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Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy

Q: Is Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy a good school?

Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy?

Students at Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

862^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Baltimore, Maryland, with 405 students. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Maryland elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 48.7% to 74.7% in recent years, far exceeding the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance is also extremely low across all subjects and grade levels, with only 1.4% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 7.4% in English Language Arts, compared to much higher district and state averages. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 90%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the nearby schools, such as Matthew A. Henson Elementary, Dorothy I. Height Elementary, and Harlem Park Elementary/Middle, also face challenges related to poverty and low academic performance, they generally perform better than Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy on key metrics. Despite the high level of resources and funding, Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy has struggled to improve student outcomes over time, highlighting the complex and multifaceted nature of the challenges facing high-poverty, low-performing schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools district.

410

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,903

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Gold Street
Baltimore, MD 21217-2729

(410) 396-0800

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.3%

Hispanic:

1.2%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2012 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (58% vs 37% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2012

!English Language Arts scores 43 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg20%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

862^nd of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

334^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 104Elementary 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
2025	6.0	862 of 865	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	859 of 859	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	841 of 862	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	828 of 853	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	738 of 857	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	837 of 847	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	833 of 859	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.5	835 of 867	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	801 of 847	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	755 of 857	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	0.2	850 of 853	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	791 of 855	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	57.1	419 of 850	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.8	517 of 838	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	88.3	32 of 818	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	89.3	22 of 804	97.3%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	44 of 805	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	87.4	15 of 803	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	767 of 788	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	334 of 337	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	305 of 328	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	323 of 333	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	268 of 316	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	265 of 328	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	302 of 317	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	266 of 314	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	271 of 315	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	284 of 316	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	304 of 314	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	306 of 324	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2021)3rd percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+74 vs state

English Language Arts7%-43 vs state

Social Studies2%-37 vs state

Science0%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	6	862^nd of 865 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.4	859^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.0%	3	0.0	3.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	2.4	1.4	14.7	3.2	0.0	5.3	14.3	7.0	7.4			0.0	0.0	2.5	$22,903	$5,044	$17,859
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%)	7.7	853^rd of 865 public elementary schools	1.4%		22.9	609^th of 859 public elementary schools	29.1%	244	4.8	0.0	5.9	0.0	26.7	5.9	6.7	9.5	12.5	17.6	15.8	53.3	17.6	20.0			0.0	11.8	11.8	$24,869	$4,763	$20,107
Matthew A. Henson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Payson Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0776	199	13	15.9	85.9%	4 (2.0%)	177 (88.9%)	15 (7.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	600^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.6%		16.7	697^th of 859 public elementary schools	18.9%	97	36.0	35.7	24.2				31.4	16.0	27.6	18.2				20.7			0.0			$28,098	$5,944	$22,154
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%)	9.5	841^st of 865 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.9	831^st of 859 public elementary schools	3.3%	10	7.8	7.6	7.3				7.6	11.3	12.1	18.9				14.0			3.5			$25,354	$5,225	$20,128
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%)	8.2	847^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.1%		5	858^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.1%	11	10.3	0.0	2.4	2.5	6.8	13.6	6.3	23.1	3.4	7.3	15.0	22.4	8.5	14.1			0.0	2.2	10.9	$20,251	$4,743	$15,508
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%)	14.2	770^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.0%		10.7	809^th of 859 public elementary schools	5.8%	39	16.4	9.1	6.8				10.6	30.9	22.7	18.6				23.9			5.1			$31,185	$7,736	$23,449
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%)	54.5	369^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.3%		44.1	427^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.3%	58	30.0	24.0	22.2	42.0	29.4	1.6	29.2	35.0	30.0	37.0	58.9	61.4	60.5	53.4	25.0	90.9	16.7	30.0	39.2	$20,721	$4,029	$16,691
Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Windsor Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0764	201	15	13.4	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	193 (96.0%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9.9	835^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.5%		10.4	813^th of 859 public elementary schools	5.4%	22	10.3	5.9	10.3				8.7	3.5	20.6	13.8				13.0			3.4			$28,406	$5,754	$22,652
Billie Holiday Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2400 W Mosher Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0506	242	22	11.0	86.0%	2 (0.8%)	229 (94.6%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																				$31,423	$6,416	$25,006
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%)	11.8	811^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.8	789^th of 859 public elementary schools	8.1%	22	10.3	7.7	14.3				10.7	17.2	17.9	20.0				18.4			0.0			$28,022	$6,120	$21,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy

What schools do graduates of Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy attend?

Students who attend Sandtown-Winchester Achievement 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 Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy a good school?

Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy?

Students at Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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