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Enrollment
801
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001339
National Academy Foundation
540 N Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 · (443) 984-1594 · Baltimore city
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Maryland public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
513 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 6 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 230 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 175 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 10% |
Student demographics
52%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
10.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 11 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 | 10.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 National Academy Foundation
National Academy Foundation's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy Foundation this school | 801 | 64.0% | 10.2% |
| Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove Baltimore | 786 | 63.7% | 13.8% |
| Patterson High Baltimore | 1,330 | 67.8% | 15.6% |
| Friendly High Fort Washington | 894 | 63.5% | 22.0% |
| College Park Academy Riverdale | 682 | 53.2% | 44.2% |
| Northwood High Rockville | 1,654 | 58.4% | 30.1% |
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 National Academy Foundation ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #203 of 203 | #28 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #137 of 206 ▼ 12 | #22 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #206 of 206 no change | #28 of 28 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #167 of 234 | #13 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #20 of 210 | #6 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #116 of 211 | #6 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #59 of 212 | #27 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #56 of 76 | #8 of 12 |
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
801
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 801 | 60 | 13.3:1 | 64% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 52 | 14.5:1 | 67% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 44 | 18.8:1 | 60% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 57 | 14.1:1 | 59% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 100% (823) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 99% (829) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 82% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for National Academy Foundation.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (823 to 801); teachers up 15% (52 to 60).
About National Academy Foundation
National Academy Foundation is a small high school serving families in Baltimore, Maryland. Total enrollment is 801 students, and the grades served are 6 through 12. High schools in Maryland have about 1,185 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
Enrollment across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools totals 76,946 students.
More than half of the students at National Academy Foundation are Hispanic (57%). The rest of enrollment is 39% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Baltimore city's population at about 8%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, National Academy Foundation scores 52%.
The school's 60 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The average for high schools in Maryland is 15.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At National Academy Foundation, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Baltimore city, the average is 74%.
Among Maryland public high schools, National Academy Foundation outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
National Academy Foundation trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 26.2 points (10.2% versus 36.3%), a bottom-10% result in Maryland on BeatsExpectations.
Baltimore city is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Baltimore city's 156 public schools enroll about 77,341 students and include National Academy Foundation.
National Academy Foundation's closest public school neighbor is Paul Laurence Dunbar High, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around National Academy Foundation holds at least 8 other public schools. National Academy Foundation's average proficiency of 10.2% compares with 22.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, National Academy Foundation enrolled 805; in 2024-25, 801.
The discussion board for National Academy Foundation is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 National Academy FoundationHow large is National Academy Foundation?
National Academy Foundation enrolls approximately 801 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does National Academy Foundation serve?
National Academy Foundation serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at National Academy Foundation?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at National Academy Foundation.
What is the racial breakdown of students at National Academy Foundation?
At National Academy Foundation, the student body is approximately 1% White, 57% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is National Academy Foundation in?
National Academy Foundation is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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