Alternative/PRU High Open

Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High

๐Ÿ“ 1001 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21223

307
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 307 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 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 18%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Baltimore City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High enrolls 307 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
134 (44%)
Female students
173 (56%)
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American29295%
Hispanic or Latino92.9%
White41.3%
Two or more races1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

279 of the school's 307 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 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

Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High 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-70, state senate district 40, state house district 40.

School district: Baltimore City Public Schools

Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High 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 307 students, Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High is smaller 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

18%
Graduation rate
28%
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 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Large

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