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Booker T. Washington Middle

Q: Is Booker T. Washington Middle a good school?

Booker T. Washington Middle ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Maryland middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Booker T. Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Booker T. Washington Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington Middle?

Students at Booker T. Washington Middle are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Booker T. Washington Middle attend?

Students who attend Booker T. Washington Middle usually go on to attend Academy for College and Career Exploration

Public Grades 6-8

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Booker T. Washington Middle is a public middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 177 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Booker T. Washington Middle has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Maryland over the past 15 years.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 48.7% to 71.4% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the MCAP assessments are also extremely low, with only 1.3% of students proficient in mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 12.6% in the district and 26.5% statewide. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates, while higher, still lag behind the district and state. Additionally, Booker T. Washington Middle has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.14% to 92.09%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

The challenges faced by Booker T. Washington Middle are not unique, as nearby schools such as Vanguard Collegiate Middle, The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle, and Katherine Johnson Global Academy also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, the success of The Crossroads School, a public charter school within the district, demonstrates that with the right educational approach and resources, students in the Baltimore City Public Schools district can achieve higher levels of academic success.

192

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,882

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Mcculloh Street
Baltimore, MD 21217-3044

(410) 396-7734

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Hispanic:

2.1%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2006 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (56% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 94 percentile points since 2006

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg21%

Maryland avg38%

324^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 1% (2022) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle Schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools

24^th of 25Baltimore City Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	324 of 337	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	325 of 328	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	314 of 322	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	332 of 333	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	334 of 339	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	322 of 324	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	299 of 301	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	283 of 283	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	91.4	8 of 264	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	5 of 254	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.1	12 of 255	95.3%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	14 of 252	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	4.5	302 of 303	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2021)<1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+74 vs state

English Language Arts18%-32 vs state

Social Studies7%-32 vs state

Science3%-28 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, March 2, 2019

They don't care that they are calling people in Baltimore County to tell them that a student did not go to school today. I have never lived in Baltimore City. Close Quote

Schools Near Booker T. Washington Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Geometry (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 Geometry 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
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
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
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
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
Lansdowne Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2400 Lansdowne Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(410) 887-1411	661	51	12.9	70.2%	122 (18.5%)	153 (23.1%)	305 (46.1%)	18 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	12	323^rd of 337 public middle schools	4.2%		7.4	319^th of 328 public middle schools	2.7%	4				3.8	0.6	0.0	2.0				17.3	21.0	13.0	17.0	3.6	3.3		6.2	13.1	$19,327	$2,109	$17,217
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
Dumbarton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-3176	1,064	65	16.3	29.3%	550 (51.7%)	243 (22.8%)	135 (12.7%)	80 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	73.9	79^th of 337 public middle schools	76.6%		69.7	77^th of 328 public middle schools	76.5%	2				37.2	12.0	4.4	28.3				72.9	68.9	57.4	66.0	44.7	43.8		43.9	51.8	$17,033	$1,269	$15,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T. Washington Middle

How many students attend Booker T. Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Booker T. Washington Middle.

Is Booker T. Washington Middle a good school?

Booker T. Washington Middle ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Maryland middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington Middle?

Students at Booker T. Washington Middle are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

What high school do graduates of Booker T. Washington Middle attend?

Students who attend Booker T. Washington Middle usually go on to attend Academy for College and Career Exploration

What district is Booker T. Washington Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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