Original Research by School Decision on Southeast Edlp at Dundalk High School
Southeast EDLP at Dundalk High School is an alternative school serving only twelfth grade, part of Baltimore County Public Schools. It is one of the smallest schools in the district, with a very modest enrollment. The student body is predominantly Black, with a smaller share of White students and a modest number of Hispanic students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The school is an alternative program, which in Maryland typically means it serves students who need a non-traditional setting to complete their high school diploma.
Because Southeast EDLP serves a single grade and operates as an alternative school, state testing data and a four-year graduation rate were not available in the reporting. This is common for alternative schools that may not participate in standard accountability assessments or that have an atypical path to graduation. A parent or resident interested in academic outcomes would want to ask the school directly about its approach to gauging student progress and the rate at which its seniors earn diplomas.
The school’s location is listed in Towson, Baltimore County’s seat of government and a community that blends residential neighborhoods with a downtown government complex, a large regional mall, and two universities. Towson University and Goucher College are both nearby, and the area has a free circulator bus service and highway access via the Baltimore Beltway and I-83. While the school itself is small and specialized, it sits within a larger district that has been making several notable changes in recent years. Baltimore County Public Schools adopted a new elementary literacy curriculum aligned with the science of reading, implemented a district-wide cell phone policy restricting use during instructional time, and approved boundary adjustments for several high school feeder systems. The district is also in the midst of implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a state plan that is expanding pre-K, increasing teacher salaries, and boosting college and career readiness funding. Voters have approved a bond issue for school safety upgrades.
All of these district-level shifts may affect how this alternative school operates, though the school’s small scale and specialized mission mean its day-to-day experience is likely quite different from the comprehensive high schools in the district. The student body is wholly twelfth graders, so the school’s entire focus is on helping seniors finish their high school requirements.
There are no data on special education or English learner populations, nor on discipline, course access, or staffing. The school’s program offerings were not provided. Given its status as an alternative school, a family considering it would want to learn directly from the school how it supports students to graduation and what its academic expectations are. The school’s name references Dundalk High School, and while the recorded address is in Towson, the program may be housed in the Dundalk area; clarification from the school or district would be needed. For a student who is best served by a smaller, alternative setting in their final year of high school, this school is an option that exists outside the standard large-high-school environment, but the public measures that typically help families assess academic strength are not available here.
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