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Enrollment
749
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001631
Baltimore International Academy
4410 Frankford Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206 · (410) 426-3650 · Baltimore city
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
528 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 64% larger than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
35%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
33.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.9% | 15.3% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 International Academy
Baltimore International Academy's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore International Academy this school | 749 | 70.5% | 21.9% |
| Glenmount Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 628 | 75.2% | 35.8% |
| Legends Public Charter School Lanham | 897 | 65.8% | 36.1% |
| Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 799 | 77.8% | 25.4% |
| Cross Country Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 740 | 75.5% | 38.6% |
| Northwood Elementary Baltimore | 641 | 76.4% | 42.7% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 International Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #766 of 853 | #60 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #761 of 853 ▲ 20 | #63 of 104 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #671 of 853 ▲ 108 | #43 of 104 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #59 of 898 | #16 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #540 of 857 | #54 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #681 of 857 | #39 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #266 of 885 | #76 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #538 of 551 | #56 of 56 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
749
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+98% since 2010-11, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 749 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 70% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 71% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 68% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 63% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 43.5 | 17.3:1 | 100% (753) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 54% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 52% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baltimore International Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (753 to 749); teachers up 17% (43.5 to 51).
About Baltimore International Academy
Baltimore International Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the schools in Baltimore City Public Schools. The school enrolls 749 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 56% bigger than that mark.
Baltimore International Academy is among 152 schools run by Baltimore City Public Schools, which serves 76,946 students.
Black students account for 80% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Baltimore city, the Black share is about 59%. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Baltimore International Academy are from different groups.
Its staff includes 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 0.9 students per teacher. Roughly 70% of students at Baltimore International Academy can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Baltimore International Academy lands at F, ahead of 4% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Baltimore International Academy falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 21.9% actual against 32.5% predicted.
The school is in Baltimore city, where median household income comes to about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Baltimore city's 156 public schools enroll about 77,341 students and include Baltimore International Academy.
Gardenville Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from Baltimore International Academy. Baltimore International Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Baltimore International Academy comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Baltimore International Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Baltimore International Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 749, close to the 752 recorded in 2020-21. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
Baltimore International Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Other schools in Baltimore City Public Schools
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- Roland Park Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,371 students
- Digital Harbor High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
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- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
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- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Gardenville Elementary0.3 mi · 229
- Hazelwood Elementary/Middle0.6 mi · 524
- City Neighbors High1.0 mi · 416
- City Neighbors Hamilton1.0 mi · 250
- Vanguard Collegiate Middle1.1 mi · 313
- Furley Elementary1.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Baltimore International AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Baltimore International Academy?
Baltimore International Academy enrolls approximately 749 students in grades KG-08.
Is Baltimore International Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baltimore International Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baltimore International Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baltimore International Academy is approximately 14.7:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baltimore International Academy?
At Baltimore International Academy, the student body is approximately 6% White, 8% Hispanic, 80% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Baltimore International Academy in?
Baltimore International Academy is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.