Where ever you live you want access to good schools. In Baltimore City, access to good schools has to lead to diversity and the need for alternative assessment. When it comes to best schools, Baltimore city ranks last. Even though the City nor the State rank or grade schools, three watchdog groups are on the job:
Some of the top-ranking schools are found in Baltimore City, according to greatschools.org. Also, review niche.com for school ratings.
When I reviewed schooldiggers.com, their website suggests that Baltimore County elementary classrooms have no more than 20 kids per teacher and that all top 10 schools improved on their test scores. Also, most students in the high 10 ranking schools do not need free lunch.
A reason for failing schools involves education redlining. It occurs when state funding formulae are not based on the total cost of educating each student. Schools become underfunded and under-resourced.
City Schools at a Glance
- (updated: April 5, 2018)
| 2017-18 Student enrollment: 80,592 total
o 42,864 students in pre-k to grade 5 o 16,964 students in grades 6 to 8 o 20,764 students in grades 9 to 12 2017-18 Student demographics o 80.1 percent African American; 10.4 percent Hispanic/Latino; 8.7 percent White o 55.1 percent low income (based on direct certification for programs including Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance; City Schools provides free breakfast and lunch to all students and does not collect applications for free and reduced-price meals, with the result that low-income status is under-reported) o 6.6 percent English language learner o 14.7 percent student with disabilities |
2017-18 Schools and programs: 177 total o 1 pre-k/kindergarten school o 48 elementary schools o 77 elementary/middle schools o 6 middle schools o 14 middle/high schools o 24 high schools o 1 elementary/middle/high school o 6 programs (not schools) These include 34 charter schools, along with additional schools operated under contract through “alternative governance” structures. 2017-18 (FY18) budget: $1.31 billion (read more |
