational-Technical High
D−1,041 students17:1
Forest Park High
D1,024 students16:1
Academy for College and Career Exploration
D−967 students14:1
Edmondson-Westside High
C910 students15:1
Green Street Academy
C−808 students18:1
National Academy Foundation
D−801 students13:1
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
C786 students15:1
The Reach! Partnership School
D724 students16:1
Frederick Douglass High
D−539 students12:1
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
D523 students17:1
Baltimore Revolutionary Academy for Virtual Ed.
515 students
Baltimore Design School
C−503 students13:1
Reginald F. Lewis High
C−481 students16:1
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
C466 students12:1
Bard High School Early College
B−459 students15:1
Coppin Academy
C450 students17:1
Baltimore School for the Arts
A−443 students16:1
City Neighbors High
C−416 students14:1
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
C+386 students17:1
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
D337 students13:1
Achievement Academy at Harbor City High
D314 students18:1
Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High
D264 students16:1
Renaissance Academy
C+241 students11:1
Claremont School
B46 students3:1
Eager Street Academy
D−45 students5:1
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy
C−30 students2:1
William S. Baer School
D167 students6:1
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.