Joseph C. Briscoe Academy

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Joseph C. Briscoe Academy is a very small secondary school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools. It enrolls 30 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% below the state mean of about 1,185.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Joseph C. Briscoe Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Joseph C. Briscoe Academy shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Joseph C. Briscoe Academy has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 1.8:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Baltimore city) records that median household earnings sit near $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Joseph C. Briscoe Academy is one.

The closest other public school is The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph C. Briscoe Academy.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph C. Briscoe Academy has shrank 65%, going from 85 students in 2018 to 30 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 12% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 5.7:1 in 2018 to 1.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.