State/Public High Open

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

๐Ÿ“ 1400 W Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21209

1,555
Pupils
20.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 1,555 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 77.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 51 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Baltimore City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute enrolls 1,555 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 77.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.

Male students
792 (51%)
Female students
761 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
77.5
Student-teacher ratio
20.1:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 19% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American93860%
White29219%
Hispanic or Latino21314%
Asian805.2%
Two or more races231.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander6<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

671 of the school's 1,555 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 671 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 41, state house district 41.

School district: Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is one of 154 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools, based in Baltimore, Maryland. The district serves 76,807 students district-wide and employs 5,008 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,555 students, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.

76,807
District students
154
Schools
5,008
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

84%
Reading proficient
71%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (51) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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