📍 2700 Seamon Avenue, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21225
New Era Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1. The four-year graduation rate is 47%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Era Academy enrolls 287 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 171 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 38% |
| White | 7 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 287 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-2, state senate district 46, state house district 46.
New Era 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 287 students, New Era 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