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Edmondson-Westside High

Public Grades 9-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 9% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Edmondson-Westside High is a large traditional public high school in Baltimore, MD, serving 910 students in grades 9-12 within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most critical challenge at Edmondson-Westside is a crisis of chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 86.6%—the highest among all nearby schools and nearly double the district average of 46.4%. This means the vast majority of students are not regularly attending class. However, the school shows a surprising strength in dropout prevention, with a dropout rate of just 10.7%, which is significantly better than the district average (20.8%) and the second-lowest among nine comparison schools (only Coppin Academy at 4.9% is lower). This paradox suggests the school is effective at keeping students enrolled and on a path to graduation, even when attendance is low. In a bright spot, math proficiency jumped to 14.8% in 2024-2025, the highest among all seven Baltimore City schools in the comparison group and above the district average, though this performance has been inconsistent in other years.

Comparing schools across district boundaries reveals stark differences. Just two miles away, Western School of Technology in Baltimore County Public Schools is a top-tier school with a 7.9% chronic absenteeism rate and 96.8% ELA proficiency, highlighting how profoundly a student's zip code can shape outcomes. Notably, Edmondson-Westside spends $24,670 per student—more than Western School of Technology ($18,216)—yet schools with even higher spending, like ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School ($30,555), also struggle, indicating that funding alone does not solve the deep-seated challenges tied to community instability and attendance.

910

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,670

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 N Athol Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229-2740

(410) 396-0685

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.4%

Hispanic:

11.4%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2007 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2007

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

Maryland avg38%

206^th of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 31High Schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools

24^th of 24Baltimore 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	206 of 227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	173 of 220	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	189 of 225	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	208 of 233	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	216 of 233	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	209 of 231	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	196 of 220	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	172 of 213	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	167 of 214	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	142 of 209	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.4	162 of 204	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.5	136 of 204	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.1	137 of 201	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Mathematics5%-22 vs state

Algebra I5%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)					MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edmondson-Westside High	Public	9-12	501 N Athol Avenue	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0685	910	60	15.2	79.8%	3 (0.3%)	795 (87.4%)	104 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12.7	206^th of 227 public high schools	9.3%		18.9	173^rd of 220 public high schools	21.4%	33				5.1				21.6	21.6	5.1				$24,670	$4,842	$19,829
Green Street Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	125 N Hilton Street	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2068	808	46	17.5	84.3%	11 (1.4%)	772 (95.5%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	11.3	211^th of 227 public high schools	7.0%		13.8	201^st of 220 public high schools	8.6%	10	1.8	4.4	3.2	2.6	21.6	27.8	21.0	21.4	22.9	1.4			6.4	$25,371	$5,454	$19,917
Western School of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 Kenwood Ave	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-0840	942	59	15.9	31.2%	153 (16.2%)	523 (55.5%)	45 (4.8%)	171 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.2%)	75	15^th of 227 public high schools	93.4%		71.6	21^st of 220 public high schools	90.5%	6				39.9				96.8	96.8	37.6	50.8	21.5		$18,216	$1,000	$17,216
Carver Vocational-Technical High	Public	9-12	2201 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0553	1,041	61	17.2	86.4%	23 (2.2%)	955 (91.7%)	59 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13.5	205^th of 227 public high schools	9.7%		13.9	199^th of 220 public high schools	9.5%	6				2.4				28.2	28.2	2.4				$22,485	$5,615	$16,870
Coppin Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2500 W North Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5060	450	27	16.6	83.8%	0 (0.0%)	438 (97.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32.4	134^th of 227 public high schools	41.0%		23.5	156^th of 220 public high schools	29.1%	22				13.4				49.5	49.5	13.4				$23,883	$4,371	$19,512
Bard High School Early College	Public	9-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5040	459	31	15.0	65.4%	47 (10.2%)	387 (84.3%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	59.1	47^th of 227 public high schools	79.3%		49.3	75^th of 220 public high schools	65.9%	28				17.2				70.6	70.6	17.2				$23,408	$5,220	$18,188
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School	Public, Charter	6-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-1418	523	32	16.6	88.7%	5 (1.0%)	496 (94.8%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	16.3	190^th of 227 public high schools	16.3%		13.2	206^th of 220 public high schools	6.4%	16	2.6	0.0	2.5	1.4	13.2	18.6	7.5	36.1	20.9	1.0			0.0	$30,555	$7,626	$22,929
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts	Public	9-12	1500 Harlem Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7701	337	25	13.4	92.6%	5 (1.5%)	321 (95.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.9	227^th of 227 public high schools	0.0%		11	212^th of 220 public high schools	3.6%	15				0.0				1.8	1.8	0.0				$30,282	$5,760	$24,521
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy	Public	9-12	100 N Calhoun Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2831	386	23	16.7	87.3%	9 (2.3%)	323 (83.7%)	48 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	24.4	164^th of 227 public high schools	27.8%		18	180^th of 220 public high schools	18.2%	16				9.6				41.2	41.2	9.6				$23,608	$6,047	$17,561
Forest Park High	Public	9-12	3701 Eldorado Avenue	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0753	1,024	63	16.2	75.1%	13 (1.3%)	803 (78.4%)	192 (18.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	14.8	198^th of 227 public high schools	12.8%		15.2	195^th of 220 public high schools	11.4%	3				9.9				20.4	20.4	9.9				$22,667	$4,355	$18,312

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Edmondson-Westside High ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Maryland high schools.

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Baltimore City Public Schools

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In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Edmondson-Westside High.

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Students at Edmondson-Westside High are 87% African American, 11% Hispanic.

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