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Lillie May Carroll Jackson School

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Lillie May Carroll Jackson School is a public charter middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 204 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lillie May Carroll Jackson School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Maryland middle schools, with a ranking between 265-293 out of 322-337 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCAP tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 3.6% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 12.6% in Baltimore City Public Schools and 26.5% statewide. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 48.7% to 58.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While the nearby schools, such as Katherine Johnson Global Academy, Vanguard Collegiate Middle, and Booker T. Washington Middle, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, some schools, like The Crossroads School and Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, perform better academically, indicating that high-performing schools can exist within the same district. Despite the significant increase in per-student spending at Lillie May Carroll Jackson School, from $16,341 in 2020-2021 to $29,164 in 2023-2024, these changes have not yet resulted in meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

209

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,164

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Sinclair Lane
Baltimore, MD 21213

(443) 320-9499

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

White:

1.4%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2018 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (13% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg20%

Maryland avg37%

285^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 20% (2018) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	19.0	285 of 337	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	293 of 328	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	282 of 333	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	273 of 303	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	296 of 316	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	262 of 328	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.9	234 of 259	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.9	280 of 303	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)10th percentile~ school

Female (2021)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Social Studies13%-27 vs state

Mathematics4%-23 vs state

Science3%-26 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
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
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
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
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
Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Public	3-8	1101 Braddish Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0581	473	31	15.5	90.5%	13 (2.7%)	413 (87.3%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	10	331^st of 337 public middle schools	1.8%		4.4	327^th of 328 public middle schools	0.3%	4	6.3	2.6	6.6	2.8	0.0	2.0	2.6	8.1	12.8	3.3	6.5	12.6	13.1	9.7			0.0	3.0	4.0	$25,625	$5,536	$20,089
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
Dumbarton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-3176	1,064	65	16.3	29.3%	550 (51.7%)	243 (22.8%)	135 (12.7%)	80 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	73.9	79^th of 337 public middle schools	76.6%		69.7	77^th of 328 public middle schools	76.5%	2				37.2	12.0	4.4	28.3				72.9	68.9	57.4	66.0	44.7	43.8		43.9	51.8	$17,033	$1,269	$15,764
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Public	3-8	801 Bridgeview Road	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1392	513	34	15.0	92.6%	9 (1.8%)	456 (88.9%)	37 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10.8	328^th of 337 public middle schools	2.7%		9.1	308^th of 328 public middle schools	6.1%	20	10.3	6.1	1.0	2.6	3.3	1.4	4.1	13.8	8.6	2.0	12.8	20.3	12.2	10.9			0.0	1.4	1.5	$24,985	$5,003	$19,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Lillie May Carroll Jackson School

What is the racial makeup of Lillie May Carroll Jackson School?

Students at Lillie May Carroll Jackson School are 96% African American, 1% White, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Lillie May Carroll Jackson School in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

Is Lillie May Carroll Jackson School a good school?

Lillie May Carroll Jackson School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Maryland middle schools.

How many students attend Lillie May Carroll Jackson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Lillie May Carroll Jackson School.

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