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Westport Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Westport Academy is a small Pre-K through 8th grade school in Baltimore, MD, serving 251 students in the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where over 92% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school faces significant challenges, with a state ranking in the 3rd percentile and academic proficiency rates that are among the lowest in the area—only 3.2% of students are proficient in Math and 12% in English Language Arts, far below nearby schools like Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle, which achieves 40.1% Math and 66.7% ELA proficiency.

The most critical issue at Westport Academy is extreme chronic absenteeism, with 64.3% of students missing significant school time in the 2024-2025 school year. This rate is dramatically higher than the district average of 46.4% and far exceeds nearby schools like Lakeland Elementary/Middle (27.8%) and Thomas Johnson (21.6%), despite being just 0.7 miles apart. Interestingly, the school has a very favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 and spends a high $31,667 per student—the most among all nearby schools—but these resources are not translating into better outcomes, likely because so many students are not in class to benefit from them.

There are some positive signs, however. Chronic absenteeism has dropped significantly from a peak of 84.4% in 2021-2022 to 64.3% in 2024-2025, suggesting that attendance interventions may be starting to work. Additionally, upper elementary grades show a glimmer of hope in English Language Arts, with 5th grade reaching 20% proficiency and 6th grade reaching 21.4%—still low but notably higher than the school's overall 12% average. For parents, the key takeaway is that Westport Academy is investing heavily in resources and smaller classes, but the school's success hinges on continuing to improve attendance to unlock its potential.

251

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,667

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 Nevada Street
Baltimore, MD 21230-3012

(410) 396-3396

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.3%

Hispanic:

10.0%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2012 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (8% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

836^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

331^st of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^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	8.9	836 of 864	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	783 of 865	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	821 of 859	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	782 of 855	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	855 of 862	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	809 of 857	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	845 of 847	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	821 of 867	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	842 of 847	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	807 of 857	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	736 of 853	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.6	493 of 855	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.6	699 of 850	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	783 of 838	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	81.2	106 of 818	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	90.1	14 of 804	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	67 of 805	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	83.9	76 of 803	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	781 of 796	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	335 of 337	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	309 of 328	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	292 of 322	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	295 of 333	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	314 of 328	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	316 of 317	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	329 of 339	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	316 of 316	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	276 of 314	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	241 of 309	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.6	214 of 324	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	10.7	275 of 301	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	268 of 283	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	90.0	13 of 264	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	89.9	13 of 254	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	84.9	32 of 255	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	31 of 252	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)2nd percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-40 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 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	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
Westport Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2401 Nevada Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-3396	251	24	10.6	92.8%	6 (2.4%)	214 (85.3%)	25 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	8.9	836^th of 864 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.6	783^rd of 865 public elementary schools	9.5%	53	4.3	10.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	4.2	5.0	20.0	21.4	5.9	12.5	12.0		10.0	5.9	$31,667	$6,786	$24,881
Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2921 Stranden Road	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1406	1,070	82	13.0	62.6%	38 (3.6%)	204 (19.1%)	814 (76.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	42.9	458^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.0%		35.6	512^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.8%	54	57.3	35.2	16.0	9.5	5.0	16.8	24.3	46.4	38.5	31.1	53.3	52.5	35.4	42.8		20.0	11.6	$21,638	$3,730	$17,908
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2601 Tolley Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-3426	451	32	14.3	70.3%	103 (22.8%)	98 (21.7%)	210 (46.6%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	19	696^th of 864 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.5	747^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.6%	51	45.5	9.3	13.6	10.0	3.5	0.0	13.1	24.4	20.9	20.3	22.5	24.6	20.4	22.1		3.4	5.6	$24,243	$4,241	$20,002
Arundel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2400 Round Road	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1379	434	33	13.1	87.8%	5 (1.2%)	377 (86.9%)	43 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)																		$25,583	$5,312	$20,270
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
Lansdowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Alma Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-1408	603	43	14.1	72.1%	157 (26.0%)	134 (22.2%)	234 (38.8%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.3%)	11.6	798^th of 864 public elementary schools	7.6%		11.9	809^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	9.0	12.5	2.7				8.5	18.0	14.7	29.3				20.1		11.0		$18,350	$2,726	$15,624
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
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
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
Frederick Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2501 Frederick Avenue	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0830	320	20	16.0	88.8%	12 (3.8%)	239 (74.7%)	50 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	6.7	853^rd of 864 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.3	863^rd of 865 public elementary schools	0.2%	10	6.8	2.3	1.8				3.5	11.1	4.4	14.5				10.3		7.8		$30,078	$6,680	$23,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Westport Academy

What district is Westport Academy in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Westport Academy?

Students at Westport Academy are 85% African American, 10% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Westport Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Westport Academy.

What schools do graduates of Westport Academy attend?

Students who attend Westport 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

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