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Holabird Academy

Q: Is Holabird Academy a good school?

Holabird Academy ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Holabird Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Holabird Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Holabird Academy?

Students at Holabird Academy are 61% Hispanic, 32% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Holabird Academy is a Pre-K through 8th grade school in Baltimore, MD, serving 650 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where it stands out as a stronger option for families, especially those focused on middle school preparation. The school has a high-poverty population, with about 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and while its overall state ranking is low (13th percentile), it outperforms many nearby schools in key areas. For instance, Holabird Academy achieves significantly higher English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency in 6th and 7th grades compared to Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 and John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle, making it a "bright spot" for upper-grade reading.

A major differentiator is Holabird Academy's exceptional performance in Algebra I, where 38.9% of students taking the exam were proficient—nearly three times the state average and far above the district average. This success in accelerating 8th graders into high school-level math is unmatched by nearby schools like Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle, which had only 8.7% proficiency. However, the school faces a critical challenge in 5th-grade math, where proficiency drops to just 1.4%, the lowest of any grade level and well below the district and state averages. This "5th-grade math cliff" is a unique concern not seen as sharply in schools like Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle.

Holabird Academy also spends a high amount per student—$22,516 annually—more than nearby schools like Highlandtown #237 and Graceland Park, though this investment hasn't yet led to broad academic success. Chronic absenteeism is 35.6%, lower than the district average of 46.4% and declining, but still higher than some peers like John Ruhrah and Clay Hill Public Charter School. For parents in the 21224 area, Holabird Academy offers a distinct "middle school advantage" with strong ELA and Algebra I results, making it a compelling choice for families prioritizing high school readiness, even as elementary grades need improvement.

650

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,516

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Imla Street
Baltimore, MD 21224-6142

(410) 396-9086

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

African American:

32.3%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (18% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

750^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

222^nd of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	750 of 864	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	817 of 865	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	759 of 859	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	755 of 855	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	774 of 862	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	766 of 853	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	768 of 857	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	823 of 847	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	808 of 845	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	840 of 859	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	796 of 867	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	740 of 847	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	816 of 857	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	833 of 853	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	746 of 855	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	61.0	376 of 850	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.7	576 of 838	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	74.2	197 of 818	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	92.3	2 of 804	99.8%	★★★★★
2005	90.3	13 of 805	98.4%	★★★★★
2004	88.1	8 of 803	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	502 of 504	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.6	788 of 796	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	252 of 337	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	187 of 328	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	170 of 322	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	221 of 333	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	273 of 316	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	300 of 328	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	301 of 317	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	309 of 314	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	307 of 315	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	298 of 339	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	249 of 316	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	291 of 314	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	269 of 309	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.6	165 of 324	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.9	144 of 301	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	4.6	301 of 303	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.6	271 of 273	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2021)1st percentile

African American (2021)<1st percentile

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)1st percentile

Female (2021)1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I39%+18 vs state

English Language Arts29%-23 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

Mathematics9%-18 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 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 Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holabird Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 Imla Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9086	650	54	12.1	74.9%	26 (4.0%)	210 (32.3%)	395 (60.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	15.7	750^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.4	817^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.5%	67	15.6	10.0	1.4	8.9	5.8	0.0	8.7	26.6	8.7	16.2	50.9	41.2	35.5	29.0	38.9	4.4	17.5	$22,516	$4,260	$18,256
Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6300 O'Donnell Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9083	831	61	13.6	62.3%	43 (5.2%)	101 (12.2%)	674 (81.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	17.5	721^st of 864 public elementary schools	16.6%		16.9	733^rd of 865 public elementary schools	15.3%	12	15.2	9.0	14.3	3.9	5.4	2.3	8.8	26.6	16.9	24.7	39.2	35.9	37.9	30.3		15.8	16.8	$20,150	$3,712	$16,437
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6820 Fait Ave	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9300	774	65	11.9	73.5%	42 (5.4%)	353 (45.6%)	350 (45.2%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	19.4	689^th of 864 public elementary schools	20.3%		29.6	558^th of 865 public elementary schools	35.5%	131	24.3	18.0	12.2	9.6	13.5		13.7	26.0	16.4	27.0	31.9	51.6	40.8	34.0	8.7	10.5	9.8	$25,596	$4,415	$21,180
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Rappolla Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9125	1,061	88	12.0	57.5%	64 (6.0%)	36 (3.4%)	952 (89.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	10.1	825^th of 864 public elementary schools	4.5%		10.4	829^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.2%	4	17.1	12.4	7.5	2.1	3.8	2.3	8.2	14.5	16.7	12.5	13.7	21.9	19.8	16.5		4.7	3.2	$24,297	$4,187	$20,110
Clay Hill Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	6410 E Pratt Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 450-4556	335	26	12.8	60.3%	16 (4.8%)	56 (16.7%)	252 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	20.2	680^th of 864 public elementary schools	21.3%		28.1	572^nd of 865 public elementary schools	33.9%	108	29.2	10.2	2.2	4.2	20.0		13.4	37.5	32.7	13.6	50.0	55.0		34.1		6.5		$25,039	$4,706	$20,333
Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7055	521	31	16.6	71.4%	131 (25.1%)	50 (9.6%)	282 (54.1%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)								(n/a)	26.6						26.6	25.6						25.6				$18,539	$2,223	$16,315
Dundalk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2717 Playfield Street	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7013	757	48	15.8	75.3%	155 (20.5%)	202 (26.7%)	322 (42.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.9%)	12.9	783^rd of 864 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.1	833^rd of 865 public elementary schools	3.7%	50	19.3	14.8	3.2				12.4	26.1	25.0	14.6				21.9		6.6		$18,931	$2,407	$16,524
Berkshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7431 Poplar Ave	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7008	514	39	13.3	73.3%	162 (31.5%)	71 (13.8%)	230 (44.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	13.4	777^th of 864 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.2	751^st of 865 public elementary schools	13.2%	26	15.9	13.2	3.4				10.4	29.5	18.9	21.6				24.0		10.6		$20,411	$2,908	$17,503
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Public	PK, KG-8	231 S Eaton Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2792	899	57	15.7	66.1%	14 (1.6%)	76 (8.5%)	794 (88.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	8.6	839^th of 864 public elementary schools	2.9%		7.8	851^st of 865 public elementary schools	1.6%	12	10.3	2.3	4.7	1.0	2.2	12.5	5.4	20.8	8.0	10.7	15.2	15.2	26.6	16.0		11.6	3.7	$19,728	$3,667	$16,061
Colgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7735 Gough Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7010	533	35	15.4	66.8%	90 (16.9%)	31 (5.8%)	384 (72.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	11.5	800^th of 864 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.4	787^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.0%	13	18.3	12.6	8.9				13.1	16.9	15.8	19.0				17.1		6.1		$19,629	$2,283	$17,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Holabird Academy

Is Holabird Academy a good school?

Holabird Academy ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Holabird Academy attend?

Students who attend Holabird 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

What is the racial makeup of Holabird Academy?

Students at Holabird Academy are 61% Hispanic, 32% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Holabird Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Holabird Academy.

What district is Holabird Academy in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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