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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Digital Harbor High School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,359
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001313
Digital Harbor High School
1100 Covington Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 · (443) 984-1256 · Baltimore city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL1,359 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Maryland public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.6:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
1,023 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 | 485 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 352 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 295 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 227 | 17% |
Student demographics
56%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
30.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 30 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Digital Harbor High School
Digital Harbor High School's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Harbor High School this school | 1,359 | 75.3% | 20.1% |
| Patterson High Baltimore | 1,330 | 67.8% | 15.6% |
| Owings Mills High Owings Mills | 1,040 | 62.5% | 18.5% |
| Friendly High Fort Washington | 894 | 63.5% | 22.0% |
| Central High Capitol Heights | 754 | 71.0% | 20.9% |
| Wicomico High Salisbury | 1,304 | 66.4% | 23.6% |
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 Digital Harbor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #183 of 203 | #13 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #135 of 206 ▼ 12 | #20 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #185 of 206 ▼ 6 | #12 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,359 | #94 of 234 | #4 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #79 of 210 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #103 of 211 | #4 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #35 of 212 | #21 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #79 of 131 | #13 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
1,359
+44 (+3%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 1,175
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,359 | 87 | 15.6:1 | 75% (1,023) |
| 2023-24 | 1,722 | 85 | 20.3:1 | 75% (1,283) |
| 2022-23 | 1,591 | 77 | 20.7:1 | 70% (1,106) |
| 2020-21 | 1,315 | 76 | 17.3:1 | 62% (809) |
| 2017-18 | 1,258 | 86 | 14.6:1 | 100% (1,258) |
| 2015-16 | 1,484 | 86 | 17.3:1 | 88% (1,299) |
| 2010-11 | 1,175 | 81 | 14.5:1 | 77% (903) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Digital Harbor High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,258 to 1,359); teachers up 1% (86 to 87).
About Digital Harbor High School
Digital Harbor High School is a mid-sized high school in Maryland, located in Baltimore. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,359 students.
The 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools enroll 76,946 students altogether, Digital Harbor High School among them.
Of every 100 students at Digital Harbor High School, about 54 are Black. Other reported shares: 37% Hispanic and 7% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Digital Harbor High School has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.6:1. That is in line with the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 75% at Digital Harbor High School. The average for public schools in Baltimore city is similar, at 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Digital Harbor High School lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Maryland public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Digital Harbor High School is 9.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
In Baltimore city, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $62,177, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 156 public schools and about 77,341 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Federal Hill Preparatory Academy, is the closest to Digital Harbor High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Digital Harbor High School is behind the 40.4% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 1,315 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 1,359 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 15.6 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Digital Harbor High School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Digital Harbor High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Digital Harbor High School?
Digital Harbor High School enrolls approximately 1,359 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Digital Harbor High School serve?
Digital Harbor High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Digital Harbor High School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Digital Harbor High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Digital Harbor High School?
At Digital Harbor High School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 37% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Digital Harbor High School in?
Digital Harbor High School is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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