ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School

ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is a senior high of compact scale in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, enrolling 523 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

Baltimore City Public Schools runs 152 schools in total, collectively educating 76,946 students. ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School records that nearly all students (95%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Baltimore city) logs that median household earnings sit near $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bard High School Early College, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School has edged up 9%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.