Baltimore School for the Arts | |
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Address | |
712 Cathedral Street , 21201 United States | |
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School type | Public, Magnet, Art, High school, Secondary school |
Motto | "Where the Arts Change Kids' Lives" |
Founded | 1979 |
School district | Baltimore City Public Schools |
Superintendent | Sonja Brookins Santelises[1] |
School number | 415 |
Director | Rosiland Cauthen[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 440[2] (2018) |
Area | Urban |
Website | www |
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]