Original Research by School Decision on Studio 39
Studio 39 is an alternative high school in Annapolis, serving grades nine through twelve. It is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, the district covering Maryland’s capital city and its surrounding county. The school is listed as an alternative school, which typically means it is designed for students whose needs are not fully met in a traditional comprehensive high school setting. Beyond that designation, the available records provide very little operational detail. No enrollment figures, no demographic breakdown, no state assessment results, and no graduation rate are reported for this school. A parent or guardian researching Studio 39 will not find the usual academic performance metrics or student composition data here.
Because the data is sparse, the picture of Studio 39 is almost entirely defined by what is absent. State testing data was not available. A four-year graduation rate is not reported, though that gap may reflect the school’s alternative purpose, where students may follow non-traditional timelines or pathways to completion. The student count appears as a zero in the reported fields, which may be a data system placeholder rather than a true enrollment of zero, but that cannot be confirmed from the information provided. No information on discipline, staffing, course access, or attendance was available either.
Given its alternative classification, Studio 39 likely serves a specific population, possibly students who have struggled in larger schools or who need a different academic or behavioral support structure. Without published data on free-or-reduced-price meal eligibility, special education services, or English learner status, it is not possible to characterize the student body or the economic context of the school from the records at hand.
The school is located in Annapolis, the state capital, a city that combines historic downtown, government and civic institutions, St. John’s College, and the U.S. Naval Academy. The housing market in the immediate area shows a typical home value that is higher than the national median and notably above the state median, while rents are also elevated. The county-level unemployment rate is roughly in line with the national average, and median household income nationally has hovered just above $80,000 in recent years. Annapolis itself is a compact city, land-constrained and growing modestly, situated between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
For a family considering Studio 39, the lack of available data means that any decision would depend on direct communication with the school or the district. The limited information available does not support a qualitative judgment about the school’s academic quality, its peer environment, or its student outcomes. A parent may want to contact the school directly to ask about its specific programs, enrollment, graduation pathways, and the kinds of students it serves. The district parent-relevant changes note that a new comprehensive high school, Severn Run High School, opened in the western part of the county, but that does not appear to directly affect Studio 39. In short, this is a school that exists outside the standard data-reporting framework, and a clear account of what it offers and how it performs would need to come from the school itself.
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