Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
| The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
, 21209 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°20′48″N 76°38′41″W / 39.34677°N 76.64469°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Secondary school, High School and "Magnet" school (formerly single sex school, all – male, 1883–1974) |
| Motto | "Uniting Theory and Practice" |
| Established | 1883 on Courtland Street (in the 300 block, later renamed St. Paul Street/Place) and East Saratoga Street (opposite present-day terraced Preston Gardens) |
| School board | Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (est. 1829) |
| School district | Baltimore City Public Schools (est.1829) |
| Superintendent | Sonja B. Santelises [CEO] |
| President | (Student Government Association) Marvelous Akinwumiju (BPI '25) |
| Director | Mark Sawyer |
| Faculty | 88 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | 49% male; 51% female |
| Enrollment | 1647 |
| Area | Urban |
| Color(s) | Orange and Blue |
| Song | "Poly Hymn" (tune of "The Navy Hymn") |
| Fight song | "Poly Fight Song" |
| Athletics conference | Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) since 1994 [formerly in the old public / private schools Maryland Scholastic Association – M.S.A. (1919–1994)] |
| Sports | 23 |
| Mascot | "Poly Parrot" |
| Nickname | B.P.I.; Poly; Polytechnic; Tech; The Institute |
| Team name | "The Engineers" |
| Rivals | The Baltimore City College ("The Black Knights" / "The Collegians") |
| USNWR ranking | 2,167 |
| Newspaper | "The Poly Press" (est. 1909) |
| Yearbook | "The Poly Cracker" |
| Budget | $10,748,593.00 (fiscal year 2014) |
| Website | www |
The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, colloquially referred to as BPI, Poly, and The Institute, is a US public high school founded in 1883. Established as an all-male manual trade / vocational high school by the Baltimore City Council and the Baltimore City Public Schools, it is now a coeducational academic institution since 1974, that emphasizes sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics ("STEM"). It is located on a 53-acre (21 ha) tract of land in North Baltimore on the east bank of the Jones Falls stream (running north to south). B.P.I. and the adjacent still all-girls population of the Western High School are located on the same huge joint campus at the northwest corner of West Cold Spring Lane and Falls Road.