Arundel Elementary

Arundel Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 434 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; Arundel Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Arundel Elementary logs that nearly all students (87%) are Black; the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Arundel Elementary lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household earnings sit near $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Arundel Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arundel Elementary has climbed 27%, going from 343 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 97% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.