Tunbridge Public Charter School

Tunbridge Public Charter School is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, hosting 493 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Baltimore City Public Schools, which oversees 152 schools and 76,946 students, Tunbridge Public Charter School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Tunbridge Public Charter School reports that Black students make up the majority at 78%; the rest comes out to 10% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Tunbridge Public Charter School reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Tunbridge Public Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. About 43% 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 meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Tunbridge Public Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Baltimore city shows the typical household earns roughly $62,177 per year, 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 Tunbridge Public Charter School is one.

Govans Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tunbridge Public Charter School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 36.2%.

Tunbridge Public Charter School operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, Tunbridge Public Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 470 students in 2018 compared to 493 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 15% to 10%. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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