Summary:
Zip code 21216 in Baltimore, Maryland, is home to a single middle school, Katherine Johnson Global Academy, which serves grades 3 through 8 and is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district.
Katherine Johnson Global Academy faces significant challenges, with academic performance ranking in the bottom 3% of Maryland schools over the past three years. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 2.1% of students were proficient in Mathematics and 12.1% in English Language Arts, far below district averages of 13.3% and 32.9%, respectively. The school also struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 71.0%, which is 1.5 times higher than the district average of 46.4%. Despite high per-student spending of $25,625, these resources have not translated into improved outcomes, highlighting a stark disconnect between funding and performance.
Key metrics reveal a school in crisis, with zero proficiency in several grade-level subjects, including 4th, 5th, and 8th grade Mathematics, and 5th grade ELA and Science. However, a slight bright spot exists in 7th grade English Language Arts, where 18.1% of students achieved proficiency, the highest rate for any subject at the school. The student body is predominantly low-income, with 90.49% eligible for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school's state percentile ranking has declined from the 3rd percentile to the 0th percentile over three years, indicating a worsening trajectory that demands urgent attention to address absenteeism and foundational learning gaps.
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