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C+

Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

3500 Hillen Road, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (410) 396-6496 · Part of Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore’s School Grade D− better than 0% of Maryland school districts

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Students
1,714
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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3500 Hillen Road, Baltimore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9644
Grade 10443
Grade 11356
Grade 12271
Enrollment over time
1,785’20
1,832’21
1,677’22
1,757’23
1,714’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 87%Hispanic 9%White 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High from Baltimore families.

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Hampstead Hill Academy
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The Belair-Edison School
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911 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Baltimore’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.