State/Public High Open

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West

๐Ÿ“ 1500 Harlem Avenue, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21217

180
Pupils
9.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. The school offers 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

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West enrolls 180 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.

Male students
180 (100%)
Female students
0 (0%)
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student-teacher ratio
9.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.7% White and 1.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American17497%
White31.7%
Two or more races21.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

154 of the school's 180 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 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 6โ€“12Title I

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 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 44.

School district: Baltimore City Public Schools

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 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 180 students, Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West 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

8%
Reading proficient
30%
Graduation rate
29%
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 โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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