State/Public High Open

Academy for College and Career Exploration

1300 W 36th Street, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21211

902
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Academy for College and Career Exploration is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 902 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers 26 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

Academy for College and Career Exploration enrolls 902 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
525 (58%)
Female students
377 (42%)
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
6–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American65973%
Hispanic or Latino15317%
White626.9%
Asian161.8%
Two or more races101.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

674 of the school's 902 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 674 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 6–12Title I

Academy for College and Career Exploration 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 40, state house district 40.

School district: Baltimore City Public Schools

Academy for College and Career Exploration 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 902 students, Academy for College and Career Exploration 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

67%
Graduation rate
25%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (26) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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