Green Street Academy, Baltimore MD

Original Research by School Decision on Green Street Academy

Green Street Academy is a public charter school in Baltimore serving grades six through twelve. It operates as a regular public school within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is the largest district in the state by enrollment. Because it is a charter school, it has its own governance structure and admissions lottery, though it remains part of the city’s broader public school system and draws from the same residential population. Parents should be aware that for a charter school, enrollment is generally open to any Baltimore City resident, with a lottery used when demand exceeds capacity.

The student body is overwhelmingly Black, with very small numbers of white, Hispanic, Asian, or multiracial students. A substantial majority of students come from low-income households, as reflected in the share qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. This is one of the most homogeneous student populations in the district by race and economic background, and a family considering the school should weigh what peer environment they are looking for. Enrollment across the grades is fairly balanced, with the largest classes in sixth and tenth grade and the smallest in the senior year.

Academically, the school’s state testing results are well below district and state averages, placing Green Street Academy in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency when compared with other districts in Baltimore city. In math, the share of students reaching proficiency is in the low single digits across grades six, seven, and eight. English language arts results are somewhat higher, with about one in seven sixth graders and about one in five seventh and eighth graders meeting proficiency. Science and social studies results for eighth graders are also very low. Parents should look into this further with the school to understand what academic supports are in place, how instruction is being addressed, and whether the school’s curriculum or interventions are changing.

The data shows only one year of state testing results, so there is no trend to assess whether the school is improving or declining. It is possible the school has a high proportion of students entering well below grade level, which would affect these scores, but the available data does not include information on prior achievement or growth. Families may want to ask about the school’s approach to remediation and whether students typically show academic growth even if proficiency remains low. The school’s website and its staff would be the best source for that information.

Green Street Academy is located in the Hilton Street corridor on the west side of Baltimore. Baltimore itself is an independent city with a shifting economy that has moved away from heavy industry toward a service base anchored by Johns Hopkins Hospital and University. The city’s population has seen a modest decline in recent years, and the housing market in the surrounding zip code has seen home values that are notably below the state average, with rents slightly below the national rent-to-income benchmark. The area around the school is a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors typical of west Baltimore.

No recent district-level changes that would directly affect parents were found in public reporting. The school is a regular public charter, meaning it follows the state’s curriculum standards and participates in state testing, but has flexibility in staffing, budget, and programming. Without additional data on course offerings, Advanced Placement or dual enrollment options, graduation rates, or postsecondary outcomes, it is difficult to assess what academic and career pathways are available in the upper grades. A parent with a child entering middle or high school here should ask directly about the range of programs in high school, including any partnerships with colleges, vocational training, or internship opportunities, and should request the school’s most recent graduation rate and college-going data.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 113 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

244 schools plotted. 22 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 63%

School 3% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 71%

School 1% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 81%

School 1% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 615%

School 15% · district not reported

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 721%

School 21% · district not reported

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · district not reported

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 84%

School 4% · district not reported

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 84%

School 4% · District 17% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below 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 6Lower-income18%Higher-income44%26 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income9%Higher-income14%6 pp gap