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Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy is a Pre-K through 5th grade elementary school in the Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park area of Baltimore, serving 433 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district.

This school faces significant challenges, with over 92% of students from low-income households and a chronic absenteeism rate of 58.5%—far higher than nearby schools like Mount Royal Elementary/Middle (32.0%) and Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School (20.4%). While the school spends a very high amount per student ($31,185), academic outcomes remain critically low. There is a bright spot in early literacy: 25% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, which is higher than several nearby schools like Harlem Park Elementary/Middle (7.5%) and Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy (10.0%). However, by 5th grade, performance drops dramatically, with only 1.7% of students proficient in both math and science—the lowest scores among all nearby elementary schools.

The most critical issue is the link between absenteeism and achievement. A student who misses more than half the school year cannot be expected to master grade-level content. While the school has improved its chronic absenteeism rate from 71.4% to 58.5% over the last three years, the pace needs to accelerate. The school’s effectiveness in serving its core demographic of low-income students ranks in the 8th percentile statewide, indicating it is one of the least effective schools in Maryland at helping its primary student population succeed. For parents, the key takeaway is that while Furman Templeton shows some promise in early literacy, the school is struggling to overcome the immense challenges of poverty and absenteeism, particularly in upper elementary grades.

433

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,185

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217-3045

(410) 396-0882

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.0%

White:

0.9%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (14% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

Maryland avg39%

809^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd of 103Elementary 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	809 of 865	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	770 of 865	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	809 of 859	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	745 of 855	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	730 of 862	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	722 of 802	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	848 of 853	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	832 of 857	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	840 of 847	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	830 of 845	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	856 of 859	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.6	827 of 867	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	816 of 847	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	843 of 857	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	815 of 853	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	760 of 855	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	845 of 850	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	828 of 838	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	89.5	23 of 818	97.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.4	431 of 504	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.6	663 of 796	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.6	501 of 546	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2021)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-29 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

Science2%-31 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 (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 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
Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1200 Pennsylvania Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0882	433	26	16.6	92.8%	4 (0.9%)	420 (97.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	11.3	809^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.2	770^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.0%	39	16.2	10.2	1.7				9.7	25.0	25.4	18.6				23.1			1.7		$31,185	$7,736	$23,449
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	674^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.1%		11.8	811^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.2%	137	27.7	0.0	2.4				11.9	42.6	40.0	24.4				35.6			5.0		$28,022	$6,120	$21,902
Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1401 W Lafayette Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0633	402	30	13.4	93.5%	3 (0.7%)	388 (96.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	10.9	814^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.9%		8.2	847^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.1%	33	30.8	10.3	0.0	0.0	2.4	22.0	11.0	7.5	15.4	5.7	25.5	11.4	19.6	15.0			0.0	13.5	$20,251	$4,743	$15,508
Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Gold Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0800	410	30	13.6	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	403 (98.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5.4	861^st of 865 public elementary schools	0.5%		6	862^nd of 865 public elementary schools	0.3%	1	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	10.0	3.9	10.3	4.8	5.9	7.9	7.0			3.3	0.0	$22,903	$5,044	$17,859
Mount Royal Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	121 McMechen Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0864	786	48	16.5	63.5%	136 (17.3%)	548 (69.7%)	51 (6.5%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.2%)	51	404^th of 865 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.5	369^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.3%	35	41.1	21.1	17.5	32.0	35.7	1.6	31.0	42.9	36.8	28.1	56.2	66.7	58.7	53.7	44.4	100.0	28.1	28.8	$20,721	$4,029	$16,691
Midtown Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1398 W Mount Royal Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 225-3257	184	12	15.3	70.1%	13 (7.1%)	162 (88.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	17.5	721^st of 865 public elementary schools	16.6%		21	670^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.5%	51	10.5	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	4.7	4.1	42.1	33.3	27.3	15.8	31.6	52.4	33.9			18.2	4.7	$25,174	$6,275	$18,899
New Song Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1530 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 728-2091	182	13	14.0	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	849^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.7	853^rd of 865 public elementary schools	1.4%	4	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	4.0	7.1	4.5	0.0	25.0	28.6	42.9	18.4			9.1	21.4	$24,869	$4,763	$20,107
Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 W Lexington Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0795	490	33	15.0	86.5%	15 (3.1%)	380 (77.6%)	82 (16.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.3	820^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.2%		11	821^st of 865 public elementary schools	5.1%	1	9.4	12.8	5.3	3.3	8.7	7.0	7.6	15.4	12.8	13.2	24.6	27.7	32.8	22.1			5.3	2.9	$21,891	$4,724	$17,167
Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 Linden Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0837	435	30	14.5	88.3%	17 (3.9%)	368 (84.6%)	29 (6.7%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	7.7	845^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.3%		9.5	841^st of 865 public elementary schools	2.8%	4	10.8	4.1	6.5				7.4	13.8	8.2	14.8				12.6			5.0		$25,354	$5,225	$20,128
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 865 public elementary schools	40.7%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy?

Students at Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy are 97% African American.

What schools do graduates of Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy attend?

Students who attend Furman Templeton 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 Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy a good school?

Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy.

What district is Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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