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Enrollment
466
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001682
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
128 W Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 · (443) 642-2048 · Baltimore city
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Maryland public high schools
- DTest 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
11.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
385 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 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 14% |
Student demographics
5%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% . -1.8pp 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 down about 2 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 | 29.0% | 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Leadership School for Young Women
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women this school | 466 | 82.6% | 19.1% |
| Coppin Academy Baltimore | 450 | 83.8% | 24.6% |
| ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School Baltimore | 523 | 88.7% | 12.7% |
| Baltimore Design School Baltimore | 503 | 75.9% | 16.9% |
| Reginald F. Lewis High Baltimore | 481 | 79.8% | 24.0% |
| The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore | 724 | 84.4% | 18.7% |
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 Leadership School for Young Women ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #187 of 203 | #16 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #140 of 206 ▼ 9 | #25 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #193 of 206 ▼ 11 | #17 of 28 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #189 of 234 | #20 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #8 of 210 | #3 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #211 of 211 | #30 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #26 of 212 | #14 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #30 of 76 | #6 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
466
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
+118% since 2010-11, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 466 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 83% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 79% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 78% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 74% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 33.5 | 15.1:1 | 100% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 81% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 73% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (507 to 466); teachers up 19% (33.5 to 40).
About Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is a small high school with an address in Baltimore, Maryland. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 466 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 1,185-student average for high schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 61% lower.
Baltimore City Public Schools operates 152 schools. Combined enrollment is 76,946 students.
Most students at Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women are Black: 98% of enrollment. For comparison, the population of Baltimore city is roughly 59% Black. Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women operates with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Maryland average 15.3:1. About 83% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city is 9 points.
The allk12 Grade for Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is C-. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is 25.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore city show that median household income is about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city, which together enroll about 77,341 students.
Nearest public school: Baltimore School for the Arts, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women holds at least 8 other public schools. Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women's average proficiency of 19.1% compares with 24.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment was 531 in 2020-21 and 466 in 2024-25, a decrease of 65 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2020-21 to 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenWhat is the total enrollment at Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women?
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-12.
Is Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is approximately 11.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women?
Student demographics at Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women public or private?
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.