Welcome to Hampstead Hill Academy
Hampstead Hill Academy is a PreK through 8th grade Baltimore City public charter school operated by the Baltimore Curriculum Project. Our school is ranked Number 1 in City Schools in elementary and middle school grades.
HHA’s elementary grades are ranked in the 94th percentile in the State of Maryland, and our middle grades are ranked in the 98th percentile in the State of Maryland.
For the 2025 school year, Hampstead Hill Academy received a
5-star rating on the Report Card from the Maryland State Department of Education | Read more here.
What’s Happening at HHA
View upcoming school events, student activities and important dates. Visit the HHA Calendar page for the complete calendars.
UPDATED 11.3.26
From the Desk of Principal Hornbeck
November, 2026
Dear HHA Families,
As the leaves turn and we settle into a warmer than usual fall, I want to remind everyone that some of the most powerful learning happens away from a screen. Try cooking a meal together, dusting off a board game like Monopoly or Blokus, taking a walk to collect beautiful leaves, visiting Port Discovery, playing catch, throwing a frisbee, or simply bringing your child along to the grocery store. These moments matter. As Fred Rogers once said, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning.”
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. This is the time of year when I make a few of my double-crusted apple pies with Granny Smith and Red Delicious apples, lemon zest, nutmeg, allspice, sugar, and cinnamon, simple ingredients, amazing results, much like school. Great kids and families plus great staff equals a great school! Enjoy the season, and I’ll see you at pickup.
Matt Hornbeck
Principal
