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Federal Hill Preparatory Academy

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Federal Hill Preparatory Academy ranks 359 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Federal Hill Preparatory Academy is a PK-5 elementary school in Baltimore, MD, serving 285 students in the Federal Hill neighborhood as part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district. This school has shown a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, rising from a 1-star rating to a stable 3-star rating, and now stands out as a solid performer compared to many nearby schools.

Academically, Federal Hill Prep is a clear outlier in the district. In the 2025-2026 school year, it achieved 36.7% proficiency in Math and 50.8% in English Language Arts (ELA), dramatically higher than the district averages of 13.3% and 32.9%, respectively. Its Math performance even exceeds the state average of 27.1%. This places it in a tier with top-performing nearby schools like Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle (40.1% Math, 66.7% ELA) and Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle (37.4% Math, 60% ELA), and far ahead of struggling peers like Westport Academy (3.2% Math, 12% ELA). The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (33.9%) compared to the district average (46.4%) and many nearby schools, such as The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary (65.2%).

Federal Hill Prep has a unique demographic profile, with a free and reduced lunch rate of 56.14%, significantly lower than most nearby schools like James McHenry Elementary/Middle (89.46%) and City Springs Elementary/Middle (88.2%). The school's per-pupil spending of $25,999 is high but appears to be used effectively, as it achieves better results than schools with even higher spending, such as Wolfe Street Academy ($30,454). However, it spends more than top performers like Thomas Johnson ($18,188) and Francis Scott Key ($18,834), which achieve similar or better results. Overall, Federal Hill Prep's consistent upward trend and strong academic performance make it a compelling choice for families in the area.

285

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,999

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 William Street
Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 396-1207

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.8%

White:

20.0%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

✓Above the Maryland median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg23%

Maryland avg39%

359^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 103Elementary 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
2026	56.0	359 of 864	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	382 of 865	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	277 of 859	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	322 of 855	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	346 of 862	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	222 of 802	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	335 of 853	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	472 of 857	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	607 of 847	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	510 of 845	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	505 of 859	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	17.0	761 of 867	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	642 of 847	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	809 of 857	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	773 of 853	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	50.2	497 of 855	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	563 of 850	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.0	357 of 838	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	25.9	650 of 818	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.9	469 of 804	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.5	343 of 805	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.1	224 of 803	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	330 of 504	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.8	187 of 796	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	299 of 546	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.1	203 of 788	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	93.4	17 of 528	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2021)97th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2021)77th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)45th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2021)35th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science37%+5 vs state

