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The Seed School of Maryland is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving grades 6-12 with a student population of 403 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a predominantly African American student body, with over 96% of students identifying as such.
The Seed School of Maryland stands out from its nearby counterparts, such as Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts, Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West, and Carver Vocational-Technical High, in several key metrics. The school has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10:1 to 11:1 over the past three school years, significantly lower than the nearby schools. Additionally, The Seed School of Maryland spends significantly more per student than the nearby schools, with $40,687 spent per student in the 2018-2019 school year, over twice the spending of the nearby schools. However, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 100% of students qualifying in the past two school years, higher than the nearby schools.
Despite these resource advantages, The Seed School of Maryland's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the MCAP assessments, is significantly lower than the state averages and the nearby schools. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 16.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.9%. Similarly, in mathematics, only 8.3% of 7th-grade students and 5.7% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 14.7% and 7.5%, respectively. The school has also consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Maryland high schools, placing it in the bottom 20% of high schools in the state.
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