Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Poly is a great school and my child has been quite happy. The staff is strong, the kids nice, and college prep good. It is not a school for lightweights, and why so many kids wash out. The home work load is substantial after the freshman year where it's too light. My kid has a 4.0 average and struggles with how heavy the homework load is and is often working till 12:30/1:00 to finish it, including working all weekend. The majority of teachers assign work on holidays and over breaks, so the poor kids never get a chance regroup. The teaching staff is quite good, particularly the English and Math departments. Science has been somewhat disappointing, due to them not finding qualified subs when people have retired or moved on.

I would rate this excellent Baltimore city schools because of how well they prepare the students for college

Overall, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute has a great academic program, but lacks organization within Administration, cleanliness, and communication with parents and students. Classes are challenging in order to get a student prepared for college. The college preparatory counselors work hard which I appreciate and I am sure to appreciate more during my senior year and application process. I just finished my junior year here in the Ingenuity Program and I absolutely believe that as an alumnus of this school, because of its reputation, you are open to many opportunities that others don’t get to have.

I actually really like the school. I’ve been here for only a couple months, but it’s a really nice school. Sometime the work gets hard, but luckily the teachers always help out when you need it