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If you had an hour of school board time for Baltimore Design School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001703
Baltimore Design School
1500 Barclay Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 · (443) 642-2311 · Baltimore city
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
382 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 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 11% |
Student demographics
24%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
27.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 27 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 up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Baltimore Design School
Baltimore Design School's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Design School this school | 503 | 75.9% | 16.9% |
| City Neighbors High Baltimore | 416 | 70.7% | 27.7% |
| Reginald F. Lewis High Baltimore | 481 | 79.8% | 24.0% |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore | 466 | 82.6% | 19.1% |
| Coppin Academy Baltimore | 450 | 83.8% | 24.6% |
| Bard High School Early College Baltimore | 459 | 65.4% | 37.0% |
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 Baltimore Design School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #196 of 203 | #22 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #143 of 206 ▼ 9 | #28 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #194 of 206 ▲ 5 | #18 of 28 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #186 of 234 | #18 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #18 of 210 | #5 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #188 of 211 | #17 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #34 of 212 | #20 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #68 of 76 | #11 of 12 |
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
503
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 503 | 38.5 | 13.1:1 | 76% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 75% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 75% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 68% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 100% (510) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 89% (435) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baltimore Design School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (510 to 503); teachers up 24% (31 to 38.5).
About Baltimore Design School
Baltimore Design School operates as a small high school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school counts 503 students across grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students.
Baltimore Design School is in Baltimore City Public Schools, a district with 76,946 students across 152 schools.
The large majority of students at Baltimore Design School, 86%, are Black. Next come 5% White and 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Baltimore city residents are about 59% Black. Baltimore Design School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 at Baltimore Design School, with 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 15.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 76% of enrollment. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.3%. Baltimore Design School scores 16.9%.
Federal survey data for Baltimore city show that median household income is about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. A total of 156 public schools operate in Baltimore city, serving about 77,341 students.
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Baltimore Design School is behind the 24.9% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Baltimore Design School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 529 to 503 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.1:1, from 17.1:1.
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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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- Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School0.1 mi · 604
- Johnston Square Elementary0.4 mi · 271
- Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary0.4 mi · 189
- Eager Street Academy0.5 mi · 45
- Cecil Elementary0.5 mi · 348
- Midtown Academy0.6 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Baltimore Design SchoolHow many students attend Baltimore Design School?
Baltimore Design School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Baltimore Design School serve?
Baltimore Design School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baltimore Design School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baltimore Design School is approximately 13.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baltimore Design School?
At Baltimore Design School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Baltimore Design School public or private?
Baltimore Design School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.