Holabird Academy

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Holabird Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Baltimore, Maryland, with a student population of 528. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Holabird Academy's student body is predominantly Hispanic (59.66%) and African American (32.39%).

Holabird Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Maryland elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates on the MCAP tests are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 6.7% of 4th graders and 5.7% of 7th graders were proficient in mathematics, compared to 32.8% and 15.3% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for its female and African American student subgroups, which ranked in the bottom 1-2% of Maryland elementary schools in 2020-2021. Holabird Academy also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60% to 73.11% over the past three school years.

The nearby schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools district, such as Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 and Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237, as well as Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Holabird Academy. In contrast, the schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools district, such as Dundalk Elementary, Berkshire Elementary, and Norwood Elementary, generally perform better academically, despite also serving high percentages of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 1500 Imla Street
       Baltimore, MD  21224-6142


(410) 396-9086

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
759th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,740 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  528

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.7%
African American:
32.4%
White:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.1% Help


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Compare Details Holabird Academy ranks worse than 88.4% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 56th among 101 ranked elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.27. (See more...)
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Compare Details Holabird Academy ranks worse than 57% of middle schools in Maryland. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.69. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.7%), African American (32.4%), White (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Holabird Academy is 12.7, which is the 14th best among 101 elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Holabird Academy employs 41.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holabird Academy is $20,740. 74 elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Holabird Academy was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Holabird Academy 187th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Holabird Academy in the ranking list.)

Baltimore City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Baltimore City Public Schools 24th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Holabird Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Holabird Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 88.14 8th 803 99.0%
2005 90.35 13th 805 98.4%
2006 92.28 2nd 804 99.8%
2007 74.21 197th 818 75.9%
2008 40.71 576th 838 31.3%
2009 60.98 376th 850 55.8%
2010 22.35 746th 855 12.7%
2011 4.21 833rd 853 2.3%
2012 5.22 816th 857 4.8%
2013 18.79 740th 847 12.6%
2014 10.32 796th 867 8.2%
2015 8.85 840th 859 2.2%
2016 9.10 808th 845 4.4%
2017 7.58 823rd 847 2.8%
2018 12.63 768th 857 10.4%
2019 12.08 766th 853 10.2%
2022 14.67 774th 862 10.2%
2023 13.67 755th 855 11.7%
2024 13.27 759th 859 11.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Holabird Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.64 788th 796 1.0%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Holabird Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 9.82 502nd 504 0.4%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Holabird Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Holabird Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 60.87 144th 301 52.2%
2010 56.61 165th 324 49.1%
2011 17.66 269th 309 12.9%
2012 9.14 291st 314 7.3%
2013 24.99 249th 316 21.2%
2014 11.32 298th 339 12.1%
2015 9.29 307th 315 2.5%
2016 6.44 309th 314 1.6%
2017 9.92 301st 317 5.0%
2018 13.37 300th 328 8.5%
2019 14.29 273rd 316 13.6%
2022 31.73 221st 333 33.6%
2023 37.14 170th 322 47.2%
2024 33.69 187th 328 43.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Holabird Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.65 271st 273 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Holabird Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.55 301st 303 0.7%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Holabird Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 195 75 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 279
1990 196 84 1 4 1 n/a n/a -6 280
1991 204 88 2 5 3 n/a n/a 0 302
1992 188 118 1 14 2 n/a n/a 0 323
1993 189 160 1 11 4 n/a n/a 0 365
1994 164 168 1 10 5 n/a n/a 0 348
1995 141 196 1 10 15 n/a n/a 0 363
1996 141 196 1 10 15 n/a n/a 0 363
1997 116 207 0 11 4 n/a n/a 0 338
1998 99 200 1 11 7 n/a n/a 0 318
1999 71 226 2 18 6 n/a n/a 0 323
2000 65 236 5 20 7 n/a n/a 0 333
2001 59 224 5 22 8 n/a n/a 0 318
2002 55 244 1 18 3 n/a n/a 0 321
2003 55 244 1 18 3 n/a n/a 0 321
2004 54 211 2 26 4 n/a n/a 0 297
2005 56 182 1 19 2 n/a n/a 0 260
2006 55 148 0 26 2 n/a n/a 0 231
2007 48 124 0 25 2 n/a n/a 0 199
2008 36 103 3 31 3 n/a n/a 0 176
2009 54 110 2 47 5 n/a n/a 0 218
2010 75 132 2 58 6 n/a n/a 0 273
2011 86 150 0 76 8 0 0 0 320
2012 85 143 0 92 6 0 0 0 326
2013 70 172 0 95 7 1 0 0 345
2014 75 170 3 121 6 2 3 0 380
2015 84 216 2 145 5 2 0 0 454
2016 89 206 3 177 4 2 3 0 484
2017 69 197 2 185 2 1 2 0 458
2018 79 196 2 187 4 1 1 0 470
2019 65 189 2 188 1 1 9 0 455
2020 45 204 2 239 2 1 11 0 504
2021 34 187 2 241 2 0 9 0 475
2022 23 169 3 282 2 0 10 0 489
2023 22 171 6 315 0 1 13 0 528

