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Baltimore International Academy West is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 198 students in grades K-8 in Baltimore, Maryland, which is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, ranked 24th out of 25 districts in the state with a 0-star rating.
The school has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (92.93%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 89.37% to 97.9% African American. However, its academic performance, as measured by MCAP test scores, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 5.9% of students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 10.2% for the district and 24.1% for the state. The school ranks 804th out of 859 Maryland elementary schools, placing it in the bottom 7% of schools in the state.
Despite the school's higher spending per student, ranging from $14,385 to $16,096, its academic performance remains poor. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve student outcomes, and other factors, such as curriculum, teaching quality, and school leadership, may play a more significant role. While the nearby schools, such as Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle and North Bend Elementary/Middle, also struggle with low academic performance and high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, they perform slightly better than Baltimore International Academy West, indicating that there may be opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies.
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