Baltimore School for the Arts

Baltimore School for the Arts
Address
Map
712 Cathedral Street

,
21201

United States
Information
School typePublic, Magnet, Art, High school, Secondary school
Motto"Where the Arts Change Kids' Lives"
Founded1979 (1979)
School districtBaltimore City Public Schools
SuperintendentSonja Brookins Santelises[1]
School number415
DirectorRosiland Cauthen[2]
Grades912
Enrollment440[2] (2018)
AreaUrban
Websitewww.bsfa.org

The Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is a public performing arts high school located in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland, United States and is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools system. Established in 1979, The Baltimore School for the Arts offers art concentrations in vocal music, instrumental music, acting, theater production, dance, visual arts and film. The high school has produced numerous "Presidential Scholars"[3] in the Arts and its students have gone on to attend major conservatories and Ivy League Schools.

In 2020, BSA was named a Silver Medal School by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and was ranked 1,173th nationally and 29th in the state of Maryland (first overall in Baltimore City).[4]

  1. ^ "Meet CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises". Baltimore City Public Schools. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Baltimore School for the Arts". Baltimore City Public Schools. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Presidential Scholars". Presidential Scholars Foundations. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "Baltimore School for the Arts in Baltimore, MD". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 3, 2016.