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Hampstead Hill Academy

Charter | PK-8 | 613 students

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Posted April 12, 2013

My daughter graduates from Hamstead Hill this year. She has been in this school since 1st grade. I couldnt have asked for a better school. It has exceeded my expectations in every way. There are so many programs and opportunities for the students. They are challenged academically and fair quite well on testing. Help is readily available if need be in any area your child may struggle. I wish they went all the way thru 12th grade.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 11, 2011

My child has been attending HHA for 5 years. This school is heavily resourced and the teaching standards are excellent. I appreciate the supplemental services they provide such as an excellent sbefore and aftercare program, debate team, chess club to name a few. The school is economically, racially and ethnically diverse. I appreciate their Food For Life program and their community garden. I have a great amount of respect for their ability to motivate and engage children. My child was tested reading at a 5th grade level nationally as a rising 3rd grader. I hope that parents who are sending their children to local private schools take a look at the community school model. It is also great to have Patterson Park right next door. Excellent work Mr. Hornbeck who knows every student's name in the school. Amazing!!! One happy parent.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 15, 2011

I love Hampstead Hill Academy I have been here since pre-k and I am currently in the 6th grade. I love how I am learning world History and English in the 6th grade it makes me sad that we are not the best school though because personally Hampstead Hill offers great things and opens lots of doors


Posted March 28, 2011

Hampstead Hill is a wonderful school. My child was there from the 2nd through part of the 4th grade before we had to relocate. How we miss that school! The teachers were top notch, caring and I can't say enough about how wonderful Mr. Hornbeck and Mr. Carpenter were as administrators. I still marvel at how Mr. Hornbeck and Mr. Carpenter knew every student's name. The afterschool activities are wonderful. I wish we had school like Hampstead Hill where I am living now.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 13, 2010

It's really important for children to be able to attend a local school within their community and experience a positive environment. Hampstead Hill offers a great environment with a good curriculum to its community. Exposing children to each other and their neighbors. It strengthens communities and as a mother with little hope of sending my child to private school and yet also having a good job and ambition, it is a comfort knowing that their are some great schools which can provide a strong education as well as the benefits of being a community based school in an urban setting. Patterson Park offers some well deserved respite and the school itself is well equipped and staffed.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 20, 2010

I think Hampstead Hill Academy is a great school. Mr. Hornbeck is a fantastic principal who really cares about the students. The teachers are also very attentive and caring. We are very fortunate to have found this school.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 30, 2009

I am currently an 8th grader at Hampstead Hilll Academy and I have been going to Hampatead Hill ever since I was in the 1st grade . We have uniforms which I do not mind ,because it only takes me 5 min to get dressed in the morning . The teachers are great with us because they help us one on one whenever we need it and they acutully enforce rules which other schools don't .Hampstead Hilll Academy also has so may after school activites it is crazy , things ranging from Soccer, Chess, Art club, basketball, yearbook, band, orchestra, Culinary Arts, Board games club, Plays (drama), and so so much more ! I would definetlly recomend Hampstead Hill Academy for your child I bet you will love it ! Our grades our so high and classes are pre-k - 8th grade !
—Submitted by a student


Posted December 14, 2006

I've been sending my children there for years and it's been really outstanding as far as the many programs it offers to their students. They have incentatives for the children who wish to learn for instance, they go on trips, they have classroom parties, they have monthly activities in the gym for all children who have great attendance. They have added grades 6 through 8 and the kids there are like one giant family where everybody knows everybody. The teachers are good too. But I also wish they offered something like a trade school setting starting with fifth graders to get kids interested in something they enjoy learning. For instance, ROTC, Carpentry and so on. Only high schools offer this. This would give kids who despise school another way of looking at education as being fun instead of dreadful. A hands on enviroment.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 16, 2006

Hampstead Hill is definitely on its way up. I have been really pleased with it for my kids. The principal is excellent and is very supportive of his staff. I encourage parents to come in and take a look, you may be surprised!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 2, 2005

this is a very good school. it is one of the few schools that are left, specifically zoned. if it stays this way, great for the Canton area! We have to work very hard to get Canton Middle to top form.
—Submitted by a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 88% in 2012.

76 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
84%

2011

 
 
89%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
95%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2012.

76 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
74%

2011

 
 
79%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
83%

2008

 
 
84%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Maryland used the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and grades 5 and 8 in science. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Maryland's state standards

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 90% in 2012.

66 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
88%

2011

 
 
93%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
>=95%

2008

 
 
86%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 90% in 2012.

66 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
89%

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
77%

2008

 
 
79%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Maryland used the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and grades 5 and 8 in science. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Maryland's state standards

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

69 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
77%

2011

 
 
74%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
80%

2008

 
 
57%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 90% in 2012.

69 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
90%

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
93%

2008

 
 
74%
Science

The state average for Science was 69% in 2012.

69 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
62%

2011

 
 
53%

2010

 
 
61%

2009

 
 
50%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Maryland used the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and grades 5 and 8 in science. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Maryland's state standards

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 83% in 2012.

60 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
82%

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
92%

2009

 
 
>=95%

2008

 
 
94%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2012.

60 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
78%

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
75%

2008

 
 
82%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Maryland used the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and grades 5 and 8 in science. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Maryland's state standards

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 76% in 2012.

55 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
91%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
72%

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
42%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 81% in 2012.

55 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
82%

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
94%

2008

 
 
74%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Maryland used the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and grades 5 and 8 in science. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Maryland's state standards

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2012.

47 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
51%

2011

 
 
63%

2010

 
 
84%

2009

 
 
71%

2008

 
 
51%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 81% in 2012.

47 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
70%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
56%
Science

The state average for Science was 71% in 2012.

49 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
55%

2011

 
 
64%

2010

 
 
67%

2009

 
 
59%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Maryland used the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and grades 5 and 8 in science. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Maryland's state standards

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 47% 46%
Hispanic 25% 10%
Black 23% 38%
American Indian/Alaska Native 3% 0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 6%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 75%N/A35%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 17N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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500 South Linwood Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: (410) 396-9146

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