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The Seed School of Maryland
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 20 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 down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 The Seed School of Maryland
The Seed School of Maryland, a micro-enrollment senior high in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the schools within SEED School of Maryland, instructs 395 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 1,185 students.
SEED School of Maryland is the operating authority for The Seed School of Maryland, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
In terms of who attends, The Seed School of Maryland reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The Seed School of Maryland records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting The Seed School of Maryland tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, The Seed School of Maryland tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 15.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.0%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 The Seed School of Maryland is one.
Frederick Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts The Seed School of Maryland at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 19.9%.
The Seed School of Maryland operates from a high-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Seed School of Maryland has held roughly steady, going from 400 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
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