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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Baltimore, Maryland

181 public elementary schools in Baltimore, Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary leads the list at 95.8%, against a median of 73.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

181

Baltimore, Maryland

Top % FRL

95.8%

Median % FRL

73.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	236	95.8%
2	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	410	95.1%
3	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	271	94.5%
4	Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	300	93.7%
5	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	402	93.5%
6	Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	433	92.8%
7	Westport Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	251	92.8%
8	Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	296	92.2%
9	Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	201	91.5%
10	Belmont Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	177	90.4%
11	Rosemont Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	294	90.1%
12	Park Heights Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	390	90.0%
13	Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	230	89.6%
14	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	588	89.5%
15	Belle Grove Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	305	88.9%
16	Edgewood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	134	88.8%
17	Frederick Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	320	88.8%
18	Montebello Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	542	88.6%
19	Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	435	88.3%
20	City Springs Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	483	88.2%
21	Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	510	87.8%
22	Arundel Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	434	87.8%
23	New Song Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	182	87.4%
24	Harford Heights Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	435	87.4%
25	The Belair-Edison School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	911	87.2%
26	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	834	86.9%
27	Sinclair Lane Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	269	86.6%
28	Mary E. Rodman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	431	86.5%
29	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	490	86.5%
30	Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	252	86.5%
31	Hilton Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	258	86.4%
32	Liberty Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	335	86.3%
33	Billie Holiday Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	242	86.0%
34	Matthew A. Henson Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	199	85.9%
35	Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	743	85.9%
36	Callaway Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	231	85.3%
37	Furley Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	410	85.1%
38	Cecil Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	348	85.1%
39	Gwynns Falls Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	201	84.6%
40	Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	376	84.6%
41	Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	287	84.0%
42	Brooklyn Park Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	463	83.8%
43	Hawthorne Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	499	83.2%
44	Park Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Elementary	538	83.1%
45	Gardenville Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	229	83.0%
46	Sandalwood Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	440	83.0%
47	Moravia Park Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	655	82.9%
48	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	705	82.6%
49	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	732	82.5%
50	George Washington Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	137	82.5%

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