Achievement Academy (Baltimore, Maryland)

{{Short description|An alternative high school in Baltimore, Maryland}}

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|name= Achievement Academy

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|streetaddress= 2201 Pinewood Avenue

|city=Baltimore

|state=Maryland

|zipcode=21218

|country=United States

|district= Baltimore City Public Schools

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|schoolnumber= 413

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|principal= David Verdi{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/schools/413|title=Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School|website=Baltimore City Public Schools}}

|schooltype=Public, Adult, Alternative

|grades= 9-12

|area= Urban

|coordinates= {{coord|39|21|56.77|N|76|34|15.46|W|display=inline,title}}

|mascot= Pirate{{Cite web| title = Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School / Homepage| access-date = 2019-05-02| date = 2018-08-01| url = http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Domain/11173| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180801150705/http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Domain/11173| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2018-08-01}}

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|enrollment= 411

|enrollment_as_of=2018

|website={{URL|https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/schools/413}}

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Achievement Academy, officially Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School, is a public alternative high school located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The school currently resides in the former Northern High School campus, at 2201 Pinewood Avenue. Achievement Academy is an alternative school program operated by Baltimore City Public Schools to serve students with severe academic and/or behavior issues.{{Cite news| pages = 7| last1 = Neufeld| first1 = Sara| last2 = Fenton| first2 = Justin| title = Convicted murderer worked in city school| work = The Baltimore Sun| location = Baltimore, Maryland| access-date = 2019-05-02| date = 2009-05-09| url = http://www.newspapers.com/clip/31180631/convicted_murderer_worked_in_city_school/}}

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From 2010 until 2015, the school was located at 2555 Harford Road, inside of the former Harbor City High School.{{Cite web| last1 = Casciani| first1 = Cheryl A| last2 = Kannam| first2 = Peter| title = Site Specific Educational Specifications Fairmount-Harford Bldg #456| work = Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners|url=https://baltimore21stcenturyschools.org/sites/default/files/fairmountharford_ed_specs.pdf}} Beginning with the 2008 school year, Achievement Academy shared this space with Baltimore Antioch Diploma Plus High School, but this latter school was closed by Baltimore City Public Schools in 2014.{{Cite news| last = Green| first = Erica| title = City board votes to close six schools in 2014| work = The Baltimore Sun| location = Baltimore, Maryland| access-date = 2019-05-02| date = 2013-12-17| url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/blog/bs-md-ci-school-closure-vote-20131217-story.html}}

It was reported in 2012 that BCPSS, then under the leadership of CEO Andres Alonso, was planning to close Achievement Academy as one of 26 closures citywide.{{Cite news| pages = 10| last = Green| first = Erica| title = Schools offer plan to optimize facilities| work = The Baltimore Sun| location = Baltimore, Maryland| access-date = 2019-05-02| date = 2012-11-28| url = http://www.newspapers.com/clip/31181245/schools_offer_plan_to_optimize/}} Instead of closure however, the Board of School Commissioners voted to move the school to its current location within the Northern High School campus in 2015, replacing W.E.B. DuBois High School which had been closed there the previous summer.{{Cite news| pages = 9| title = Notice of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners' Decision Regarding School Closures, Relocations and Building Surplus| work = The Baltimore Sun| location = Baltimore, Maryland| access-date = 2019-05-02| date = 2015-02-27| url = http://www.newspapers.com/clip/31181611/the_baltimore_sun/}} It now shares that building with Reginald F. Lewis High School.{{Cite news| pages = 14| last1 = Campbell| first1 = Colin| last2 = Bowie| first2 = Liz| title = Six city schools recommended for closure| work = The Baltimore Sun| location = Baltimore, Maryland| access-date = 2019-04-28| date = 2014-11-12| url = http://www.newspapers.com/clip/31022211/six_city_schools_recommended_for_closure/}}