Southwest Baltimore Charter School
1300 Herkimer St
Baltimore MD, 21223, Baltimore City County
Phone: 443-984-3385
Ranking: 
(973 out of 1,074, bottom 9%)*
(973 out of 1,074, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Baltimore City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 425 | 428 | 420 | 422 | 258 | 201 | 161 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 12.5% | 51 | 11.9% | 49 | 11.7% | 42 | 10.0% | 41 | 15.9% | 38 | 18.9% | 41 | 25.5% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 11.3% | 48 | 11.2% | 50 | 11.9% | 51 | 12.1% | 40 | 15.5% | 40 | 19.9% | 40 | 24.8% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 10.8% | 49 | 11.4% | 46 | 11.0% | 48 | 11.4% | 40 | 15.5% | 42 | 20.9% | 41 | 25.5% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 11.5% | 46 | 10.7% | 51 | 12.1% | 47 | 11.1% | 46 | 17.8% | 41 | 20.4% | 39 | 24.2% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 10.8% | 52 | 12.1% | 47 | 11.2% | 46 | 10.9% | 46 | 17.8% | 40 | 19.9% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 12.2% | 46 | 10.7% | 46 | 11.0% | 47 | 11.1% | 45 | 17.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 44 | 10.4% | 51 | 11.9% | 48 | 11.4% | 46 | 10.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 47 | 11.1% | 43 | 10.0% | 46 | 11.0% | 45 | 10.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 40 | 9.4% | 42 | 9.8% | 37 | 8.8% | 50 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 210 | 49.4% | 213 | 49.8% | 208 | 49.5% | 210 | 49.8% | 124 | 48.1% | 93 | 46.3% | 80 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 215 | 50.6% | 215 | 50.2% | 212 | 50.5% | 212 | 50.2% | 126 | 48.8% | 100 | 49.8% | 77 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 371 | 87.3% | 383 | 89.5% | 364 | 86.7% | 368 | 87.2% | 234 | 90.7% | 185 | 92.0% | 145 | 90.1% |
| White: | 43 | 10.1% | 38 | 8.9% | 46 | 11.0% | 46 | 10.9% | 18 | 7.0% | 13 | 6.5% | 12 | 7.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 318 | 74.8% | 329 | 76.9% | 319 | 76.0% | 328 | 77.7% | 189 | 73.3% | 108 | 53.7% | 88 | 54.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.4% | 30 | 7.0% | 32 | 7.6% | 30 | 7.1% | 20 | 7.8% | 32 | 15.9% | 21 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.71 | 14.27 | 13.55 | 14.07 | 13.23 | 13.40 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 72.2% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 78.1% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.5% | 86.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 73.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 68.2% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.1% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 73.7% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 64.9% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 83.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 84.2% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 79.1% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 79.6% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 75.9% | 88.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 77.9% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.0% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 73.2% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.5% | 89.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 74.0% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.1% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76.0% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 75.8% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.6% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 64.3% | 83.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 65.6% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 66.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.9% | 81.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 66.8% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 61.4% | 82.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 58.8% | 80.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 62.0% | 81.0% |
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* Southwest Baltimore Charter School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.