Middle Schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

Summary:

The Baltimore City Public Schools district is home to 9 middle schools serving grades ranging from 2-8, with most serving the traditional middle school grades of 6-8. These schools vary significantly in size, with student populations ranging from 29 to 511 students. While the district faces systemic challenges, a few schools stand out as potential bright spots within the system.

The Crossroads School, a public charter, significantly outperforms the district and state averages across a range of metrics, including 43.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 31.2% for the district and 50.8% for the state. Another charter school, the Lillie May Carroll Jackson School, also demonstrates relatively strong academic performance, with 26.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts. The traditional public Booker T. Washington Middle school also has some bright spots, particularly in English Language Arts, where 18.4% of students were proficient or better.

However, the data reveals significant performance gaps between the Baltimore City Public Schools middle schools and the state averages across a range of academic metrics, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. Additionally, the schools face high levels of economic disadvantage, with free or reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 72.39% to 94.46%, and consistently high chronic absenteeism rates of 48.7%, which may contribute to the overall low academic performance.

District Detail

200 East North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202

(443) 984-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
24^th of 25 Maryland districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 76,807

Primary Schools: 109
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 33
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Booker T. Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Mcculloh Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7734	192	21	9.1	95.3%	2 (1.0%)	185 (96.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11.7	324^th of 337 public middle schools	3.9%		5.7	325^th of 328 public middle schools	0.9%	1				1.9	0.0	1.8	1.3				19.6	17.9	17.9	18.4			3.2	7.3	$33,882	$8,326	$25,556
Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Public	3-8	1101 Braddish Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0581	473	31	15.5	90.5%	13 (2.7%)	413 (87.3%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	10	331^st of 337 public middle schools	1.8%		4.4	327^th of 328 public middle schools	0.3%	4	6.3	2.6	6.6	2.8	0.0	2.0	2.6	8.1	12.8	3.3	6.5	12.6	13.1	9.7		0.0	3.0	4.0	$25,625	$5,536	$20,089
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Public	3-8	801 Bridgeview Road	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1392	513	34	15.0	92.6%	9 (1.8%)	456 (88.9%)	37 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10.8	328^th of 337 public middle schools	2.7%		9.1	308^th of 328 public middle schools	6.1%	20	10.3	6.1	1.0	2.6	3.3	1.4	4.1	13.8	8.6	2.0	12.8	20.3	12.2	10.9		0.0	1.4	1.5	$24,985	$5,003	$19,982
Stadium School	Public	6-8	1400 Exeter Hall Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2682	259	17	15.2	86.1%	3 (1.2%)	238 (91.9%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	9.7	332^nd of 337 public middle schools	1.5%		6.5	322^nd of 328 public middle schools	1.8%	10				0.0	0.0	1.3	0.4				8.2	20.4	9.0	11.7			2.5	3.7	$30,471	$6,086	$24,385
The Crossroads School	Public, Charter	6-8	802 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 276-4924	162	14	11.5	74.7%	5 (3.1%)	109 (67.3%)	44 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	35.1	202^nd of 337 public middle schools	40.1%		33.4	188^th of 328 public middle schools	42.7%	14				8.2	14.0	0.0	8.3				42.9	54.0	36.2	43.9	8.3		25.9	8.6	$31,737	$7,080	$24,656
Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Truesdale Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2069	313	22	14.2	85.6%	14 (4.5%)	247 (78.9%)	29 (9.3%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.8	327^th of 337 public middle schools	3.0%					(n/a)				0.0	2.9	2.3	1.6				7.6	17.0	16.2	13.9	0.0		5.4	2.6	$30,169	$5,684	$24,484
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School	Public, Charter	5-8	2200 Sinclair Lane	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 320-9499	209	14	14.9	82.8%	3 (1.4%)	200 (95.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	19	285^th of 337 public middle schools	15.4%		13.2	293^rd of 328 public middle schools	10.7%	8			0.0	1.5	3.7	7.3	3.6			11.8	24.6	38.9	20.0	26.2		0.0	3.6	12.7	$29,164	$6,398	$22,766
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Public, Charter	4-8	2525 Kirk Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5320	303	20	15.1	78.9%	2 (0.7%)	291 (96.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.6	319^th of 337 public middle schools	5.3%		5.2	326^th of 328 public middle schools	0.6%	7		0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	1.3	1.1		7.1	5.6	11.7	23.4	13.7	14.4		0.0	4.3	16.4	$24,945	$7,203	$17,743

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore County Public Schools	3.87 mi	179	17^th
SEED School of Maryland	4.47 mi	1	25^th
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	6.71 mi	130	13^th
Howard County Public Schools	10.36 mi	78	4^th
Harford County Public Schools	14.32 mi	55	10^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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