City Neighbors High School

City Neighbors High School is a public charter high school located in the Glenham-Benhar neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Opened in 2010, City Neighbors High was the third school launched by the larger City Neighbors Foundation program, a Baltimore-based charter organization.[2] The school operates as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation under the name "City Neighbors High School Inc."[5]

City Neighbors High School
Address
5609 Sefton Avenue

Baltimore
,
Maryland
21214

United States
Coordinates39°21′1.64″N 76°33′17.24″W
Information
School typePublic charter
MottoKnown. Loved. Inspired.[1]
Founded2010[2]
School districtBaltimore City Public Schools
School number376
NCES School ID240009001690
PrincipalCheyanne Zahrt[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment417 (2019[3])
Campus size5.4 acres[4]
Campus typeUrban
MascotLions
AffiliationCity Neighbors Foundation
WebsiteWebsite

Identifying as a progressive model school, City Neighbors High incorporates arts integration, project-based learning and the Reggio Emilia approach in a small school context.[6]

History

The school located at corner of Bayonne and Sefton Avenues was originally Public School No. 41 - Hamilton Junior High School.[7] Built in 1931, Hamilton Junior High opened for students in the spring of 1932.[8][9] By 2007, plans were proposed to close the aging school building in the face of declining enrollment and the potential to save City Schools $6 million in maintenance and capital expenses.[10] The school was also among five Baltimore schools that were identified as "persistently dangerous" under standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act.[11] The school board approved a plan to close Hamilton Junior High in the summer of 2009 by a phase out plan where it would not admit new 6th graders.[12][13]

City Neighbors first opened an elementary/middle school in the former Hamilton Junior High building under the name City Neighbors Hamilton in 2009, and plans were made to add a high school in another part of the building the following year.[14][15] The high school's initial Freshmen class of 90 students entered in 2010.[2] At the same time, City Neighbors Hamilton & High schools undertook a 6-year $8.9 million renovation of the school buildings.[4] The project was financed by a bond issue by the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, who in turn loaned the funds to the two school corporations.[16] The school's first class of 86 students graduated in 2014 with a 95% graduation rate.[17] In 2018, City Neighbors High received a 3 out of 5 star rating by the Maryland State Department of Education.[18]

References
  1. "City Neighbors High School". Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  2. Green, Erica (2010-10-30). "New city high school offers 'home away from home'". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  3. "City Neighbors High School". Baltimore City Public Schools.
  4. "City Neighbors Hamilton & City Neighbors High School". Maryland Architecture Excellence in Design Awards 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  5. "CITY NEIGHBORS HIGH SCHOOL INC". Open990. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  6. "City Neighbors Foundation". The IDEA Library. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  7. Baltimore (Md.) Dept. of Education (1934). Directory of the public schools of Baltimore, Md., 1934-1935. Department of Education. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  8. "City High Schools To Be Reorganized". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. 1931-12-28. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  9. "City's Children To Go Back To School Monday". The Baltimore Evening Sun. Baltimore. 1932-01-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  10. Barnhardt, Laura (2007-02-11). "School closure strategy assailed". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  11. Bowie, Liz (2008-07-16). "'Dangerous' schools". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –1. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  12. Neufeld, Sara (2007-03-28). "$1.2 billion schools budget OK'd". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  13. Neufeld, Sara (2008-04-09). "Board considers school closings". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –10. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  14. Neufeld, Sara (2009-03-10). "Alonso proposes massive school reorganization". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  15. Bowie, Liz (2009-09-06). "Charter school growth urged". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. pp. –3. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  16. "Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Issuance of Bonds". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. 2012-10-17. pp. –7. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  17. Tooten, Tim (2014-05-30). "Charter school honors first graduating class". WBAL. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  18. Pate, Caroline (2018-12-04). "Star ratings for Maryland elementary, middle and high schools". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
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