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What's the one class at Carver Vocational-Technical High every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,041
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000168
Carver Vocational-Technical High
2201 Presstman Street, Baltimore, MD 21216 · (410) 396-0553 · Baltimore city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL1,041 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- A-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
17.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
899 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 | 414 | 40% |
| Grade 10 | 273 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 208 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 146 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%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
27.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Carver Vocational-Technical High
Carver Vocational-Technical High's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Vocational-Technical High this school | 1,041 | 86.4% | 18.9% |
| Green Street Academy Baltimore | 808 | 84.3% | 15.1% |
| The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore | 724 | 84.4% | 18.7% |
| Edmondson-Westside High Baltimore | 910 | 79.8% | 20.9% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High Baltimore | 1,087 | 77.7% | 34.6% |
| Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High Baltimore | 1,714 | 79.2% | 19.8% |
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 Carver Vocational-Technical High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #188 of 203 | #17 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #78 of 206 ▲ 39 | #10 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #191 of 206 ▲ 3 | #16 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,041 | #140 of 234 | #8 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #149 of 210 | #25 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #200 of 211 | #22 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #22 of 212 | #10 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #44 of 131 | #9 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
1,041
+56 (+6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,275
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 1,041 | 60.5 | 17.2:1 | 86% (899) |
| 2023-24 | 1,042 | 56 | 18.6:1 | 85% (883) |
| 2022-23 | 1,020 | 55.5 | 18.4:1 | 81% (825) |
| 2020-21 | 985 | 53 | 18.6:1 | 74% (731) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 100% (891) |
| 2015-16 | 889 | 66 | 13.5:1 | 99% (876) |
| 2010-11 | 942 | 71 | 13.3:1 | 79% (744) |
| 2000-01 | 1,455 | 77 | 18.9:1 | 49% (706) |
| 1990-91 | 1,275 | 80 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Vocational-Technical High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (891 to 1,041); teachers up 3% (59 to 60.5).
About Carver Vocational-Technical High
Carver Vocational-Technical High, a medium-sized high school, is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school serves 1,041 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Baltimore City Public Schools is the district for Carver Vocational-Technical High. It has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
About 92% of the student body at Carver Vocational-Technical High is Black. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 2% White. Among people living in Baltimore city, the Black share is about 59%. Carver Vocational-Technical High's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 60.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.2:1. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. It compares with 74% for public schools in Baltimore city.
allk12 grades Carver Vocational-Technical High a C. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Carver Vocational-Technical High is 23.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.9%.
Carver Vocational-Technical High is located in Baltimore city, where the median household income is $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carver Vocational-Technical High is one of 156 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Matthew A. Henson Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Carver Vocational-Technical High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 21.0% proficiency; Carver Vocational-Technical High posts 18.9%.
Carver Vocational-Technical High has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment gain, from 985 in 2020-21 to 1,041 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.6:1 to 17.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Carver Vocational-Technical High. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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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Nearby schools
- Matthew A. Henson Elementary0.2 mi · 199
- Billie Holiday Elementary0.4 mi · 242
- Katherine Johnson Global Academy0.4 mi · 473
- William S. Baer School0.5 mi · 167
- New Song Academy0.5 mi · 182
- Rosemont Elementary/Middle0.5 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Carver Vocational-Technical HighHow large is Carver Vocational-Technical High?
Carver Vocational-Technical High enrolls approximately 1,041 students in grades 09-12.
Is Carver Vocational-Technical High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carver Vocational-Technical High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Carver Vocational-Technical High?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Carver Vocational-Technical High.
How diverse is Carver Vocational-Technical High?
Carver Vocational-Technical High reports a student body of 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Carver Vocational-Technical High?
Carver Vocational-Technical High 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.