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Empowerment Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

851 Braddish Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216 · (443) 984-2381

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

Directions
Students
344
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Empowerment Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D, 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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851 Braddish Avenue, Baltimore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten34
Grade 140
Grade 235
Grade 335
Grade 434
Grade 537
Grade 643
Grade 739
Grade 826
Enrollment over time
287’20
296’21
305’22
305’23
344’24

Up 19.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Hispanic 1%White <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Empowerment Academy from Baltimore families.

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.