Mathematics37%+10 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 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	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 William Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1207	285	23	12.6	56.1%	57 (20.0%)	176 (61.8%)	34 (11.9%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.2%)	56	359^th of 864 public elementary schools	58.4%		53.3	382^nd of 865 public elementary schools	55.8%	23	35.3	36.1	39.4				36.7	49.0	41.7	63.6				50.8			37.1		$25,999	$4,552	$21,447
Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 E Heath Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-1575	532	28	19.0	40.4%	265 (49.8%)	147 (27.6%)	74 (13.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	72.8	244^th of 864 public elementary schools	71.8%		77.6	203^rd of 865 public elementary schools	76.5%	41	41.8	42.6	44.0	27.9	50.8	13.3	40.1	54.5	62.9	64.0	70.5	71.2	75.9	66.7	57.1		44.0	39.0	$18,188	$2,690	$15,498
George Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Scott Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1445	137	11	12.4	82.5%	13 (9.5%)	104 (75.9%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.8%)	18.7	701^st of 864 public elementary schools	18.9%		28.6	566^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.6%	135	42.9	4.3	5.3				17.5	33.3	21.7	15.8				23.8			10.5		$26,566	$4,777	$21,789
City Springs Elementary/Middle	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9165	483	35	14.0	88.2%	17 (3.5%)	414 (85.7%)	36 (7.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	15.9	748^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.4%		14	772^nd of 865 public elementary schools	10.8%	24	16.7	8.3	8.5	4.3	4.7	0.0	8.2	32.8	30.0	25.8	17.8	38.5	34.0	30.3	25.0		11.1	16.3	$30,850	$7,285	$23,565
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1425 E Fort Avenue	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1503	722	40	18.0	40.0%	295 (40.9%)	265 (36.7%)	104 (14.4%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.3%)	75	224^th of 864 public elementary schools	74.1%		80.7	174^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.9%	50	60.4	51.9	68.8	21.2	17.5	1.7	37.4	67.9	76.5	72.9	43.0	63.5	50.6	60.0	73.5	64.3	52.1	22.9	$18,834	$3,735	$15,099
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1327 Washington Boulevard	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-5973	266	24	11.0	70.3%	36 (13.5%)	89 (33.5%)	136 (51.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	28.9	586^th of 864 public elementary schools	32.2%		11.6	814^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.9%	228	23.7	47.2	22.9				31.2	32.4	22.2	25.7				26.9			11.4		$28,439	$4,668	$23,771
Wolfe Street Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	245 S Wolfe Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9140	244	23	10.6	76.2%	11 (4.5%)	34 (13.9%)	197 (80.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26.8	610^th of 864 public elementary schools	29.4%		18.8	702^nd of 865 public elementary schools	18.8%	92	12.5	26.2	15.8				18.8	28.1	38.1	32.4				33.3			21.1		$30,454	$6,016	$24,438
James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	31 S Schroeder Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1621	588	43	13.6	89.5%	12 (2.0%)	534 (90.8%)	26 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	36	513^th of 864 public elementary schools	40.6%		20.2	682^nd of 865 public elementary schools	21.2%	169	25.6	10.0	7.7	29.6	19.2	14.6	20.2	34.1	17.5	24.5	55.6	50.0	44.9	42.3	26.3		7.1	23.2	$22,282	$4,541	$17,741
Southwest Baltimore Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1300 Herkimer Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-3385	363	28	13.2	81.3%	19 (5.2%)	283 (78.0%)	26 (7.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	7.2	850^th of 864 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.6	826^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.5%	24	12.9	2.9	3.8	0.0	5.0	2.5	4.4	9.7	11.4	7.4	17.1	12.8	18.4	13.2			3.8	7.9	$28,416	$5,431	$22,984
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	507 W Preston Street	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0783	236	14	16.8	95.8%	2 (0.8%)	225 (95.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	20.8	672^nd of 864 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.8	811^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.2%	139	27.7	0.0	2.4				11.9	42.6	40.0	24.4				35.6			5.0		$28,022	$6,120	$21,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Federal Hill Preparatory Academy

What district is Federal Hill Preparatory Academy in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

How many students attend Federal Hill Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Federal Hill Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Federal Hill Preparatory Academy?

Students at Federal Hill Preparatory Academy are 62% African American, 20% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Federal Hill Preparatory Academy attend?

Students who attend Federal Hill Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Booker T. Washington Middle
Middle : Stadium School
Middle : The Crossroads School
Middle : Vanguard Collegiate Middle
High : Academy for College and Career Exploration
High : Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
High : Baltimore City College
High : Baltimore Design School
High : Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
High : Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
High : Baltimore School for the Arts
High : Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
High : Carver Vocational-Technical High
High : City Neighbors High
High : ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
High : Coppin Academy
High : Digital Harbor High School
High : Edmondson-Westside High
High : Forest Park High
High : Frederick Douglass High
High : Green Street Academy
High : Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High
High : National Academy Foundation
High : Patterson High
High : Paul Laurence Dunbar High
High : Reginald F. Lewis High
High : Renaissance Academy
High : The Reach! Partnership School
High : Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
High : Western High

Is Federal Hill Preparatory Academy a good school?

Federal Hill Preparatory Academy ranks 359^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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