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Enrollment
1,385
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000444
Patapsco High and Center for Arts
8100 Wise Ave, Baltimore, MD 21222 · (443) 809-7060 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,385 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Maryland public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.8:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
891 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 9 | 400 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 366 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 311 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 22% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
48.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 48 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 are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 12.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Patapsco High and Center for Arts
Patapsco High and Center for Arts's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patapsco High and Center for Arts this school | 1,385 | 64.3% | 28.3% |
| North Hagerstown High Hagerstown | 1,583 | 58.2% | 39.9% |
| North Caroline High School Ridgely | 1,238 | 62.0% | 36.3% |
| South Hagerstown High Hagerstown | 1,690 | 67.5% | 33.3% |
| Easton High Easton | 1,179 | 59.1% | 33.2% |
| Great Mills High Great Mills | 1,697 | 57.5% | 32.1% |
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 Patapsco High and Center for Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #143 of 203 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #154 of 206 ▼ 64 | #19 of 24 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #139 of 206 ▲ 5 | #12 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,385 | #90 of 234 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #131 of 210 | #14 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #53 of 211 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #57 of 212 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #51 of 76 | #4 of 8 |
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
1,385
-17 (-1%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,044
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,385 | 82.3 | 16.8:1 | 64% (891) |
| 2023-24 | 1,350 | 90.5 | 14.9:1 | 65% (872) |
| 2022-23 | 1,312 | 89.1 | 14.7:1 | 62% (809) |
| 2020-21 | 1,402 | 89 | 15.8:1 | 62% (863) |
| 2017-18 | 1,440 | 88.5 | 16.3:1 | 59% (856) |
| 2015-16 | 1,463 | 87 | 16.8:1 | 53% (781) |
| 2010-11 | 1,469 | 99 | 14.8:1 | 47% (687) |
| 2000-01 | 1,383 | 86 | 16.1:1 | 15% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 1,044 | 65 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patapsco High and Center for Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,440 to 1,385); teachers down 7% (88.5 to 82.3).
About Patapsco High and Center for Arts
Patapsco High and Center for Arts, a medium-sized high school, is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school had 1,385 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
The district, Baltimore County Public Schools, has 110,872 students enrolled across 177 schools.
Enrollment at Patapsco High and Center for Arts is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Patapsco High and Center for Arts has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 82.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. The 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore County average 53%.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Patapsco High and Center for Arts receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Patapsco High and Center for Arts would score about 36.1%. It scores 28.3%, 7.9 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, Baltimore County, median household income is about $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 180 public schools operate in Baltimore County, serving about 110,872 students.
The closest public school, Sandy Plains Elementary, is about 0.4 miles from Patapsco High and Center for Arts. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Patapsco High and Center for Arts places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Patapsco High and Center for Arts is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,385, close to the 1,402 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Sandy Plains Elementary0.4 mi · 580
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- Charlesmont Elementary0.6 mi · 373
- General John Stricker Middle0.6 mi · 713
- Battle Monument School0.6 mi · 63
- Grange Elementary0.7 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Patapsco High and Center for ArtsHow many students attend Patapsco High and Center for Arts?
Patapsco High and Center for Arts enrolls approximately 1,385 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Patapsco High and Center for Arts serve?
Patapsco High and Center for Arts serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Patapsco High and Center for Arts?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Patapsco High and Center for Arts.
What is the student diversity at Patapsco High and Center for Arts?
Student demographics at Patapsco High and Center for Arts are roughly 47% White, 16% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Patapsco High and Center for Arts?
Patapsco High and Center for Arts is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.