Baltimore Schools see gains on Maryland School Report Card in 2023

By AFRO Staff Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) made significant strides in 2023, with 39 of its institutions improving the ratings earned on the annual Maryland School Report Card. Every year, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) gauges schools’ performance based on state tests results and other critical academic, college readiness, and attendance measures. Each school is then awarded a star rating – from one to five stars – based on the results of its assessment. Of Baltimore’s 164 schools and centers, only 148 were included in the report card since some lacked sufficient data in certain categories. Of those assessed, 27 percent improved in star rating, outpacing the statewide rate of 8 percent. Only nine schools – 6 percent – recorded a decrease in the number of stars earned.& Additionally, the proportion of 3-, 4-, and 5-star schools& increased from a quarter of City Schools to more than one-third. And the number of 1-star schools was cut in half from 29 to 15. Two campuses – Baltimore School for the Arts and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute – earned the maximum of five stars.& City Schools officials say the gains – which mirror similar growth shown on other state...