Wolfe Street Academy

Wolfe Street Academy is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, with 244 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 49% below typical.

Baltimore City Public Schools runs 152 schools in total, collectively educating 76,946 students. Wolfe Street Academy is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Wolfe Street Academy lists that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 14% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Wolfe Street Academy logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wolfe Street Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Baltimore city indicate median household income runs about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Wolfe Street Academy is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

The closest other public school is City Springs Elementary/Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wolfe Street Academy at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.4%.

Wolfe Street Academy operates from a downtown location. Wolfe Street Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 235 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 9% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the Wolfe Street Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.