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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the City Neighbors High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
416
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001690
City Neighbors High
5609 Sefton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21214 · (443) 642-2119 · Baltimore city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Maryland public high schools
- CTest 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
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
294 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 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 24% |
Student demographics
26%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
52.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 52 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 City Neighbors High
City Neighbors High's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Neighbors High this school | 416 | 70.7% | 27.7% |
| Bard High School Early College Baltimore | 459 | 65.4% | 37.0% |
| Baltimore Design School Baltimore | 503 | 75.9% | 16.9% |
| Reginald F. Lewis High Baltimore | 481 | 79.8% | 24.0% |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore | 466 | 82.6% | 19.1% |
| Coppin Academy Baltimore | 450 | 83.8% | 24.6% |
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 City Neighbors High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #146 of 203 | #7 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #141 of 206 ▼ 9 | #26 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #128 of 206 ▲ 28 | #7 of 28 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #197 of 234 | #24 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #24 of 210 | #8 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #185 of 211 | #15 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #39 of 212 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #118 of 131 | #17 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
416
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+367% since 2010-11, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 416 | 30.5 | 13.6:1 | 71% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 31.5 | 13.3:1 | 67% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 64% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 62% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 63% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 89 | 9 | 9.9:1 | 65% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City Neighbors High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (408 to 416); teachers up 13% (27 to 30.5).
About City Neighbors High
City Neighbors High is a small high school in Baltimore, Maryland, that operates as a charter school. The school's 416 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 65% lower than the average for high schools in Maryland, which is about 1,185.
Baltimore City Public Schools operates 152 schools. Combined enrollment is 76,946 students.
The student body at City Neighbors High is 85% Black. Other groups make up 6% White, 5% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 59% of Baltimore city residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At City Neighbors High, 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. On average, high schools in Maryland have 15.3:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 71% of enrollment. That tracks the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city.
City Neighbors High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for City Neighbors High is 32.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.7%.
Baltimore city has about 573,243 residents, and 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. Besides City Neighbors High, Baltimore city has 155 other public schools.
The shortest distance from City Neighbors High to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to City Neighbors Hamilton. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, City Neighbors High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 424 to 416. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
Community posts for City Neighbors High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
- City Neighbors Hamilton0.0 mi · 250
- Hamilton Elementary/Middle0.7 mi · 801
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Frequently asked questions
About City Neighbors HighHow many students attend City Neighbors High?
City Neighbors High enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 09-12.
Is City Neighbors High an elementary, middle, or high school?
City Neighbors High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does City Neighbors High have?
City Neighbors High employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at City Neighbors High?
At City Neighbors High, the student body is approximately 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is City Neighbors High public or private?
City Neighbors High is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.