Tunbridge Public Charter School, Baltimore MD

Original Research by School Decision on Tunbridge Public Charter School

Tunbridge Public Charter School is a public charter school in Baltimore serving students in prekindergarten through eighth grade. It operates under Baltimore City Public Schools and is classified as a regular school. The school is located on York Road in the city’s northern reaches, and its student body reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhoods.

The school is relatively small for a PK-8 campus, which shapes the student experience. In terms of academic performance, the picture is mixed. In English language arts, results vary notably by grade level. The lower elementary grades show a range of proficiency rates, with one early grade near the midpoint of achievement and another in the upper range. The middle school grades stand out: a strong majority of seventh and eighth graders met or exceeded state standards in ELA in the most recent testing year, with proficiency rates well above typical district levels. This is a genuine strength and suggests that literacy instruction may be particularly effective as students move through the program.

Math performance is more challenging across the board. Proficiency rates in math are lower at every tested grade level. The strongest math results appear in fourth grade, while sixth grade shows the weakest. The overall math picture is one where a relatively small share of students reach proficiency on state assessments, and a parent may want to ask the school about its math curriculum and intervention strategies to understand the full picture. Science and social studies results are available for a limited number of grades, which is typical for a school that does not test every subject annually. The science data, from fifth grade, shows a modest share of students at the proficient level, while eighth-grade science shows a somewhat higher share. Social studies, tested in eighth grade, sits roughly around the midpoint.

The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile relative to the other districts in Baltimore city. This is a strong showing. However, that comparison set is narrow, and a top-quartile position within a small cohort does not necessarily signal high absolute achievement. The school environment data does not include information on chronic absenteeism rates because the source data lacked that metric. No graduation rate is reported here, which is expected since the school does not serve high school grades.

About a third of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a share that is lower than many Baltimore city schools. The demographic makeup is predominantly Black, with a smaller share of white students and smaller shares of students who are Hispanic or identify as two or more races. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source material, so a parent should ask the school directly about its special education and English learner supports.

The housing market in the school’s ZIP code shows home values and rents that are in line with or somewhat below the broader state and national benchmarks, though both have been ticking upward. The Baltimore city context includes a service-oriented economy anchored by Johns Hopkins Hospital and University and the Port of Baltimore. The city has a rich stock of historic neighborhoods and a walkable urban fabric in many districts. Population has declined slightly in recent years, and a major infrastructure project is underway to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which could affect commute patterns for some families. No specific recent changes of lasting parent impact were identified for the district as a whole.

Tunbridge Public Charter School fits a family looking for a small, neighborhood-anchored charter with a PK-8 continuum and an academic profile where literacy is a relative strength, especially in middle school. The math results are an area the school is likely working on, and a prospective family would benefit from asking about math instruction, support for students who are below grade level, and the school’s approach to the transition from elementary to middle school grades.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 333%

School 33% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 612%

School 12% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 730%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 350%

School 50% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 647%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 785%

School 85% · district not reported

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 54 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · district not reported

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 54 pts above county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 17% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolBaltimore City Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income9%Higher-income47%38 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income10%Higher-income32%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income19%Higher-income44%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income58%Higher-income61%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income48%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income5%Higher-income13%8 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income19%Higher-income34%16 pp gap