Best traditional public schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (2025)

District-run public schools. 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	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Baltimore School for the Arts Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	77.7 Top 10%	62% Math proficiency	443
2	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	72.0 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	1,632
3	Roland Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	65.7 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	1,371
4	Baltimore City College Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	61.3 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	1,470
5	Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	58.8 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	532
6	Federal Hill Preparatory Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	50.1 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	285
7	Bard High School Early College Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.9 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	459
8	Lakewood Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–K	Public	46.3 Lower 50%	73.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	94
9	The Mount Washington School Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	42.4 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	516
10	Hampden Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	42.3 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	508
11	Medfield Heights Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	41.7 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	485
12	Lakeland Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	40.7 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	1,070
13	Western High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	39.9 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	1,290
14	Arundel Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	38.4 Lower 50%	87.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	434
15	Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	31.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	722
16	Hamilton Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	31.6 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	801
17	Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	29.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	266
18	Mount Royal Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	28.4 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	786
19	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	27.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	405
20	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	26.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	1,061
21	Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	26.1 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	773
22	William Paca Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	414
23	Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	26.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	235
24	Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	25.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	774
25	Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	25.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	636
26	Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	24.7 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	831
27	Glenmount Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	23.9 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	628
28	Cross Country Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	23.4 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	740
29	Yorkwood Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	23.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	294
30	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	23.1 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	717
31	Fallstaff Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	22.4 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	611
32	Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	22.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	252
33	Curtis Bay Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	22.2 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	470
34	Holabird Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	21.8 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	650
35	Paul Laurence Dunbar High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	21.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	1,087
36	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	21.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	320
37	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	21.0 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	786
38	Hilton Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	20.8 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	258
39	Morrell Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	20.6 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	451
40	Baltimore Design School Baltimore · High · Grades 6–12	Public	20.1 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	503
41	Mary E. Rodman Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	20.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	431
42	Furley Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	20.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	410
43	Gwynns Falls Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	20.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	201
44	Northwood Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.8 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	641
45	Moravia Park Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	655
46	Callaway Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	231
47	Liberty Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.5 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	335
48	Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	435
49	National Academy Foundation Baltimore · High · Grades 6–12	Public	18.3 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	801
50	Billie Holiday Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	17.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	242
51	Gardenville Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	229
52	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	17.5 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	899
53	Sinclair Lane Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	269
54	Abbottston Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.1 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	330
55	Leith Walk Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	17.1 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	910
56	George Washington Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	137
57	North Bend Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	17.0 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	482
58	Westport Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	17.0 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	251
59	Patterson High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.9 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	1,330
60	Renaissance Academy Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.6 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	241
61	Barclay Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	16.4 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	373
62	Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	189
63	Frederick Douglass High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	539
64	Waverly Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	16.0 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	534
65	Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.9 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	287
66	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.7 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	218
67	Edgewood Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.7 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	134
68	Violetville Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.5 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	302
69	Hazelwood Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	524
70	Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.3 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	272
71	Cecil Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	348
72	Booker T. Washington Middle Baltimore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14.8 Lower 50%	0.5% Math proficiency	192
73	James McHenry Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.5 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	588
74	Academy for College and Career Exploration Baltimore · High · Grades 6–12	Public	14.1 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	967
75	Park Heights Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	390
76	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	410
77	Vanguard Collegiate Middle Baltimore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14.0 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	313
78	Dorothy I. Height Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	435
79	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.5 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	402
80	Reginald F. Lewis High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	13.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	481
81	Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	376
82	Arlington Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.4 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	529
83	Robert W. Coleman Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.4 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	201
84	Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	13.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	337
85	Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.3 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	799
86	Rosemont Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	294
87	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.1 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	490
88	Forest Park High Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	12.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	1,024
89	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	12.6 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	705
90	Stadium School Baltimore · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.5 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	259
91	Woodhome Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.5 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	496
92	Montebello Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.0 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	542
93	The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore · High · Grades 9–12	Public	11.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	724
94	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.4 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	706
95	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.4 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	834
96	Matthew A. Henson Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.3 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	199
97	The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Middle · Grades 3–8	Public	10.7 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	513
98	Belmont Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.6 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	177
99	Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	10.6 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	300
100	Collington Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.3 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	230

Baltimore School for the Arts in Baltimore leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Baltimore City Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 77.7. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider Maryland traditional public schools 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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Frequently asked questions

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

Baltimore School for the Arts in Baltimore, Maryland ranks first among traditional public schools in Baltimore City Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 77.7 out of 100 (Enrollment: 443).

How are traditional public schools in Baltimore City Public Schools ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.