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What's the most underrated thing about Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001657
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
1600 Guilford Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202 · (410) 528-5393 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
324 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 | 98 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 87% larger than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
51%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
49.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +19.3pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 24.6% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School this school | 604 | 53.6% | 35.0% |
| Seven Oaks Elementary Odenton | 506 | 55.5% | 37.2% |
| William B. Wade Elementary School Waldorf | 651 | 57.1% | 38.5% |
| Billingsley Elementary School White Plains | 687 | 49.3% | 37.1% |
| East Silver Spring Elementary Silver Spring | 540 | 52.6% | 51.0% |
| Mary B. Neal Elementary School Waldorf | 626 | 48.6% | 45.5% |
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 Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #543 of 853 | #22 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #514 of 853 ▲ 108 | #23 of 104 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #432 of 853 ▲ 219 | #15 of 104 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #206 of 898 | #31 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #854 of 857 | #96 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #497 of 857 | #20 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #488 of 885 | #96 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.6% | #32 of 294 | #16 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
604
+125 (+26%) vs 2020
+126% since 2010-11, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 604 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 54% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 52% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 51% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 51% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 13 | 21.9:1 | 42% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 13 | 20.5:1 | 28% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (452 to 604); teachers up 55% (20 to 31).
About Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school enrolls 604 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
Within Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is one of 152 schools. The district enrolls 76,946 students.
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is 66% Black by enrollment. Other students are 20% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.5:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is 54%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
allk12 grades Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School would be expected to post about 42.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore city show that the median household income is $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is one of 156 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Baltimore Design School, is about 0.1 miles from Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment increase, from 479 in 2020-21 to 604 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.2:1 to 19.5:1.
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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
Quick facts
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- Baltimore Design School0.1 mi · 503
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Frequently asked questions
About Baltimore Montessori Public Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School?
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School serve?
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is approximately 19.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School?
At Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 6% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School in?
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.