New Song Academy

New Song Academy is an one-room-style K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, run under Baltimore City Public Schools. The school instructs 182 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 62% leaner than typical.

New Song Academy is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that caters to 76,946 students overall.

On the student-mix side, New Song Academy reports that 100% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, New Song Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which New Song Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around New Song Academy. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), New Song Academy ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 19.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, New Song Academy 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 grew 12%: 162 students in 2018 compared to 182 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.