Creative City Public Charter School

Located at 2810 Shirley Avenue, in Baltimore, Maryland, Creative City Public Charter School is an intimate elementary campus that educates 210 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Creative City Public Charter School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Creative City Public Charter School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%); the rest consists of 6% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Creative City Public Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Creative City Public Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.8%; this one delivers 21.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Creative City Public Charter School is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Creative City Public Charter School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Creative City Public Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Creative City Public Charter School's enrollment has declined 42% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 210). White enrollment moved from 13% to 6% across the same window.

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