Summary:
In zip code 21213, there is one middle school, Lillie May Carroll Jackson School, which serves grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, an area with a high rate of economic disadvantage where 82.78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School has a total enrollment of 209 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. The school spends a significant $29,164 per student, yet its academic performance is among the lowest in the state, ranking 282nd out of 339 Maryland middle schools. A critical challenge is mathematics, where only 3.3% of students are proficient, with 0% proficiency in 5th and 6th grades. In contrast, English Language Arts (ELA) shows a relative strength at 31.3% proficiency, with 7th graders exceeding the district average. Science performance is inconsistent: 5th graders score above the district average at 20% proficiency, while 8th graders fall far behind at 3.5%.
A standout positive is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.5%, which is less than half the district average of 46.4%, indicating strong student engagement. This low absenteeism is a valuable asset for improvement. The stark contrast between high per-student spending and low academic outcomes raises important questions about resource allocation and the impact of concentrated poverty. The school's relative success in 7th-grade ELA and 5th-grade science suggests potential instructional strengths that could be replicated across all subjects and grades to address the severe math crisis.
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