Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West is a very small 9-12 campus in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. The school instructs 139 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 1,185 students each, so Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West sits 88% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Baltimore City Public Schools, which oversees 152 schools and 76,946 students, Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West records that nearly all students (97%) are Black. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Baltimore city indicate median household earnings sit near $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 6-year window. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West has fell 63%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 139 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

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