41% of all Baltimore City high school students, earned below a 1.0 grade point average. On the other end of the chart, 21 percent of city high school students

41% of all Baltimore City high school students, earned below a 1.0 grade point average. On the other end of the chart, 21 percent of city high school students earned a GPA of 3.0 or better; a B average. During the second quarter of the 2019/2020 school year, just before COVID hit, 24% of high school students had a GPA below 1.0 In a normal distribution curve, 2.1% of the tested students will receive an A on the test, 13.6% will get a B, 68% get Cs, 13.6% get Ds, and 2.1% of the class gets an F. So basically, in the time proceeding Covid, almost twice as many Baltimore students get a D score than should get it even before Covid. In the article, it says that 21% got a 3.0 or better; however, it should be 15% in a normal distributed curve. So the B and higher is 5% higher than it should normally be. What's going on here? . . For an overview of the Baltimore public schools(From official Baltimore City School district: https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/district-overview https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/district-overview) Baltimore City, MD public schools have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Maryland public school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 41% statewide average). There are 77,856 total enrollment; 38,195 students in pre-k to grade 5; 17,820 students in grades 6 to 8; 21,841 students in grades 9 to 12 75.7% African American; 14.2% Hispanic/Latino; 7.5% White; Asian .8%; 92% of all enrollment is minorities. Students from low income households: 60% 165 total number of schools 2020-21 (FY21) budget: $1.39 billion Baltimore $ spend per student: $17,853 National average $ spent per student: $12,201 per pupil Total Teachers: 5,025 9 out of 10 of the school board is Black, and one White (https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/board-commissioners https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/board-commissioners) Teacher student ratio: 1 to 15 . . Teen Birth Rate is 59.5% in Baltimore, but 25.9% in the state of Maryland. (https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/OEHFP/EH/tracking/Shared%20Documents/County-Profiles/BaltimoreCity_Final.pdf https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/OEHFP/EH/tracking/Shared%20...) Percentage of children in single-parent households 64.8% (https://health.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/NHP%202017%20-%2000%20Baltimore%20City%20(overall)%20(rev%206-22-17).pdf https://health.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/NHP%202...) Proficiency: Mathematics: about 9% for Black; 40% for White; 50% for Asian; 15% for Hispanic English language: about 15% for Black; 50% for White; 55% for Asian; 18% for Hispanic . . The low income level of 60% shows how much of an effect that low income has on education. Not even a relatively high spending per pupil and excellent teacher to student ration cannot overcome a low income for the general population. Sure, a smattering of students will do great despite their having low income household, but not the overwhelming population in that income level.