Abbottston Elementary

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Abbottston Elementary is a close-knit elementary-level community, one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. It hosts 330 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 481.

Within Baltimore City Public Schools, which oversees 152 schools and 76,946 students, Abbottston Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Abbottston Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Abbottston Elementary shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 82% of students at Abbottston Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Abbottston Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.8%; this one delivers 18.8%.

Across the wider county, Baltimore city reports that median household income runs about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abbottston Elementary is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

The closest other public school is Baltimore City College, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Abbottston Elementary. On composite proficiency, Abbottston Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 22.3%.

Abbottston Elementary operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abbottston Elementary has edged up 47%, going from 224 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 91% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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