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Schools in Zip Code 21216

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At a glance

Schools

6,481

Students

Top rankedBard High School Early College47^th of 227 Maryland high schools

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Biggest riser

Belmont Elementary up 72 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

William S. Baer School 5.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 16 schools in Baltimore's 21216 zip code, part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, serve a predominantly elementary-aged population (10 elementary schools) alongside 4 high schools, 1 middle school, and 1 alternative school, with a total enrollment of about 6,714 students and an average free/reduced lunch rate of 84.7%.

Academic performance varies dramatically within the zip code. The standout is Bard High School Early College, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide with a 90.4% graduation rate and 70.6% ELA proficiency—far exceeding both district and state averages. Coppin Academy also performs well, with a 90.1% graduation rate and 49.5% ELA proficiency. In contrast, Katherine Johnson Global Academy (middle school) ranks in the 3rd percentile with only 2.1% math proficiency, while Rosemont Elementary/Middle fell to the 1st percentile. A bright spot is Belmont Elementary, which jumped from the 3rd to the 20th percentile, with math proficiency (23.7%) nearly double the district average. KIPP Harmony Academy shows an unusual strength in advanced math, with a 74.3% Algebra I proficiency rate despite low overall math scores.

The most critical issue is chronic absenteeism, averaging 57.5% across the zip code—far above the district's 46.4%. Carver Vocational-Technical High has the highest rate at 83.8%, while Empowerment Academy is a remarkable outlier at just 25.5%, also achieving the highest ELA proficiency among elementary/middle schools (33.2%). Despite high per-student spending averaging $30,654, academic outcomes remain low, suggesting funds address significant non-academic needs. The high school divide is stark: Bard and Coppin succeed with specialized programs, while Carver and ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School struggle with single-digit math proficiency and high absenteeism.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)								MCAP Algebra I (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	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 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 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I 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
Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 N Ellamont Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0579	177	12	15.3	90.4%	0 (0.0%)	170 (96.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	19.4	688^th of 864 public elementary schools	20.4%		14.6	760^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.1%	72	17.4	25.0	28.0				23.7	26.1	17.9	4.0					15.8		8.3		$31,890	$7,289	$24,601
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%)	10.4	329^th of 339 public middle schools	2.9%		10	331^st of 337 public middle schools	1.8%	2	6.8	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.2	1.9	2.1	13.6	11.8	0.0	8.5	18.1	13.6		12.1		0.0	1.0	$25,625	$5,536	$20,089
Carver Vocational-Technical High	Public	9-12	2201 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0553	1,041	61	17.2	86.4%	23 (2.2%)	955 (91.7%)	59 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	13.5	205^th of 227 public high schools	9.7%		13.9	199^th of 220 public high schools	9.5%	6							2.4							28.2	28.2	2.4			$22,485	$5,615	$16,870
Gwynns Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Gwynns Falls Parkway	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0638	201	19	10.5	84.6%	1 (0.5%)	196 (97.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10.1	824^th of 864 public elementary schools	4.6%		12.6	800^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.5%	24	15.8	12.1	2.4				9.8	13.2	20.6	19.5					17.7		4.8		$26,772	$6,267	$20,505
Hilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Carlisle Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0634	258	21	12.2	86.4%	2 (0.8%)	243 (94.2%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10.2	823^rd of 864 public elementary schools	4.7%		10.8	824^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.7%	1	16.1	7.1	0.0				7.7	38.7	7.1	0.0					15.4		0.0		$27,987	$5,391	$22,595
Billie Holiday Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2400 W Mosher Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0506	242	22	11.0	86.0%	2 (0.8%)	229 (94.6%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																			$31,423	$6,416	$25,006
Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Windsor Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0764	201	15	13.4	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	193 (96.0%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9.6	829^th of 864 public elementary schools	4.1%		9.9	835^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.5%	6	16.7	10.7	5.4				10.1	20.8	17.9	10.8					15.7		2.9		$28,406	$5,754	$22,652
Rosemont Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2777 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0574	294	19	15.4	90.1%	4 (1.4%)	288 (98.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	855^th of 864 public elementary schools	1.0%		14.7	759^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.3%	96	8.0	3.9	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	16.7	18.5	6.1	1.9	25.0	23.9		14.8		0.0	6.4	$25,006	$5,902	$19,105
William S. Baer School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2001 N Warwick Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-0833	167	30	5.5	85.0%	10 (6.0%)	122 (73.1%)	27 (16.2%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$80,887	$25,519	$55,368
Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	4001 Alto Road	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0595	252	25	10.2	86.5%	3 (1.2%)	232 (92.1%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	19.6	687^th of 864 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.7	722^nd of 865 public elementary schools	16.5%	35	4.0	25.0	9.5	0.0	14.8	8.0	9.0	23.1	37.5	27.3	40.6	22.2	36.0		31.1		10.0	4.0	$31,478	$6,298	$25,180
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School	Public, Charter	6-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-1418	523	32	16.6	88.7%	5 (1.0%)	496 (94.8%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	16.3	190^th of 227 public high schools	16.3%		13.2	206^th of 220 public high schools	6.4%	16				2.6	0.0	2.5	1.4				13.2	18.6	7.5	36.1	20.9	1.0		0.0	$30,555	$7,626	$22,929
Coppin Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2500 W North Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5060	450	27	16.6	83.8%	0 (0.0%)	438 (97.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32.4	133^rd of 227 public high schools	41.4%		23.5	156^th of 220 public high schools	29.1%	23							13.4							49.5	49.5	13.4			$23,883	$4,371	$19,512
Empowerment Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	851 Braddish Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2381	344	30	11.4	79.7%	3 (0.9%)	335 (97.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16.1	739^th of 864 public elementary schools	14.5%		22.7	648^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.1%	91	6.7	8.8	13.3	0.0	8.6		6.3	15.6	29.4	43.3	17.5	57.1	43.6		33.2	2.6	20.0	10.3	$22,994	$3,716	$19,278
KIPP Harmony Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2000 Edgewood Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 291-2583	1,399	94	14.8	81.4%	5 (0.4%)	1,352 (96.6%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.6%)	16	746^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.7%		18.4	709^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.0%	37	14.2	18.3	11.7	1.7	13.5	2.6	12.9	31.0	27.5	27.6	16.4	33.6	25.0		26.6	74.3	9.5	7.2	$26,234	$4,903	$21,330
Bard High School Early College	Public	9-12	2801 N Dukeland Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-5040	459	31	15.0	65.4%	47 (10.2%)	387 (84.3%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	59.2	47^th of 227 public high schools	79.3%		49.3	75^th of 220 public high schools	65.9%	28							17.2							70.6	70.6	17.2			$23,408	$5,220	$18,188

Cities Near Zip Code 21216

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore	0.12 mi	276	224^th
Catonsville	2.99 mi	4	111^th
Woodlawn	4.32 mi	1	141^st
Halethorpe	4.59 mi	1	193^rd
Pikesville	4.69 mi	1	133^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.