📍 2401 Nevada Street, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21230
Westport Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 234 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westport Academy enrolls 234 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 212 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.1% |
| White | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 234 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 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.
Westport Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-70, state senate district 46, state house district 46.
Westport Academy 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 234 students, Westport Academy is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large