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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Baltimore, Maryland

Across Baltimore, Maryland, 178 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary leads the list at 10.1%, against a median of 28.0% 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

178

Baltimore, Maryland

Best % Proficient

10.1%

Median % Proficient

28.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	93.7%	300	10.1%
2	Frederick Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.8%	320	11.2%
3	Johnston Square Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	94.5%	271	11.5%
4	Robert W. Coleman Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	91.5%	201	12.0%
5	New Song Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.4%	182	12.5%
6	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	66.1%	899	12.7%
7	Holabird Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.9%	650	13.6%
8	Westport Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.8%	251	13.8%
9	Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	88.3%	435	14.3%
10	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	76.1%	706	14.3%
11	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.1%	410	14.3%
12	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.5%	732	14.6%
13	Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	87.8%	510	14.8%
14	The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	95.8%	236	14.8%
15	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.5%	588	14.9%
16	Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.6%	705	15.0%
17	Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.1%	218	15.1%
18	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	57.5%	1,061	15.3%
19	Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.5%	189	15.4%
20	Sinclair Lane Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.6%	269	15.7%
21	Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	89.6%	230	16.2%
22	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.5%	490	16.4%
23	Barclay Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	82.3%	373	16.9%
24	Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.2%	296	17.2%
25	Cecil Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	85.1%	348	17.4%
26	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	93.5%	402	17.5%
27	Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	287	17.8%
28	Dundalk Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	75.3%	757	17.8%
29	Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	66.4%	717	18.0%
30	Halstead Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	78.5%	489	18.1%
31	Hawthorne Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	83.2%	499	18.1%
32	Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	74.1%	320	18.2%
33	Park Heights Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	90.0%	390	18.4%
34	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.9%	834	18.7%
35	Abbottston Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.8%	330	18.8%
36	Colgate Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	66.8%	533	18.9%
37	Riverview Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	80.8%	552	19.4%
38	Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	85.9%	743	19.5%
39	Woodhome Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	73.6%	496	19.6%
40	Hilton Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	86.4%	258	19.6%
41	Southwest Baltimore Charter School	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	81.3%	363	19.7%
42	Gardenville Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	83.0%	229	20.0%
43	Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	84.6%	376	20.4%
44	Baltimore Highlands Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	76.4%	461	20.5%
45	Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	92.8%	433	20.6%
46	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	63.7%	405	20.7%
47	Belmont Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	90.4%	177	20.8%
48	Deep Creek Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	80.3%	385	21.0%
49	Lansdowne Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore County Public Schools	Elementary	72.1%	603	21.1%
50	William Paca Elementary	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore City Public Schools	Elementary	60.1%	414	21.4%

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