Enrollment
192
Middle
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000160
Booker T. Washington Middle
1301 Mcculloh Street, Baltimore, MD 21217 · (410) 396-7734 · Baltimore city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Maryland public middle schools
- FTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
183 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 61 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 34% |
Student demographics
7%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
22.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 23 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.6% | 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Booker T. Washington Middle
Booker T. Washington Middle's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T. Washington Middle this school | 192 | 95.3% | 15.3% |
| Lillie May Carroll Jackson School Baltimore | 209 | 82.8% | 15.5% |
| Stadium School Baltimore | 259 | 86.1% | 12.9% |
| Vanguard Collegiate Middle Baltimore | 313 | 85.6% | 10.7% |
| Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys Baltimore | 303 | 78.9% | 11.3% |
| Katherine Johnson Global Academy Baltimore | 473 | 90.5% | 11.1% |
Matched among Maryland middle 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 Booker T. Washington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #214 of 223 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #198 of 223 ▼ 6 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #211 of 223 ▲ 4 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #226 of 230 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #8 of 227 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #38 of 123 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
192
-33 (-15%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 192 | 21 | 9.1:1 | 95% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 19 | 9.3:1 | 92% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 16 | 9.8:1 | 90% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 90% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 19 | 11.6:1 | 100% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 91% (518) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 34 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booker T. Washington Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (220 to 192); teachers up 11% (19 to 21).
About Booker T. Washington Middle
Booker T. Washington Middle is a very small middle school that serves part of Baltimore, Maryland. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 192 students. That is 75% below the average of about 764 students for middle schools in Maryland.
The district, Baltimore City Public Schools, operates 152 schools serving 76,946 students.
Booker T. Washington Middle is 96% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore city's population at about 59%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Booker T. Washington Middle scores 7%.
Booker T. Washington Middle reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1. There are 183 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 95% of enrollment. That is 21 points above the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city.
Among Maryland public middle schools, Booker T. Washington Middle outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Booker T. Washington Middle is 2.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 15.3%. Predicted: 17.8%.
Baltimore city is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Baltimore city's 156 public schools enroll about 77,341 students and include Booker T. Washington Middle.
The closest school to Booker T. Washington Middle is Renaissance Academy, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Booker T. Washington Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Booker T. Washington Middle ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 15.3% versus a 27.1% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 192, down from 225 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 11.3 in 2020-21 to 9.1 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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- Renaissance Academy0.0 mi · 241
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Frequently asked questions
About Booker T. Washington MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Booker T. Washington Middle?
Booker T. Washington Middle enrolls approximately 192 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Booker T. Washington Middle serve?
Booker T. Washington Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Booker T. Washington Middle?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Booker T. Washington Middle.
How diverse is Booker T. Washington Middle?
Booker T. Washington Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Booker T. Washington Middle in?
Booker T. Washington Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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