Maryland State Department of Education

Maryland State Department of Education

Grasmick Building, the agency headquarters
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 7, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-01-07)
Jurisdiction Maryland
Headquarters200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
 United States
39°17′22″N 76°37′07″W / 39.289529°N 76.618533°W / 39.289529; -76.618533
Agency executive
Parent agencyGovernment of Maryland
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State of Maryland

Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is a division of the state government of Maryland in the United States. The agency oversees public school districts, which are 24 local school systems—one for each of Maryland's 23 counties plus one for Baltimore City. Maryland has more than 1,400 public schools in 24 public school systems, with a 2019 enrollment of approximately 900,000.[1] Of the student body, 42% are on FARMS (i.e., qualify for Free And Reduced Meals) and 22% are Title 1 (i.e., schools with high percentages of poor children).[2]

MSDE is led by the State Superintendent of Schools and receives guidance from the Maryland State Board of Education.[3] The agency is headquartered in downtown Baltimore at 200 West Baltimore Street (off North Liberty Street/Hopkins Place, just west of Charles Center) in the Nancy Grasmick Building.[4]

Maryland State Board of Education is responsible for the administration of the Standardized Testing and Reporting programs and the Academic Performance Students Index, which measures the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures.[5]

  1. ^ MSDE — Report Card
  2. ^ MSDE — Report Card
  3. ^ Maryland State Department of Education — About
  4. ^ "Home." Maryland State Department of Education. Retrieved on July 5, 2015. "200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2595"
  5. ^ https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/13sdoe/html/13agen.html