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Loch Raven Technical Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Loch Raven Technical Academy is a mid-sized middle school in Baltimore, MD, serving 722 students in grades 6-8 within the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where 62.6% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 6% of students are proficient—the lowest rate among nearby Baltimore County peers like Perry Hall Middle (27%) and Parkville Middle (13.4%). This math performance is so low it is statistically closer to high-poverty Baltimore City schools like Vanguard Collegiate Middle (0.7%) than to its own district. A critical factor is the school's extreme chronic absenteeism rate of 41.7%, nearly double the district average (25.6%) and far higher than nearby Parkville Middle (22.9%) and Pine Grove Middle (26.3%). This creates a cycle where students fall behind, disengage, and miss more school. Despite spending $17,674 per student—more than top-performing neighbors like Dumbarton Middle ($17,033)—academic outcomes remain drastically lower.

Interestingly, the school shows a relative strength in serving its economically disadvantaged students, who rank in the 55th percentile statewide—the school's highest-performing subgroup. In English Language Arts, Loch Raven's 31.4% proficiency is closer to Pine Grove Middle (32.7%) and Nottingham Middle (35.7%), but the math gap is stark. The school's "Technical Academy" name suggests a focus on advanced skills, yet only a small cohort accesses advanced math courses, while the vast majority struggle with grade-level fundamentals. Geographically, Loch Raven sits between two very different educational realities: just 1.88 miles away is Dumbarton Middle (a 4-star school with 73.1% ELA proficiency), while 4.87 miles away is Stadium School in Baltimore City Public Schools (0-star, 9.4% ELA proficiency). This places Loch Raven in a precarious middle ground, outperforming city schools but dramatically underperforming its suburban neighbors.

722

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,674

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8101 La Salle Rd
Baltimore, MD 21286-8023

(443) 809-3518

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Loch Raven Technical Academy:

Elementary:	Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet
	Halstead Academy
	Pleasant Plains Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.2%

White:

13.6%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (19% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

Maryland avg37%

276^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 29Middle 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	21.8	276 of 342	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	271 of 337	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	242 of 328	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	270 of 322	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	266 of 333	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	182 of 303	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	236 of 316	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	227 of 328	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	175 of 317	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	187 of 314	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	179 of 315	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.8	183 of 339	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	200 of 316	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	192 of 314	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	225 of 309	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.5	234 of 324	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	228 of 301	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	220 of 283	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	79.8	56 of 264	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	80.4	49 of 254	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	69.9	79 of 255	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.6	90 of 252	64.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.3	162 of 259	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	34.2	194 of 303	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	23.4	179 of 207	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	49.2	123 of 273	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.2	165 of 288	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	49.6	107 of 210	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+15 vs school

White (2021)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)43rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2021)37th percentile~ school

Female (2021)36th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2021)14th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Science19%-12 vs state

Geometry17%-27 vs state

Algebra I16%-5 vs state

Mathematics6%-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 (2025)	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 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 Algebra II 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
Loch Raven Technical Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	8101 La Salle Rd	Baltimore	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(443) 809-3518	722	49	14.8	62.6%	98 (13.6%)	485 (67.2%)	86 (11.9%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	21.8	276^th of 342 public middle schools	19.3%		21	271^st of 337 public middle schools	19.6%	5			7.4	1.6	0.7	6.0			33.2	33.7	26.8	31.4	15.9		17.1		18.8	$17,674	$1,586	$16,087
Dumbarton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	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%)	84.3	53^rd of 342 public middle schools	84.5%		73.9	79^th of 337 public middle schools	76.6%	26			45.5	14.9	9.3	37.1			72.9	78.0	69.4	73.1	42.3		64.5		55.0	$17,033	$1,269	$15,764
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%)	47.7	167^th of 342 public middle schools	51.2%		51.1	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%	19			14.8	6.2	2.4	13.4			45.7	63.3	47.7	52.1	22.1		29.8		29.4	$17,150	$1,445	$15,705
Pine Grove Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Old Harford Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5270	804	53	15.2	53.4%	275 (34.2%)	361 (44.9%)	62 (7.7%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	26.3	246^th of 342 public middle schools	28.1%		31	219^th of 337 public middle schools	35.0%	27			9.1	3.6	1.1	11.1			35.3	33.2	29.7	32.7	35.0		38.7		25.2	$18,132	$1,294	$16,839
Ridgely Middle	Public	6-8	121 Ridgely Road	Lutherville	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-7650	1,039	64	16.3	20.2%	627 (60.3%)	101 (9.7%)	88 (8.5%)	163 (15.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.5%)	86.5	42^nd of 342 public middle schools	87.7%		91	33^rd of 337 public middle schools	90.2%	9			49.1	9.2	0.0	41.3			79.4	78.4	73.3	77.0	48.1		56.1		64.3	$17,370	$1,219	$16,151
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%)	8.6	338^th of 342 public middle schools	1.2%		9.7	332^nd of 337 public middle schools	1.5%	6			1.3	1.4	0.0	1.0			7.8	8.7	13.0	9.4					0.0	$30,471	$6,086	$24,385
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%)	13.8	316^th of 342 public middle schools	7.6%		12.6	319^th of 337 public middle schools	5.3%	3	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	5.9	2.6	9.1	0.0	9.6	26.8	19.1	15.4				0.0	3.0	$24,945	$7,203	$17,743
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	336^th of 342 public middle schools	1.8%		10.8	327^th of 337 public middle schools	3.0%	9			0.0	0.0	2.1	0.7			13.5	12.5	14.4	13.5					2.1	$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%)	20.1	285^th of 342 public middle schools	16.7%		19	285^th of 337 public middle schools	15.4%			0.0	0.0	6.1	5.3	3.3		26.7	26.1	40.3	28.1	31.3				20.0	3.5	$29,164	$6,398	$22,766
Perry Hall Middle	Public	6-8	4300 Ebenezer Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5100	1,582	96	16.5	36.6%	655 (41.4%)	422 (26.7%)	82 (5.2%)	335 (21.2%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.9%)	70.2	93^rd of 342 public middle schools	72.8%		71	91^st of 337 public middle schools	73.0%	2			29.4	10.6	4.6	27.0			61.3	65.9	65.7	64.3	40.4		38.1		39.8	$16,070	$1,103	$14,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Loch Raven Technical Academy

What is the racial makeup of Loch Raven Technical Academy?

Students at Loch Raven Technical Academy are 67% African American, 14% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Loch Raven Technical Academy a good school?

Loch Raven Technical Academy ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Maryland middle schools.

What district is Loch Raven Technical Academy in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

How many students attend Loch Raven Technical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Loch Raven Technical Academy.

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