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Enrollment
523
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001302
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
2801 N Dukeland Street, Baltimore, MD 21216 · (443) 984-1418 · Baltimore city
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Maryland public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
464 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 6 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 112 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 73 | 14% |
Student demographics
10%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
20.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 21 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 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
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School this school | 523 | 88.7% | 12.7% |
| Coppin Academy Baltimore | 450 | 83.8% | 24.6% |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore | 466 | 82.6% | 19.1% |
| The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore | 724 | 84.4% | 18.7% |
| Frederick Douglass High Baltimore | 539 | 86.5% | 18.4% |
| Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy Baltimore | 386 | 87.3% | 20.4% |
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 ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #201 of 203 | #27 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #134 of 206 ▼ 12 | #19 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #199 of 206 ▲ 5 | #23 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #184 of 234 | #17 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #118 of 210 | #21 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #205 of 211 | #25 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #19 of 212 | #7 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #76 of 131 | #12 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
523
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+60% since 2010-11, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 523 | 31.5 | 16.6:1 | 89% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 86% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 86% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 79% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 100% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 82% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (481 to 523); teachers down 7% (34 to 31.5).
About ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School runs as a small high school in Baltimore, Maryland. It educates 523 students in grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students.
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is part of a district of 152 schools: Baltimore City Public Schools, with 76,946 students.
Federal enrollment data show ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is 95% Black. It is also 3% Hispanic. Baltimore city's residents are about 59% Black, 36 points below the school's share. ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 16.6 students per teacher and 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Baltimore city averages 74%, lower than here.
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is 9.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 12.7% actual, 21.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is located in Baltimore city, where the median household income is $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is one of 156 public schools in the county.
Bard High School Early College is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School. ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School was 526 in 2020-21 and 523 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About ConneXions: A Community Based Arts SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School?
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School serve?
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School is approximately 16.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School?
At ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School public or private?
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School 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.