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holabird Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 279 14.6 19.1 n/a
1990 280 13.6 20.5 71.4
1991 302 16.4 18.4 69.2
1992 323 17.4 18.5 76.5
1993 365 20.7 17.6 67.7
1994 348 21.2 16.4 83.3
1995 363 20.1 18.1 87.3
1996 363 20.1 18.1 87.3
1997 338 19.4 17.4 83.4
1998 318 18.0 17.7 95
1999 323 18.0 17.9 94.7
2000 333 18.5 18.0 73.3
2001 318 20.1 15.8 97.5
2002 321 19.0 16.9 77.3
2003 321 19.0 16.9 77.3
2004 297 21.0 14.1 78.1
2005 260 13.0 20.0 77.7
2006 231 16.0 14.4 86.1
2007 199 14.5 13.7 86.9
2008 176 16.5 10.7 89.8
2009 218 16.5 13.2 86.7
2010 273 18.5 14.7 96
2011 320 27.0 11.8 95
2012 326 27.0 12.0 91.7
2013 345 22.5 15.3 90.4
2014 380 24.0 15.8 96.6
2015 454 26.0 17.4 96.9
2016 484 28.0 17.2 96.1
2017 458 30.5 15.0 100
2018 470 29.5 15.9 100
2019 455 27.0 16.8 100
2020 504 30.0 16.8 50.2
2021 475 34.0 13.9 60
2022 489 34.0 14.3 61.3
2023 528 41.5 12.7 73.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Holabird Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 279 14.6 19.1 n/a
1990 280 13.6 20.5 71.4
1991 302 16.4 18.4 69.2
1992 323 17.4 18.5 76.5
1993 365 20.7 17.6 67.7
1994 348 21.2 16.4 83.3
1995 363 20.1 18.1 87.3
1996 363 20.1 18.1 87.3
1997 338 19.4 17.4 83.4
1998 318 18.0 17.7 95
1999 323 18.0 17.9 94.7
2000 333 18.5 18.0 73.3
2001 318 20.1 15.8 97.5
2002 321 19.0 16.9 77.3
2003 321 19.0 16.9 77.3
2004 297 21.0 14.1 78.1
2005 260 13.0 20.0 77.7
2006 231 16.0 14.4 86.1
2007 199 14.5 13.7 86.9
2008 176 16.5 10.7 89.8
2009 218 16.5 13.2 86.7
2010 273 18.5 14.7 96
2011 320 27.0 11.8 95
2012 326 27.0 12.0 91.7
2013 345 22.5 15.3 90.4
2014 380 24.0 15.8 96.6
2015 454 26.0 17.4 96.9
2016 484 28.0 17.2 96.1
2017 458 30.5 15.0 100
2018 470 29.5 15.9 100
2019 455 27.0 16.8 100
2020 504 30.0 16.8 50.2
2021 475 34.0 13.9 60
2022 489 34.0 14.3 61.3
2023 528 41.5 12.7 73.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Holabird Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,219 (15.9%) $11,712 (84.1%) $13,930
2020 $1,856 (13.9%) $11,518 (86.1%) $13,374
2021 $2,304 (13.8%) $14,340 (86.2%) $16,644
2022 $3,959 (22.8%) $13,416 (77.2%) $17,375
2023 $1,117 (5.4%) $19,623 (94.6%) $20,740

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Holabird Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 766th of 853 Elementary schoolsRanks 755th of 855 Elementary schools
 1.5%
Ranks 273rd of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 170th of 322 Middle schools
 33.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students455528
 16%
African American189171
 9.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian26
 200%
Hispanic188315
 67.6%
Pacific Islander11
White6522
 66.2%
Two or More Races913
 44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%73.1%
 26.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 528 students attended Holabird Academy.

Students at Holabird Academy are 60% Hispanic, 32% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Holabird Academy ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Maryland elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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