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The highest-poverty public schools in Baltimore, Maryland

Across Baltimore, Maryland, 261 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The Seed School of Maryland leads the list at 100%, against a median of 72.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

261

Baltimore, Maryland

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

72.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	The Seed School of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	SEED School of Maryland	High	395	100%
2	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	236	95.8%
3	Booker T. Washington Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	192	95.3%
4	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	410	95.1%
5	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	271	94.5%
6	Renaissance Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	241	94.2%
7	Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	300	93.7%
8	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	402	93.5%
9	Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	433	92.8%
10	Westport Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	251	92.8%
11	Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	264	92.8%
12	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	513	92.6%
13	Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	337	92.6%
14	Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	296	92.2%
15	Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	201	91.5%
16	Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	473	90.5%
17	Belmont Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	177	90.4%
18	Rosemont Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	294	90.1%
19	Park Heights Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	390	90.0%
20	Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	230	89.6%
21	Achievement Academy at Harbor City High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	314	89.5%
22	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	588	89.5%
23	Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	139	89.2%
24	Belle Grove Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	305	88.9%
25	Edgewood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	134	88.8%
26	Frederick Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	320	88.8%
27	ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	523	88.7%
28	Montebello Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	542	88.6%
29	Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	435	88.3%
30	City Springs Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	483	88.2%
31	Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	510	87.8%
32	Arundel Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	434	87.8%
33	New Song Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	182	87.4%
34	Harford Heights Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	435	87.4%
35	Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	386	87.3%
36	The Belair-Edison School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	911	87.2%
37	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	834	86.9%
38	Sinclair Lane Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	269	86.6%
39	Mary E. Rodman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	431	86.5%
40	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	490	86.5%
41	Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	252	86.5%
42	Frederick Douglass High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	539	86.5%
43	Hilton Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	258	86.4%
44	Carver Vocational-Technical High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	1,041	86.4%
45	Liberty Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	335	86.3%
46	Stadium School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	259	86.1%
47	Billie Holiday Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	242	86.0%
48	Matthew A. Henson Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	199	85.9%
49	Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	743	85.9%
50	Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	313	85.6%

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