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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Baltimore city, Maryland

Across Baltimore city, Maryland, 140 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary leads the list at 10.1%, against a median of 21.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

140

Baltimore city, Maryland

Best % Proficient

10.1%

Median % Proficient

21.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	93.7%	300	10.1%
2	National Academy Foundation	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	64.0%	801	10.2%
3	Vanguard Collegiate Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	85.6%	313	10.7%
4	Katherine Johnson Global Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	90.5%	473	11.1%
5	Frederick Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.8%	320	11.2%
6	Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	78.9%	303	11.3%
7	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	94.5%	271	11.5%
8	Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	91.5%	201	12.0%
9	New Song Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.4%	182	12.5%
10	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	66.1%	899	12.7%
11	ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	88.7%	523	12.7%
12	Stadium School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	86.1%	259	12.9%
13	Holabird Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.9%	650	13.6%
14	Westport Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.8%	251	13.8%
15	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	63.7%	786	13.8%
16	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	92.6%	513	13.9%
17	Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.3%	435	14.3%
18	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	76.1%	706	14.3%
19	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.1%	410	14.3%
20	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.5%	732	14.6%
21	Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.8%	510	14.8%
22	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.8%	236	14.8%
23	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.5%	588	14.9%
24	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.6%	705	15.0%
25	Green Street Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	84.3%	808	15.1%
26	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.1%	218	15.1%
27	Booker T. Washington Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	95.3%	192	15.3%
28	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	1,061	15.3%
29	Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.5%	189	15.4%
30	Lillie May Carroll Jackson School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Middle	82.8%	209	15.5%
31	Patterson High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	67.8%	1,330	15.6%
32	Sinclair Lane Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.6%	269	15.7%
33	Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.6%	230	16.2%
34	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.5%	490	16.4%
35	Academy for College and Career Exploration	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	79.1%	967	16.4%
36	Baltimore Design School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	75.9%	503	16.9%
37	Barclay Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.3%	373	16.9%
38	The Seed School of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	SEED School of Maryland	High	100%	395	17.0%
39	Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.2%	296	17.2%
40	Cecil Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	85.1%	348	17.4%
41	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	93.5%	402	17.5%
42	Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	287	17.8%
43	Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	92.6%	337	17.8%
44	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	66.4%	717	18.0%
45	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.1%	320	18.2%
46	Frederick Douglass High	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	86.5%	539	18.4%
47	Park Heights Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	90.0%	390	18.4%
48	The Reach! Partnership School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	High	84.4%	724	18.7%
49	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.9%	834	18.7%
50	Abbottston Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.8%	330	18.8%

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