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Enrollment
773
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000147
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle
5001 E Eager Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 · (410) 396-9090 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL773 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
572 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 65 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (92).
Student demographics
42%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
51.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
51.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 45.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle this school | 773 | 74.0% | 46.2% |
| Rolling Terrace Elementary Takoma Park | 645 | 68.8% | 21.1% |
| Sargent Shriver Elementary Silver Spring | 697 | 79.6% | 27.7% |
| Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 717 | 66.4% | 18.0% |
| South Lake Elementary Gaithersburg | 746 | 66.1% | 24.8% |
| JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary Silver Spring | 756 | 69.2% | 31.1% |
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 Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #393 of 853 | #11 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #284 of 853 ▲ 61 | #8 of 104 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #402 of 853 ▲ 149 | #10 of 104 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 773 | #49 of 898 | #15 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #182 of 857 | #13 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #605 of 857 | #28 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #233 of 885 | #72 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #283 of 294 | #43 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
773
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 773 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 74% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 61 | 12.6:1 | 74% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 56 | 13.5:1 | 70% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 52% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 46.5 | 16.5:1 | 100% (768) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 100% (709) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 92% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 79% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (768 to 773); teachers up 38% (46.5 to 64).
About Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle
A large elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools. The school reports 773 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
Baltimore City Public Schools counts 152 schools and 76,946 students, including Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle.
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle's enrollment is 74% Hispanic. Other groups make up 14% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. Baltimore city as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle operates with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle reports 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Baltimore city, the average is about the same, 74%.
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 46.2%, is 15.8 points above the 30.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Maryland schools.
Across Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle is among the 156 public schools in Baltimore city.
Of nearby public schools, Sinclair Lane Elementary is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 21.5%, lower than Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle's 46.2%.
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment went from 780 in 2020-21 to 773 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Armistead Gardens Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle?
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 773 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle serve?
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle is approximately 12.1:1 (64 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle?
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 14% White, 74% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle in?
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.