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Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts

Q: Is Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts a good school?

Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Maryland high schools.

Q: How many students attend Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts?

Students at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

Public Grades 9-12

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 0% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts is a small public magnet high school in Baltimore, MD, serving 337 students in grades 9-12 with a focus on visual arts, located in the Harlem Park neighborhood where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is currently ranked last among all 227 high schools in Maryland, and the data reveals a severe crisis driven by extreme chronic absenteeism. With an 81.9% chronic absenteeism rate—nearly double the Baltimore City Public Schools district average—students are simply not in class to learn. This has led to a 0% proficiency rate in Mathematics and just 1.8% in English Language Arts for the 2025-2026 school year. While the school spends a relatively high $30,282 per student, the investment has not translated into results. The graduation rate has been volatile, dropping to 37.3% in 2023-2024 before recovering to 57.5% in 2024-2025, but the three-year average of 41.4% is the lowest among nearby schools. For comparison, Coppin Academy boasts a 90.1% graduation rate, and Carver Vocational-Technical High has a 72.9% rate.

The most telling comparison is to Baltimore School for the Arts, another arts-focused high school just 1.29 miles away. While Augusta Fells Savage is ranked last in the state, Baltimore School for the Arts is ranked 21st (91st percentile) with a 17.6% chronic absenteeism rate and 88.1% ELA proficiency. This stark contrast shows that the visual arts focus is not the problem—rather, the extreme concentration of poverty and disengagement at Augusta Fells Savage creates a fundamentally different school environment. Until the chronic absenteeism issue is addressed, no amount of spending or curriculum changes is likely to yield significant improvement.

337

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,282

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Harlem Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-7701

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Hispanic:

2.4%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2008 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (1% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 50 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school1%

District avg23%

Maryland avg38%

227^th of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 31High 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	227 of 227	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	212 of 220	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	203 of 225	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	188 of 197	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	227 of 233	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	224 of 233	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.2	224 of 231	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	209 of 220	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	206 of 213	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	210 of 214	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	199 of 209	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	198 of 204	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.9	193 of 204	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts2%-50 vs state

Mathematics0%-27 vs state

Algebra I0%-21 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 Algebra II (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	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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts	Public	9-12	1500 Harlem Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7701	337	25	13.4	92.6%	5 (1.5%)	321 (95.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.9	227^th of 227 public high schools	0.0%		11	212^th of 220 public high schools	3.6%	15				0.0				1.8	1.8	0.0				$30,282	$5,760	$24,521
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy	Public	9-12	100 N Calhoun Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2831	386	23	16.7	87.3%	9 (2.3%)	323 (83.7%)	48 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	24.4	163^rd of 227 public high schools	28.2%		18	180^th of 220 public high schools	18.2%	17				9.6				41.2	41.2	9.6				$23,608	$6,047	$17,561
Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High	Public	9-12	1001 W Saratoga Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-1290	264	17	15.5	92.8%	5 (1.9%)	239 (90.5%)	18 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.3	213^th of 227 public high schools	6.2%		15.9	188^th of 220 public high schools	14.5%	25				5.1				20.8	20.8	5.1				$27,169	$3,830	$23,339
Carver Vocational-Technical High	Public	9-12	2201 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0553	1,041	61	17.2	86.4%	23 (2.2%)	955 (91.7%)	59 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13.5	205^th of 227 public high schools	9.7%		13.9	199^th of 220 public high schools	9.5%	6				2.4				28.2	28.2	2.4				$22,485	$5,615	$16,870
Renaissance Academy	Public	9-12	1301 McCulloh Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-3164	241	23	10.7	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	223 (92.5%)	14 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8.7	224^th of 227 public high schools	1.3%		16.6	187^th of 220 public high schools	15.0%	37				1.4				11.1	11.1	1.4				$38,693	$9,264	$29,429
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy	Public	6-12	900 Druid Hill Avenue	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-0774	30	17	1.7	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	27 (90.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women	Public, Charter	6-12	128 W Franklin Street	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2048	466	40	11.6	82.6%	1 (0.2%)	455 (97.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9.6	217^th of 227 public high schools	4.4%		15.9	189^th of 220 public high schools	14.1%	28	9.1	6.1	0.0	3.2	24.2	32.7	31.0	18.5	26.8	0.0			0.0	$27,691	$7,661	$20,030
Baltimore School for the Arts	Public	9-12	712 Cathedral Street	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 642-5165	443	28	15.8	24.2%	150 (33.9%)	246 (55.5%)	25 (5.6%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	70.1	21^st of 227 public high schools	90.7%		75.5	16^th of 220 public high schools	92.7%	5				8.3				88.1	88.1	8.3				$27,113	$5,283	$21,830
Coppin Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2500 W North Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5060	450	27	16.6	83.8%	0 (0.0%)	438 (97.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32.4	133^rd of 227 public high schools	41.4%		23.5	156^th of 220 public high schools	29.1%	23				13.4				49.5	49.5	13.4				$23,883	$4,371	$19,512
The Seed School of Maryland	Public	6-12	200 Font Hill Avenue	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	SEED School of Maryland	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 843-9477	395	35	11.2	100.0%	7 (1.8%)	379 (95.9%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.8	168^th of 227 public high schools	26.0%		18	179^th of 220 public high schools	18.6%	11	1.7	4.3		8.4	22.8	25.5	23.4	44.2	30.7	7.5	15.4	11.3	14.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts

How many students attend Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts.

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What is the racial makeup of Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts?

Students at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts a good school?

Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Maryland high schools.

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Baltimore City Public Schools

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