While overall student achievement across the district is trending up, BCPS noticed that achievement among Black boys was flat or falling, indicating a gap in the support structures for these students. Despite interventions, this gap continues to exist: According to fall 2021 NWEA MAP reading scores, Black BCPS students were in the 29th percentile, compared with white students who were in the 38th percentile. At this stage, approaches to interventions vary building-to-building, but district leaders are exploring options to make it more streamlined, including a book club specifically for Black male middle schoolers and expanding culturally-relevant teaching practices.