Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000143
Abbottston Elementary
1300 Gorsuch Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (443) 984-2685 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
270 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
20.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 16.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abbottston Elementary
Abbottston Elementary's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbottston Elementary this school | 330 | 81.8% | 18.8% |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School Baltimore | 363 | 81.3% | 19.7% |
| McCormick Elementary Baltimore | 295 | 80.3% | 22.3% |
| Frederick Elementary Baltimore | 320 | 88.8% | 11.2% |
| Barclay Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 373 | 82.3% | 16.9% |
| Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 287 | 84.0% | 17.8% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbottston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #801 of 853 | #73 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #778 of 853 ▼ 24 | #68 of 104 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #815 of 853 ▼ 47 | #80 of 104 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #714 of 898 | #68 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #359 of 857 | #31 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #694 of 857 | #41 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #170 of 885 | #53 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.3% | #18 of 294 | #11 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
330
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 330 | 24.5 | 13.5:1 | 82% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 87% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 80% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 78% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 13.5 | 16.6:1 | 100% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 11 | 19.7:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 12 | 18.6:1 | 91% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 89% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbottston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (224 to 330); teachers up 81% (13.5 to 24.5).
About Abbottston Elementary
Baltimore, Maryland, is home to Abbottston Elementary, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 330 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for elementary schools in Maryland, which is about 481.
Baltimore City Public Schools oversees Abbottston Elementary and 151 other schools, with 76,946 students in total.
About 81% of the student body at Abbottston Elementary is Black. Other students are 14% Hispanic and 3% White. By comparison, Baltimore city residents are about 59% Black. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 24.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.5 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 82% of students, or 270, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Baltimore city, the average is 74%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Abbottston Elementary would be expected to post about 25.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Baltimore city, the median household income is $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltimore city is home to 156 public schools and about 77,341 public school students.
Baltimore City College is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 18.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Abbottston Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Abbottston Elementary's enrollment dropped from 365 in 2020-21 to 330 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.5:1) than in 2020-21 (16.6:1).
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Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Abbottston ElementaryHow large is Abbottston Elementary?
Abbottston Elementary enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Abbottston Elementary serve?
Abbottston Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Abbottston Elementary have?
Abbottston Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Abbottston Elementary?
Student demographics at Abbottston Elementary are roughly 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 81% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Abbottston Elementary in?
Abbottston Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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