State/Public High Open

Baltimore Design School

๐Ÿ“ 1500 Barclay Street, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21202

496
Pupils
15.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Baltimore Design School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 496 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 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 12 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

Baltimore Design School enrolls 496 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 34% male and 66% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.

Male students
169 (34%)
Female students
325 (66%)
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student-teacher ratio
15.0:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 5.1% White and 4.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American44390%
White255.1%
Hispanic or Latino214.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Two or more races2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

374 of the school's 496 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 374 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

Baltimore Design School 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 45, state house district 45.

School district: Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore Design School 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 496 students, Baltimore Design School is close to 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

19%
Reading proficient
2%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
25%
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 ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (12) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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