Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Baltimore City Public Schools (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools, Maryland. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Maryland.

#	School	Sector	Students per teacher	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Booker T. Washington Middle Baltimore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	9.1	14.8 Lower 50%	0.5% Math proficiency	192
2	Edgewood Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.3	15.7 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	134
3	Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.5	22.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	252
4	Wolfe Street Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	10.6	29.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	244
5	Gwynns Falls Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.6	20.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	201
6	Westport Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.9	17.0 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	251
7	Billie Holiday Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	11.0	17.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	242
8	Renaissance Academy Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	11.0	16.6 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	241
9	Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.1	29.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	266
10	William Paca Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.2	26.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	414
11	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.3	27.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	405
12	Empowerment Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	11.5	27.9 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	344
13	The Crossroads School Baltimore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	11.6	20.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	162
14	Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	11.7	19.1 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	466
15	Frederick Douglass High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	11.7	16.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	539
16	Curtis Bay Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.8	22.2 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	470
17	Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.9	25.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	774
18	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.1	26.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	1,061
19	Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.1	26.1 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	773
20	Moravia Park Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.1	19.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	655
21	Holabird Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.3	21.8 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	650
22	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.3	21.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	320
23	Hilton Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.3	20.8 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	258
24	George Washington Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.5	17.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	137
25	Furley Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.8	20.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	410
26	Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.8	18.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	435
27	Clay Hill Public Charter School Baltimore · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	12.9	57.9 Top 50%	60.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	335
28	Federal Hill Preparatory Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.0	50.1 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	285
29	Lakeland Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.0	40.7 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	1,070
30	Arundel Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	13.2	38.4 Lower 50%	87.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	434
31	Baltimore Design School Baltimore · High · Grades 6–12	Public	13.2	20.1 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	503
32	Baltimore International Academy West Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	13.3	45.4 Lower 50%	74.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	239
33	Southwest Baltimore Charter School Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	13.4	19.2 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	363
34	National Academy Foundation Baltimore · High · Grades 6–12	Public	13.4	18.3 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	801
35	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.4	13.5 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	402
36	Robert W. Coleman Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.4	13.4 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	201
37	Gardenville Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.5	17.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	229
38	Sinclair Lane Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.5	17.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	269
39	Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.5	16.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	189
40	Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	13.5	13.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	337
41	Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.6	24.7 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	831
42	Govans Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	13.7	24.0 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	410
43	James McHenry Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.7	14.5 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	588
44	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.7	14.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	410
45	Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.8	26.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	235
46	Abbottston Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.8	17.1 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	330
47	Barclay Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.8	16.4 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	373
48	Mary E. Rodman Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.9	20.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	431
49	City Neighbors High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	13.9	18.3 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	416
50	Park Heights Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.9	14.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	390
51	Patterson Park Public Charter School Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	14.0	37.5 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	730
52	Glenmount Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.0	23.9 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	628
53	New Song Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	14.0	15.9 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	182
54	Fallstaff Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.2	22.4 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	611
55	Leith Walk Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.2	17.1 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	910
56	Hazelwood Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.2	15.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	524
57	City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	14.2	14.6 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	483
58	Vanguard Collegiate Middle Baltimore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14.2	14.0 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	313
59	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.3	23.1 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	717
60	Callaway Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.4	19.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	231
61	Waverly Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.4	16.0 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	534
62	Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.4	15.9 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	287
63	Academy for College and Career Exploration Baltimore · High · Grades 6–12	Public	14.4	14.1 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	967
64	Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.5	25.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	636
65	Morrell Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.5	20.6 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	451
66	Dorothy I. Height Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.5	13.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	435
67	The Green School of Baltimore Baltimore · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	14.7	43.1 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	162
68	Baltimore International Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	14.7	26.1 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	749
69	Yorkwood Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.7	23.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	294
70	KIPP Harmony Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	14.9	19.0 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	1,399
71	Lillie May Carroll Jackson School Baltimore · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	14.9	13.5 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	209
72	Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.0	10.6 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	300
73	Hamilton Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.1	31.6 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	801
74	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	15.1	21.0 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	786
75	Patterson High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	15.1	16.9 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	1,330
76	Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.1	15.3 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	272
77	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Middle · Grades 3–8	Public	15.1	10.7 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	513
78	Liberty Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.2	18.5 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	335
79	Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys Baltimore · Middle · Grades 4–8	Charter	15.2	14.8 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	303
80	Stadium School Baltimore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	15.2	12.5 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	259
81	The Belair-Edison School Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	15.2	12.5 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	911
82	Bard High School Early College Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	15.3	47.9 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	459
83	Midtown Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	15.3	31.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	184
84	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.3	13.1 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	490
85	City Neighbors Charter School Baltimore · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	15.4	26.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	231
86	Rosemont Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.5	13.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	294
87	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.6	15.7 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	218
88	Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.7	13.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	376
89	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	15.7	12.6 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	705
90	The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	15.7	11.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	724
91	Baltimore School for the Arts Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	15.8	77.7 Top 10%	62% Math proficiency	443
92	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.8	17.5 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	899
93	Cecil Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.8	15.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	348
94	Katherine Johnson Global Academy Baltimore · Middle · Grades 3–8	Public	15.8	10.2 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	473
95	Reginald F. Lewis High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.0	13.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	481
96	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	16.0	11.4 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	834
97	Frederick Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	16.0	10.5 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	320
98	Belmont Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.1	10.6 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	177
99	Forest Park High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.3	12.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	1,024
100	Cross Country Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	16.4	23.4 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	740

Booker T. Washington Middle in Baltimore leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Baltimore City Public Schools with Students per teacher 9.1. Of the 100 schools shown, 79 are public, 21 are charter.

For the full picture see the wider Maryland lowest student–teacher ratio rankings, every school on the Baltimore City Public Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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What is the best ratio school in Baltimore City Public Schools?

Booker T. Washington Middle in Baltimore, Maryland ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Baltimore City Public Schools with Students per teacher 9.1 (Enrollment: 192).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Baltimore City Public Schools ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

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