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Vanguard Collegiate Middle

Public Grades 6-8

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Vanguard Collegiate Middle is a public middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 315 students in grades 6-8. 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. Vanguard Collegiate Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Maryland middle schools over the past decade, with a ranking of 327 out of 337 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Vanguard Collegiate Middle faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 45.0% to 59.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 1.6% of students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 12.6% in the district and 26.5% statewide. Additionally, 85.4% of Vanguard Collegiate Middle's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Vanguard Collegiate Middle's performance is consistently the lowest among the nearby schools analyzed, including Booker T. Washington Middle, The Crossroads School, Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle, Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, and Stadium School. These schools, while still struggling, generally outperform Vanguard Collegiate Middle across various metrics. The high spending per student at Vanguard Collegiate Middle, which was $30,169 in the 2023-2024 school year, does not appear to be effectively addressing the school's challenges.

313

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,169

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 Truesdale Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21206

(443) 642-2069

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2012 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (6% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg21%

Maryland avg37%

327^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	327 of 337	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	320 of 322	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	312 of 333	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	295 of 303	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	314 of 316	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	300 of 314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	301 of 315	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	292 of 316	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	287 of 314	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.6	254 of 259	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	256 of 273	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.4	284 of 288	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-37 vs state

Science5%-26 vs state

Social Studies3%-37 vs state

Mathematics2%-25 vs state

Algebra I0%-21 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 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 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
Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Truesdale Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2069	313	22	14.2	85.6%	14 (4.5%)	247 (78.9%)	29 (9.3%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.8	327^th of 337 public middle schools	3.0%					(n/a)			0.0	2.9	2.3	1.6			7.6	17.0	16.2	13.9	0.0			5.4	2.6	$30,169	$5,684	$24,484
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School	Public, Charter	5-8	2200 Sinclair Lane	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 320-9499	209	14	14.9	82.8%	3 (1.4%)	200 (95.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	19	285^th of 337 public middle schools	15.4%		13.2	293^rd of 328 public middle schools	10.7%	8		0.0	1.5	3.7	7.3	3.6		11.8	24.6	38.9	20.0	26.2			0.0	3.6	12.7	$29,164	$6,398	$22,766
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Public, Charter	4-8	2525 Kirk Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5320	303	20	15.1	78.9%	2 (0.7%)	291 (96.0%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.6	319^th of 337 public middle schools	5.3%		5.2	326^th of 328 public middle schools	0.6%	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	1.3	1.1	7.1	5.6	11.7	23.4	13.7	14.4			0.0	4.3	16.4	$24,945	$7,203	$17,743
Stadium School	Public	6-8	1400 Exeter Hall Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2682	259	17	15.2	86.1%	3 (1.2%)	238 (91.9%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	9.7	332^nd of 337 public middle schools	1.5%		6.5	322^nd of 328 public middle schools	1.8%	10			0.0	0.0	1.3	0.4			8.2	20.4	9.0	11.7				2.5	3.7	$30,471	$6,086	$24,385
Holabird Middle	Public	4-8	1701 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7049	1,027	66	15.5	67.9%	293 (28.5%)	107 (10.4%)	523 (50.9%)	37 (3.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.7%)	13	318^th of 337 public middle schools	5.6%		11.8	298^th of 328 public middle schools	9.1%	20	15.9	11.0	1.5	0.0	0.6	3.9	21.4	16.5	9.2	20.8	16.8	16.4	3.3	0.0	8.0	8.9	20.7	$17,292	$2,109	$15,184
The Crossroads School	Public, Charter	6-8	802 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 276-4924	162	14	11.5	74.7%	5 (3.1%)	109 (67.3%)	44 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	35.1	202^nd of 337 public middle schools	40.1%		33.4	188^th of 328 public middle schools	42.7%	14			8.2	14.0	0.0	8.3			42.9	54.0	36.2	43.9	8.3			25.9	8.6	$31,737	$7,080	$24,656
Parkville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8711 Avondale Road	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-5250	900	54	16.8	45.1%	349 (38.8%)	353 (39.2%)	81 (9.0%)	60 (6.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.7%)	51.1	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%		40.2	163^rd of 328 public middle schools	50.3%	15			19.5	5.3	0.6	14.1			51.4	53.7	50.3	51.8	19.2	32.6		31.5	39.2	$17,150	$1,445	$15,705
General John Stricker Middle	Public	6-8	7855 Trappe Rd	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7038	713	51	14.0	73.4%	322 (45.2%)	157 (22.0%)	149 (20.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.4%)	13.6	313^th of 337 public middle schools	7.1%		8.8	311^th of 328 public middle schools	5.2%	2			3.8	0.0	2.8	2.5			16.8	19.2	19.0	18.4	0.0	7.7		8.0	14.9	$22,145	$3,596	$18,549
Booker T. Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Mcculloh Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-7734	192	21	9.1	95.3%	2 (1.0%)	185 (96.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11.7	324^th of 337 public middle schools	3.9%		5.7	325^th of 328 public middle schools	0.9%	1			1.9	0.0	1.8	1.3			19.6	17.9	17.9	18.4				3.2	7.3	$33,882	$8,326	$25,556
Dundalk Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Dunmanway	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7018	598	51	11.7	70.9%	134 (22.4%)	141 (23.6%)	258 (43.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.4%)	10.4	329^th of 337 public middle schools	2.4%		3.3	328^th of 328 public middle schools	0.0%	1			1.9	1.2	1.6	1.6			16.5	12.2	9.4	12.3	6.3	0.0		3.1	5.7	$20,069	$2,910	$17,159

Frequently Asked Questions about Vanguard Collegiate Middle

What district is Vanguard Collegiate Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

How many students attend Vanguard Collegiate Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Vanguard Collegiate Middle.

Is Vanguard Collegiate Middle a good school?

Vanguard Collegiate Middle ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Maryland middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Vanguard Collegiate Middle attend?

Students who attend Vanguard Collegiate Middle usually go on to attend Academy for College and Career Exploration

What is the racial makeup of Vanguard Collegiate Middle?

Students at Vanguard Collegiate Middle are 79% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White.

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