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Enrollment
481
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001331
Reginald F. Lewis High
6401 Pioneer Drive, Baltimore, MD 21214 · (410) 545-1746 · Baltimore city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Maryland public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
384 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 9 | 169 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 110 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 18% |
Student demographics
30%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
44.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 44 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Reginald F. Lewis High
Reginald F. Lewis High's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reginald F. Lewis High this school | 481 | 79.8% | 24.0% |
| Frederick Douglass High Baltimore | 539 | 86.5% | 18.4% |
| Baltimore Design School Baltimore | 503 | 75.9% | 16.9% |
| Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy Baltimore | 386 | 87.3% | 20.4% |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore | 466 | 82.6% | 19.1% |
| Coppin Academy Baltimore | 450 | 83.8% | 24.6% |
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 Reginald F. Lewis High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #166 of 203 | #9 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #136 of 206 ▼ 12 | #21 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #150 of 206 ▲ 25 | #9 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #187 of 234 | #19 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #93 of 210 | #19 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #179 of 211 | #11 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #27 of 212 | #15 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #12 of 76 | #4 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
481
-134 (-22%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 80% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 76% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 73% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 66% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 100% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 90% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 81% (340) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reginald F. Lewis High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (564 to 481); teachers down 9% (33 to 30).
About Reginald F. Lewis High
Reginald F. Lewis High is a small high school in Maryland, located in Baltimore. It serves 481 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Maryland average about 1,185 students.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 76,946 students spread across 152 schools.
Most students at Reginald F. Lewis High are Black: 83% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic and 2% White. The school's Black share is 24 points above the 59% share among Baltimore city residents. By the diversity index, Reginald F. Lewis High comes in at 30%.
The count of teachers at Reginald F. Lewis High is 30 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.0:1. Among high schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 15.3:1. The school counts 384 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 80%.
The allk12 Grade for Reginald F. Lewis High is C+. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Reginald F. Lewis High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.0% is 3.0 points below the 27.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The public schools of Baltimore city number 156 and enroll about 77,341.
The school nearest to Reginald F. Lewis High is Achievement Academy at Harbor City High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Reginald F. Lewis High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Reginald F. Lewis High ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Reginald F. Lewis High has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Reginald F. Lewis High went from 615 students to 481. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Reginald F. Lewis HighHow many students attend Reginald F. Lewis High?
Reginald F. Lewis High enrolls approximately 481 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Reginald F. Lewis High serve?
Reginald F. Lewis High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Reginald F. Lewis High have?
Reginald F. Lewis High employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Reginald F. Lewis High?
Reginald F. Lewis High reports a student body of 2% White, 14% Hispanic, 83% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Reginald F. Lewis High in?
Reginald F. Lewis High is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.