High Schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

Summary:

The Baltimore City Public Schools district is home to 33 high schools serving students in grades 9-12. These schools vary significantly in their academic performance, student demographics, and resource allocation, reflecting the diverse educational landscape within the city.

Among the standout schools are Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Baltimore City College, which consistently rank among the top high schools in Maryland and demonstrate strong academic outcomes, particularly in math and English language arts. In contrast, schools like Patterson High and Paul Laurence Dunbar High have significantly lower proficiency rates, highlighting the stark disparities in academic performance across the district.

The data also reveals a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with many of the lower-performing schools serving a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the challenges faced by students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, the presence of specialized charter schools, such as Green Street Academy and Baltimore Design School, demonstrates the potential impact of school choice and innovative educational programs on student success.

District Detail

200 East North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202

(443) 984-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
24^th of 25 Maryland districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 75,811

Primary Schools: 108
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 33
Alternative Schools: 1

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)			MCAP English Language Arts (2024)					MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baltimore City College	Public	9-12	3220 The Alameda	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-6557	1,421	82	17.3	45.9%	215 (15.1%)	942 (66.3%)	198 (13.9%)	21 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	36 (2.5%)	60.4	31^st of 146 public high schools	78.8%		55.6	41^st of 127 public high schools	67.7%	10			24.4				70.4	70.4	24.4		$16,781	$291	$16,489
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Public	9-12	1400 W Cold Spring Lane	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-7026	1,580	84	18.9	44.8%	306 (19.4%)	927 (58.7%)	228 (14.4%)	87 (5.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	21 (1.3%)	84.5	4^th of 146 public high schools	97.3%		80.9	4^th of 127 public high schools	96.9%				30.2				89.7	89.7	30.2		$17,010	$294	$16,716
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Public	9-12	1201 Cambria Street	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1373	800	51	15.6	64.4%	97 (12.1%)	246 (30.8%)	444 (55.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)								(n/a)							9.6	9.6			$21,247	$571	$20,676
Carver Vocational-Technical High	Public	9-12	2201 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0553	1,042	56	18.6	84.7%	23 (2.2%)	980 (94.0%)	34 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)								(n/a)							19.7	19.7			$20,641	$1,497	$19,145
Claremont School	Public	9-12	5301 Erdman Avenue	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 545-3380	47	15	3.1	74.5%	2 (4.3%)	39 (83.0%)	6 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Edmondson-Westside High	Public	9-12	501 N Athol Avenue	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0685	858	57	15.0	79.8%	6 (0.7%)	784 (91.4%)	61 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)								(n/a)							19.6	19.6			$22,583	$1,248	$21,335
Forest Park High	Public	9-12	3701 Eldorado Avenue	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0753	892	52	17.1	72.0%	6 (0.7%)	690 (77.4%)	182 (20.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	12.1	141^st of 146 public high schools	3.4%		9.6	125^th of 127 public high schools	1.6%	16			11.1				22.3	22.3	11.1		$21,063	$1,008	$20,055
Frederick Douglass High	Public	9-12	2301 Gwynns Falls Parkway	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7821	712	45	15.8	86.1%	7 (1.0%)	616 (86.5%)	80 (11.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)							21.0	21.0			$26,649	$1,796	$24,853
Achievement Academy at Harbor City High	Public	9-12	2201 Pinewood Avenue	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-6241	202	17	12.2	88.1%	2 (1.0%)	185 (91.6%)	15 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							21.6	21.6			$30,165	$2,732	$27,434
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High	Public	9-12	3500 Hillen Road	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6496	1,757	104	16.8	77.9%	32 (1.8%)	1,548 (88.1%)	153 (8.7%)	15 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)								(n/a)							20.5	20.5			$21,001	$304	$20,697
Patterson High	Public	9-12	100 Kane Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9276	1,266	88	14.3	68.2%	59 (4.7%)	534 (42.2%)	644 (50.9%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.0%)								(n/a)							10.8	10.8			$21,327	$428	$20,899
Paul Laurence Dunbar High	Public	9-12	1400 Orleans Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 642-4478	1,101	48	22.9	74.8%	15 (1.4%)	905 (82.2%)	173 (15.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21.2	133^rd of 146 public high schools	8.9%					(n/a)			8.6				40.1	40.1	8.6		$18,052	$416	$17,636
Western High	Public	9-12	4600 Falls Road	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7040	1,328	74	17.9	70.8%	27 (2.0%)	1,133 (85.3%)	149 (11.2%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	37	95^th of 146 public high schools	34.9%		48.9	59^th of 127 public high schools	53.5%	36			12.9				54.0	54.0	12.9		$18,463	$294	$18,169
Eager Street Academy	Public	7-12	926 Greenmount Avenue	Baltimore	21202	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 234-1815	59	9	6.5	50.8%	2 (3.4%)	55 (93.2%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$47,348	$280	$47,068
