Hampstead Hill Academy

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Hampstead Hill Academy is a large primary school, one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. It educates 933 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 94% above typical.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; Hampstead Hill Academy is among them.

On demographics, Hampstead Hill Academy lists that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 36% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hampstead Hill Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 52.7%.

Around the school, census data for Baltimore city shows the typical household earns roughly $62,177 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Hampstead Hill Academy is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hampstead Hill Academy. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hampstead Hill Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, Hampstead Hill Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hampstead Hill Academy has edged up 17%, going from 799 students in 2018 to 933 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.