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Reginald F. Lewis High
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Reginald F. Lewis High
Reginald F. Lewis High operates as a low-enrollment secondary school in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 481 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 59% below typical.
Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Reginald F. Lewis High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Reginald F. Lewis High lists that 83% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Reginald F. Lewis High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.0%; this one delivers 24.0%.
In the surrounding community, Baltimore city reports that median household income runs about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Reginald F. Lewis High is one.
Achievement Academy at Harbor City High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Reginald F. Lewis High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.0%.
Reginald F. Lewis High operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 564 students in 2018 compared to 481 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Reginald F. Lewis High typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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