Lillie May Carroll Jackson School

As a tiny intermediate school in Baltimore, Maryland, Lillie May Carroll Jackson School hosts 209 students from grades 5 through 8, run under Baltimore City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Lillie May Carroll Jackson School is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that serves 76,946 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lillie May Carroll Jackson School reports that nearly all students (96%) are Black. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Lillie May Carroll Jackson School logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages about 14.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 83% of students at Lillie May Carroll Jackson School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lillie May Carroll Jackson School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Baltimore city indicate median household earnings sit near $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Lillie May Carroll Jackson School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Reach! Partnership School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lillie May Carroll Jackson School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 17.4%.

Lillie May Carroll Jackson School operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, Lillie May Carroll Jackson School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 209 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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