Baltimore School for the Arts

Baltimore School for the Arts
Location
712 Cathedral Street

,
21201

United States
Information
School typePublic, Magnet, Art, High school, Secondary school
Motto"Where the Arts Change Kids' Lives"
Founded1979 (1979)
School districtBaltimore City Public Schools
SuperintendentSonja Brookins Santelises
School number415
DirectorRosiland Cauthen
Grades912
Enrollment440 (2018)
AreaUrban
Websitewww.bsfa.org

The Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is a public high school specializing in training in the performing and visual arts in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools system. Established in 1979, The Baltimore School for the Arts offers art concentrations in vocal music, instrumental music, acting, theater production, dance, visual arts and film. The high school has produced numerous "Presidential Scholars" in the Arts, and its students have attended major conservatories and Ivy League Schools.

In 2020, BSA was named a Silver Medal School by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and was ranked 1,173rd nationally and 29th in Maryland (first overall in Baltimore City).