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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 0.5% 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

861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy is a Pre-K through 8th grade school in Baltimore, MD, serving 410 students in the Baltimore City Public Schools district, and it faces severe challenges with academic performance and attendance.

The school's test scores are critically low, with only 0.5% of students proficient in Mathematics and 7% in English Language Arts, far below district and state averages. A major factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of 72%, meaning most students miss significant instructional time. This rate is dramatically higher than nearby Mount Royal Elementary/Middle (32% absenteeism) and Harlem Park Elementary/Middle (29.3% absenteeism), even though these schools are less than a mile away. The school spends $22,903 per student, yet academic outcomes remain extremely low, highlighting a poor return on investment compared to higher-performing nearby schools like Mount Royal, which spends less per student.

Despite these struggles, there is a notable bright spot: 22% of 8th graders were proficient in Math, significantly exceeding the district average of 6.3%. This suggests a specific program or teacher is making a difference at that grade level. However, the school's overall performance has been declining, ranking in the bottom 1% of Maryland elementary schools for the last three years. The combination of extreme poverty (over 95% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch) and persistent absenteeism creates a cycle that makes academic improvement very difficult, though the 8th-grade math success offers a small sign of potential.

410

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,903

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 5th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

861^st of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

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Middle school

339^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	861 of 865	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.8	339 of 342	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%+23 vs state

English Language Arts7%-45 vs state

Science1%-30 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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%)	17	724^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.3%		26	600^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.6%	124	8.3	27.3	25.0				18.3	19.4	27.3	20.8				22.0			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%)	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
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
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
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
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%)	9.6	830^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.9	835^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.5%	5	16.7	10.7	5.4				10.1	20.8	17.9	10.8				15.7			2.9		$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%)	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

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 0.5% 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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