Catonsville Center For Alternative Studies
901 South Rolling Rd
Catonsville MD, 21228, Baltimore County
Phone: 410-887-0934
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Baltimore County 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: | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 66 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 72 | 76 | 41 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 21 | 31.8% | 13 | 22.0% | 25 | 37.3% | 28 | 36.8% | 36 | 50.0% | 33 | 43.4% | 16 | 39.0% |
| Grade 10: | 23 | 34.8% | 29 | 49.2% | 28 | 41.8% | 30 | 39.5% | 18 | 25.0% | 33 | 43.4% | 16 | 39.0% |
| Grade 11: | 15 | 22.7% | 11 | 18.6% | 10 | 14.9% | 11 | 14.5% | 12 | 16.7% | 6 | 7.9% | 6 | 14.6% |
| Grade 12: | 7 | 10.6% | 6 | 10.2% | 4 | 6.0% | 7 | 9.2% | 6 | 8.3% | 4 | 5.3% | 3 | 7.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 44 | 66.7% | 48 | 81.4% | 44 | 65.7% | 58 | 76.3% | 51 | 70.8% | 48 | 63.2% | 25 | 61.0% |
| Female: | 22 | 33.3% | 11 | 18.6% | 23 | 34.3% | 18 | 23.7% | 13 | 18.1% | 20 | 26.3% | 12 | 29.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 4.5% | 5 | 8.5% | 2 | 3.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 49 | 74.2% | 46 | 78.0% | 56 | 83.6% | 60 | 78.9% | 56 | 77.8% | 51 | 67.1% | 30 | 73.2% |
| White: | 11 | 16.7% | 8 | 13.6% | 9 | 13.4% | 12 | 15.8% | 15 | 20.8% | 22 | 28.9% | 9 | 22.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 74.2% | 39 | 66.1% | 45 | 67.2% | 34 | 44.7% | 34 | 47.2% | 42 | 55.3% | 28 | 68.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 12.1% | 6 | 10.2% | 6 | 9.0% | 9 | 11.8% | 14 | 19.4% | 7 | 9.2% | 6 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 5.08 | 4.21 | 4.79 | 5.43 | 5.33 | 5.60 | 2.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 11.5% | 50.5% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 10.5% | 49.7% | 53.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46.2% | 83.9% | 85.9% |
| 2004 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 21.1% | 58.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 3.7% | 52.9% | 57.6% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 38.5% | 81.5% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 24% | 52.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 41.6% | 80.9% | 83.1% |
| 2004 | Government | End of course | % met std | 17.4% | 65% | 65.9% |
| 2005 | Government | End of course | % met std | 37.5% | 62.8% | 66.4% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 67.1% | 66.0% |
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