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Carver Vocational-Technical High
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Carver Vocational-Technical High
As a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Baltimore, Maryland, Carver Vocational-Technical High serves 1,041 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Carver Vocational-Technical High is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that caters to 76,946 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Carver Vocational-Technical High records that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Carver Vocational-Technical High reports 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carver Vocational-Technical High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.9%.
In the area at large, Baltimore city reports that median household earnings sit near $62,177, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Carver Vocational-Technical High is one.
Nearest neighbor: Matthew A. Henson Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carver Vocational-Technical High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carver Vocational-Technical High at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 21.0%.
Carver Vocational-Technical High operates from a downtown location.
Over the past 7-year window. Carver Vocational-Technical High's enrollment has edged up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 891 (now 1,041). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 99% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.
On allk12, members of the Carver Vocational-Technical High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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