Patterson High School

100 Kane Street

School District

Baltimore City Public Schools
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on November 16, 2022

I am putting 3 stars because if you live in the City and you can't go to City, Poly, or BSA, there are even worse schools--believe it or not. Here's the current view of Patterson. 1) The new building is not great. It was thrown together quickly and does not have enough classrooms to create small classes in the major subjects.2) Right now Patterson basically has no science teachers. The entire department left last yr and they haven't been able to hire anyone else. I think most people would agree that science and technology are important to the future of the US and understanding the basics of science could help almost anyone. So this is disgraceful. There are substitutes (babysitters) and virtual teachers (students doing science class on chromebook and teacher is virtual and lives in a whole other state). 3) A disproportionate amount of the best and most impactful teachers have left over the last few years. We're talking the most motivational and beloved teachers, gone.4) A lot of the CTE pathways are lacking a teacher (engineering, business, nursing) or have an ineffective teacher (construction CTE has a notoriously ineffective teacher and no one attends that class).5) Huge attendance issues. If you send your kid here, make sure you are checking in DAILY because so many kids skip school or walk the halls, the school is not going to be able to keep tabs on your kid. In any given day, way over 50% of the students miss significant portions of the day.6) Failure and indifference is normalized in the culture. No one bats an eye if an 11th grader has only 8 credits or if a senior shows up to school 2 days a week. Many of the students graduating are graduating late, in the summer, or via some special program. Last yr way less than half the senior class graduated on time (June 2022). I believe under 40% graduated on time. If you include kids to transfered out, dropped out, or aged out, it's even lower.
Submitted by student on February 03, 2020

Patterson High School has the potential of becoming a well-known school to the nation since the development of students' learning is incredibly boosting. The School is old so it is difficult to learn in an environment where students are too hot or too cold, however, apart from that teachers, staff, leaders encourage the school to boost better the learning of students every day. The clipper nation has defects as many other schools have but that doesn't stop the Clippers to continue, that's why every day we say goooo Clippers!!!
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2013

I think Patterson high shcool has wonderful teachers and office staff. The teachers go out of their way to help the students achieve their goals. The only problem I see is some ot the students are disrespectful and to me that is sad, becuase they are only hurting theimselves. Other then that I think patterson can be a successful school if the students would be more serious about thier education and have respect for themselves and others.