Hampstead Hill Academy is a PreK through 8th grade Baltimore City public charter school. 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. 

Hampstead Hill Academy
Hampstead Hill Academy

Highlights of Hampstead Hill Academy

  • City Schools highest-rated MSDE elementary and middle school.
  • Based on test scores and parent ratings, HHA is one of the region’s top-performing public charter schools.
  • 940 students in grades Prek-8.
  • Tuition-free, serving an attendance area in southeast Baltimore City.
  • Additional spaces are available by lottery for families living outside of the attendance area. Please note: HHA is very overenrolled and has not taken students from the waiting list for the last several years
  • At HHA, we choose our own curriculum, decide who to hire when there is a need, and have the control to make all day-to-day budget decisions in the best interests of our students.
  • Knowledge, rigor and mastery are key components of our instructional program.
  • 100% of our kindergartners are reading. We emphasize fluency and accuracy.
  • All middle school students take honors level, weighted courses in science and social studies.
  • More than 2/3 of our students take Algebra I in eighth grade in order to start high school in Algebra II.
  • Our students complete the 75 hours of community service required for a Maryland high school diploma by the time they finish eighth grade.
  • More than 80% of our HHA eighth grade students are admitted to their first choice high school. High schools include: Baltimore City College, Western High School, Polytechnic High School, The Bard School, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, City Neighbors, Cristo Rey, The Friends School, Loyola Blakefield, and other private and public county schools.
  • We offer physical education, orchestra, band, art, computer science/language exploration, nutrition class, drama, music and nature exploration as well as a quality before and after-school care program.
  • We are an Excellence in Gifted and Talented Education (eGATE) school recognized by the Maryland State Department of Education.
  • HHA has universal testing for giftedness.
  • We implement Restorative Practices, mindfulness practices, and a Leaders Go Places/Leaders Getting Ready programs designed to connect everyone and build community.
  • Open Doors is our GSA student club that promotes peace and acceptance.
  • We have four middle school dances each year.
  • All students take at least three field trips each year and have daily outdoor recess supervised by Coppermine coaches. Students also take part in a variety of activities and field trips that provide the opportunity to encounter and explore novel learning in an authentic setting.
  • We have a full-time registered nurse two days per week and a Health Aide five days a week.
  • We have an orchestra with violins, cellos and violas. We have a band with nearly 90 instruments.
  • We have a vibrant array of clubs like soccer, baseball, basketball, Lego, chess, Spanish, Girl Scouts, STEAM and much more.
  • We have Family Academic Nights, Student Celebration Nights, and Community Arts Nights, which are all opportunities that foster and promote parent engagement and celebrate student, family and community achievements.
  • We produce a musical each year. Past shows include Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Hairspray and Legally Blonde. Historically, these shows sells out.
  • We have an active PTO that coordinates many of the fundraisers throughout the course of the school year and supports many programs, including buying all school supplies for every student and organizing a teacher wish list drive in November and December each year.