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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bard High School Early College this year?
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Enrollment
459
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001735
Bard High School Early College
2801 N Dukeland Street, Baltimore, MD 21216 · (443) 642-5040 · Baltimore city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
300 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 9 | 110 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 123 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 24% |
Student demographics
27%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
68.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
11.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 14.8% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Bard High School Early College
Bard High School Early College's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard High School Early College this school | 459 | 65.4% | 37.0% |
| City Neighbors High Baltimore | 416 | 70.7% | 27.7% |
| Baltimore Design School Baltimore | 503 | 75.9% | 16.9% |
| Reginald F. Lewis High Baltimore | 481 | 79.8% | 24.0% |
| Washington Academy and High School Princess Anne | 619 | 76.9% | 17.1% |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore | 466 | 82.6% | 19.1% |
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 Bard High School Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #93 of 203 | #5 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #94 of 206 ▼ 20 | #12 of 28 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #68 of 206 ▲ 44 | #4 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #191 of 234 | #21 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #52 of 210 | #11 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #184 of 211 | #14 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #53 of 212 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.5% | #46 of 131 | #10 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
459
+38 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 459 | 30.5 | 15.1:1 | 65% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 60% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 60% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 51% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 23.5 | 16.8:1 | 100% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 64% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bard High School Early College.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (394 to 459); teachers up 30% (23.5 to 30.5).
About Bard High School Early College
Bard High School Early College is a very small high school with an address in Baltimore, Maryland. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 459 students. High schools in Maryland have about 1,185 students on average; enrollment here is 61% lower.
Baltimore City Public Schools runs 152 schools with a combined 76,946 students. Bard High School Early College is one of them.
Bard High School Early College is 84% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% White and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 59% Black among all Baltimore city residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
On staff are 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Maryland is similar, at 15.3:1. Bard High School Early College has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 65%. Public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Bard High School Early College outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Bard High School Early College sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.0% and a predicted 35.5%.
Looking at the county, Baltimore city, median household income comes to about $62,177, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 156 public schools and about 77,341 students.
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Bard High School Early College. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Bard High School Early College is 1st among 8 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bard High School Early College. 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 Bard High School Early College schools
One other US public school is named Bard High School Early College. Bard High School Early College is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGENEW YORK, NY · 569 students
Nearby schools
- ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School0.0 mi · 523
- Gwynns Falls Elementary0.2 mi · 201
- Coppin Academy0.5 mi · 450
- Hilton Elementary0.5 mi · 258
- Robert W. Coleman Elementary0.6 mi · 201
- William S. Baer School0.6 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Bard High School Early CollegeHow large is Bard High School Early College?
Bard High School Early College enrolls approximately 459 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bard High School Early College serve?
Bard High School Early College serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bard High School Early College?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Bard High School Early College.
How diverse is Bard High School Early College?
Bard High School Early College reports a student body of 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bard High School Early College?
Bard High School Early College is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.