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School	Public, Charter	6-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-1418	524	34	15.4	86.5%	6 (1.1%)	499 (95.2%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)		5.7			19.4	21.6	28.0	19.5			$29,749	$1,398	$28,350
Digital Harbor High School	Public	9-12	1100 Covington Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-1256	1,722	85	20.2	74.5%	112 (6.5%)	1,076 (62.5%)	504 (29.3%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (0.9%)								(n/a)							26.5	26.5			$19,259	$618	$18,640
Reginald F. Lewis High	Public	9-12	6401 Pioneer Drive	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 545-1746	444	34	13.0	76.4%	6 (1.4%)	383 (86.3%)	50 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)							26.9	26.9			$24,102	$1,270	$22,833
National Academy Foundation	Public	6-12	540 N Caroline Street	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-1594	753	52	14.4	66.5%	7 (0.9%)	305 (40.5%)	429 (57.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)		5.5			9.4	7.1	8.6	7.6			$20,237	$914	$19,323
Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High	Public	9-12	1001 W Saratoga Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-1290	284	16	17.7	93.0%	2 (0.7%)	267 (94.0%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)							6.5	6.5			$24,408	$1,995	$22,413
Academy for College and Career Exploration	Public	6-12	1300 W 36th Street	Baltimore	21211	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7607	957	69	13.8	77.3%	79 (8.3%)	676 (70.6%)	165 (17.2%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	10	144^th of 146 public high schools	1.4%					(n/a)			5.3	22.2	15.8	20.4	20.8	20.3	8.3		$21,758	$1,287	$20,471
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy	Public	9-12	100 N Calhoun Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2831	378	22	17.1	87.0%	13 (3.4%)	329 (87.0%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)							19.1	19.1			$22,445	$1,691	$20,754
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts	Public	9-12	1500 Harlem Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7701	296	21	14.0	87.8%	6 (2.0%)	280 (94.6%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)							21.4	21.4			$30,398	$2,411	$27,987
Baltimore School for the Arts	Public	9-12	712 Cathedral Street	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 642-5165	431	28	15.3	24.6%	157 (36.4%)	234 (54.3%)	19 (4.4%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	66.1	21^st of 146 public high schools	85.6%		53.2	49^th of 127 public high schools	61.4%	28			15.1				77.7	77.7	15.1		$23,575	$305	$23,270
Coppin Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2500 W North Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5060	390	27	14.4	74.4%	0 (0.0%)	378 (96.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.3	143^rd of 146 public high schools	2.1%					(n/a)			5.1				27.2	27.2	5.1		$23,101	$808	$22,293
Renaissance Academy	Public	9-12	1301 McCulloh Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-3164	196	22	8.9	90.8%	3 (1.5%)	178 (90.8%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)							13.3	13.3			$28,753	$1,377	$27,376
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy	Public	7-12	900 Druid Hill Avenue	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-0774	22	15	1.4	90.9%	0 (0.0%)	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)
The Reach! Partnership School	Public	9-12	2555 Harford Road	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2291	755	47	16.0	82.8%	12 (1.6%)	681 (90.2%)	53 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)								(n/a)							22.1	22.1			$23,115	$1,077	$22,038
Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West	Public	6-12	1500 Harlem Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2110	139	17	8.1	89.2%	2 (1.4%)	135 (97.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	9.1			23.1	27.3		18.8	21.3			$35,336	$2,321	$33,015
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women	Public, Charter	6-12	128 W Franklin Street	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2048	470	42	11.1	78.9%	3 (0.6%)	460 (97.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				25.3	30.4	23.9	29.4	26.9			$24,261	$2,105	$22,156
City Neighbors High	Public, Charter	9-12	5609 Sefton Avenue	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2119	419	32	13.3	66.8%	22 (5.3%)	358 (85.4%)	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)								(n/a)							33.3	33.3			$27,391	$263	$27,128
Green Street Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	125 N Hilton Street	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2068	818	47	17.4	82.0%	13 (1.6%)	780 (95.4%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)	5.3			16.2	18.8	22.5	36.4	23.6		6.4	$25,158	$1,485	$23,673
Baltimore Design School	Public	6-12	1500 Barclay Street	Baltimore	21202	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2311	504	34	14.8	75.2%	28 (5.6%)	444 (88.1%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	37.3	94^th of 146 public high schools	35.6%					(n/a)	8.2			15.2	41.1	24.2	60.3	36.6	6.2	8.1	$19,060	$2,613	$16,447
Bard High School Early College	Public	9-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5040	482	31	15.5	60.2%	51 (10.6%)	398 (82.6%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	34.8	106^th of 146 public high schools	27.4%		49.6	57^th of 127 public high schools	55.1%	49			9.8				53.1	53.1	9.8		$19,429	$257	$19,172

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore County Public Schools	3.87 mi	180	17^th
SEED School of Maryland	4.47 mi	1	25^th
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	6.71 mi	128	10^th
Howard County Public Schools	10.36 mi	78	2^nd
Harford County Public Schools	14.32 mi	55	9^th

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