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Enrollment
967
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001381
Academy for College and Career Exploration
1300 W 36th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211 · (410) 396-7607 · Baltimore city
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Maryland public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
765 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 37 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 4% |
| Grade 9 | 294 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 207 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 189 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 17% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
18.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy for College and Career Exploration
Academy for College and Career Exploration's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for College and Career Exploration this school | 967 | 79.1% | 16.4% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High Baltimore | 1,087 | 77.7% | 34.6% |
| Forest Park High Baltimore | 1,024 | 75.1% | 21.4% |
| Edmondson-Westside High Baltimore | 910 | 79.8% | 20.9% |
| Western High Baltimore | 1,290 | 72.8% | 42.1% |
| Washington Academy and High School Princess Anne | 619 | 76.9% | 17.1% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy for College and Career Exploration ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #197 of 203 | #23 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #138 of 206 ▼ 12 | #23 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #203 of 206 ▼ 17 | #27 of 28 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 967 | #147 of 234 | #10 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #39 of 210 | #9 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #131 of 211 | #8 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #30 of 212 | #18 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +88.5% | #2 of 131 | #1 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
967
+252 (+35%) vs 2020
+104% since 2010-11, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 967 | 67 | 14.4:1 | 79% (765) |
| 2023-24 | 957 | 69 | 13.9:1 | 77% (740) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 59 | 15.3:1 | 75% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 66% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 37.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 78% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy for College and Career Exploration.
Since 2017-18: students up 88% (513 to 967); teachers up 79% (37.5 to 67).
About Academy for College and Career Exploration
Academy for College and Career Exploration is a small high school in Baltimore, Maryland, (ZIP code 21211). It enrolls 967 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 12.
The Baltimore City Public Schools system has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
The share of Black students at Academy for College and Career Exploration is 70%, a majority. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 9% White, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Baltimore city residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Academy for College and Career Exploration, which has 67. High schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 15.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 79%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Academy for College and Career Exploration outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Academy for College and Career Exploration is 11.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore city show that median household income comes to about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 77,341 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Academy for College and Career Exploration from the closest public school, Hampden Elementary/Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.7%; Academy for College and Career Exploration's is 16.4%, ranking 8th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Academy for College and Career Exploration as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 35% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 15.5:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Academy for College and Career Exploration is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
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- Hampden Elementary/Middle0.4 mi · 508
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- Western High1.2 mi · 1,290
- Dorothy I. Height Elementary1.3 mi · 435
- Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle1.4 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Academy for College and Career ExplorationHow large is Academy for College and Career Exploration?
Academy for College and Career Exploration enrolls approximately 967 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Academy for College and Career Exploration serve?
Academy for College and Career Exploration serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy for College and Career Exploration?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academy for College and Career Exploration is approximately 14.4:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Academy for College and Career Exploration?
Student demographics at Academy for College and Career Exploration are roughly 9% White, 18% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Academy for College and Career Exploration in?
Academy for College and Career Exploration is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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