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Dundalk High

Public Grades 9-12

212^th

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of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 7% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Dundalk High is a large comprehensive high school in Baltimore, MD, serving 2,087 students in grades 9-12 within the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where the majority of students come from low-income households.

Dundalk High is facing serious academic challenges, with only 1.2% of students proficient in math and 25.9% proficient in English Language Arts, both far below district and state averages. The school has seen a steep decline over the past decade, dropping from the 37th percentile in state rankings to the 7th percentile. A major concern is the extreme chronic absenteeism rate of 49.4%, which is nearly double the district average and significantly higher than nearby Sparrows Point High (29.1%) and Patapsco High and Center for Arts (40.0%). The dropout rate has more than tripled in recent years to 24.3%, and the graduation rate sits at 72.7%, well below the district's 84.3%.

Interestingly, the school's spending of $16,090 per student is comparable to the high-performing Eastern Technical High School ($15,647), a magnet school just 4.66 miles away that boasts 99.6% ELA proficiency and a 9.2% chronic absenteeism rate. This contrast highlights that funding alone isn't the issue—Dundalk's struggles are tied to deep-seated challenges like poverty and student disengagement. While math scores are catastrophically low, the school's ELA proficiency, though still low, is higher than some nearby schools like Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove (12.6%) and National Academy Foundation (12.5%). The data suggests a vicious cycle where high absenteeism drives poor performance and rising dropout rates, requiring a comprehensive, long-term turnaround strategy.

2,087

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,090

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1901 Delvale Ave
Baltimore, MD 21222-3119

(443) 809-7023

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Dundalk High:

Elementary:	Berkshire Elementary
	Colgate Elementary
	Dundalk Elementary
	Logan Elementary
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	Norwood Elementary
Middle:	Dundalk Middle
	Holabird Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

24.3%

African American:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2012 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (70% vs 38% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2012

!Geometry scores 42 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg32%

Maryland avg38%

212^th of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 26High Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^th of 24Baltimore County 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
2026	11.3	212 of 227	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	200 of 220	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	127 of 127	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	192 of 225	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	177 of 197	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.6	167 of 233	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.1	146 of 233	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	158 of 231	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.9	148 of 185	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	154 of 187	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	138 of 183	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.2	141 of 220	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.8	163 of 213	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	177 of 214	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	174 of 209	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	155 of 204	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	162 of 204	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.1	156 of 201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics100%+73 vs state

Algebra I100%+79 vs state

English Language Arts26%-26 vs state

Algebra II3%-24 vs state

Geometry2%-42 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, August 30, 2009

Dundalk High School is a mess. There aren't enough GT or Hon. kids, so they combine the two levels together, putting the honors kids in GT, which only results in the GT kids not being able to learn to their full potential. In some cases, such as tenth grade World History, there are only two options: AP, or Standard.

Also, with the recent schedule change from 8 periods (A Day/B Day), to the 6 period a day schedule, it's caused many of the seniors in parallel enrollment with Sollers Tech to take summer school, because they didn't plan on having the two less periods, and what with their required magnet classes, plus their completer classes, and the required classes (Health, Gym, Fine Arts, English, Math, Science), they don't have enough room to take all of their classes, and some are faced with having to repeat a year or take night school to pass. Another bad thing is that due to a lack of funding and teachers, the school dropped Creative Writing at all levels starting the school year of 09-10.

You can't go a day without seeing multiple students doing such things as smoking cigarettes and weed on Breezeway, drinking, spraying Silly String at Mr. Shouldice, having sex in the bathrooms, and cutting classes by leaving from the courtyards.

I myself am a magnet student who transfered out of Dundalk to Towson High School Law and Public Policy, and I get up every morning at 5:15am to take the magnet bus to Towson just to avoid the chaos at Dundalk.

Thanks for your time,

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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)	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 All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dundalk High	Public	9-12	1901 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7023	2,087	134	15.5	65.6%	507 (24.3%)	409 (19.6%)	987 (47.3%)	31 (1.5%)	17 (0.8%)	9 (0.4%)	127 (6.1%)	11.3	212^th of 227 public high schools	6.6%		13.9	200^th of 220 public high schools	9.1%	12	1.2	25.9	25.9	1.0	2.8	2.1	$16,090	$1,124	$14,965
Sollers Point Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1901 Delvale Avenue	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-7075	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		92.3	92.3
Southeast EDLP at Dundalk High School	Public	9-12	105 W Chesapeake Ave	Towson	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-2270	2			—	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$40,536	$439	$40,097
Patapsco High and Center for Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	8100 Wise Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-7060	1,385	82	16.8	64.3%	657 (47.4%)	359 (25.9%)	226 (16.3%)	20 (1.4%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	108 (7.8%)	16.1	192^nd of 227 public high schools	15.4%		23.7	155^th of 220 public high schools	29.5%	37	0.6	35.6	35.6	0.0	4.4	0.0	$18,523	$1,266	$17,257
Claremont School	Public	6-12	100 Kane Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 545-3380	46	18	2.5	82.6%	1 (2.2%)	38 (82.6%)	5 (10.9%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Patterson High	Public	9-12	100 Kane Street	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9276	1,330	88	15.1	67.8%	70 (5.3%)	561 (42.2%)	667 (50.2%)	12 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.0%)	14.2	201^st of 227 public high schools	11.5%		11.7	210^th of 220 public high schools	4.5%	9	6.0	24.8	24.8	6.0			$24,720	$4,555	$20,165
Sparrows Point High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7400 North Point Rd	Sparrows Point	21219	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-7517	1,095	67	16.4	38.5%	868 (79.3%)	87 (7.9%)	73 (6.7%)	16 (1.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.9%)	37	123^rd of 227 public high schools	45.8%		37.7	114^th of 220 public high schools	48.2%	9	4.3	61.2	61.2	1.2	12.0	6.8	$17,183	$1,312	$15,871
Eastern Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1100 Mace Ave	Baltimore	21221	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-0190	1,330	67	19.9	23.1%	601 (45.2%)	241 (18.1%)	64 (4.8%)	371 (27.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.8%)	83.7	9^th of 227 public high schools	96.0%		81.3	10^th of 220 public high schools	95.5%	1	53.7	99.6	99.6	88.2	63.1	25.0	$15,647	$874	$14,772
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Public	9-12	1201 Cambria Street	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1373	786	52	15.1	63.7%	77 (9.8%)	234 (29.8%)	463 (58.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	8.9	220^th of 227 public high schools	3.1%		8.9	215^th of 220 public high schools	2.3%	5	1.5	12.6	12.6	1.5			$22,590	$3,565	$19,026
Rosedale Center	Public	9-12	7090 Golden Ring Road Suite 103	Baltimore	21237	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-0133	108	33	3.2	78.7%	26 (24.1%)	64 (59.3%)	9 (8.3%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	7.5	226^th of 227 public high schools	0.4%		8.1	220^th of 220 public high schools	0.0%	6	0.0	2.4	2.4	0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Dundalk High

How many students attend Dundalk High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,087 students attended Dundalk High.

What district is Dundalk High in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

Is Dundalk High a good school?

Dundalk High ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Maryland high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dundalk High?

Students at Dundalk High are 47% Hispanic, 24% White, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Dundalk High?

Dundalk High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berkshire Elementary
Elementary : Colgate Elementary
Elementary : Dundalk Elementary
Elementary : Logan Elementary
Elementary : Norwood Elementary
Middle : Dundalk Middle
Middle : Holabird Middle

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