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Enrollment
724
High
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001663
The Reach! Partnership School
2555 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (443) 642-2291 · Baltimore city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Maryland public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
611 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 | 182 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 184 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 194 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 23% |
Student demographics
21%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
23.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 The Reach! Partnership School
The Reach! Partnership School's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Reach! Partnership School this school | 724 | 84.4% | 18.7% |
| Green Street Academy Baltimore | 808 | 84.3% | 15.1% |
| Edmondson-Westside High Baltimore | 910 | 79.8% | 20.9% |
| Carver Vocational-Technical High Baltimore | 1,041 | 86.4% | 18.9% |
| Frederick Douglass High Baltimore | 539 | 86.5% | 18.4% |
| ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School Baltimore | 523 | 88.7% | 12.7% |
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 The Reach! Partnership School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #189 of 203 | #18 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #70 of 206 ▲ 59 | #8 of 28 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #198 of 206 ▼ 11 | #22 of 28 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #174 of 234 | #15 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #84 of 210 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #194 of 211 | #20 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #23 of 212 | #11 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.6% | #11 of 131 | #4 of 18 |
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
724
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 724 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 84% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 755 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 83% (625) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 81% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 77% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 100% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 87% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Reach! Partnership School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (526 to 724); teachers up 31% (35 to 46).
About The Reach! Partnership School
Federal records list The Reach! Partnership School as a high school in Baltimore, Maryland. It had 724 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Maryland average about 1,185 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
A total of 152 schools make up Baltimore City Public Schools, with 76,946 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at The Reach! Partnership School is 89%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 59% share among Baltimore city residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
The Reach! Partnership School lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.7 students per teacher. The average ratio among high schools in Maryland is similar, at 15.3:1. About 84% of students at The Reach! Partnership School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Baltimore city.
The Reach! Partnership School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Maryland public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, The Reach! Partnership School falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 18.7% actual against 24.3% predicted.
For Baltimore city, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 156 public schools and about 77,341 students.
Harford Heights Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from The Reach! Partnership School. The Reach! Partnership School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 18.7% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 695 students in 2020-21 to 724 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.3:1 to 15.7:1.
The Reach! Partnership School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- Harford Heights Elementary0.3 mi · 435
- Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle0.3 mi · 23
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- Stadium School0.6 mi · 259
- Baltimore City College0.6 mi · 1,470
Frequently asked questions
About The Reach! Partnership SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at The Reach! Partnership School?
The Reach! Partnership School enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does The Reach! Partnership School serve?
The Reach! Partnership School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does The Reach! Partnership School have?
The Reach! Partnership School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at The Reach! Partnership School?
Student demographics at The Reach! Partnership School are roughly 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is The Reach! Partnership School in?
The Reach! Partnership School is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.