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How has Barclay Elementary/Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000152
Barclay Elementary/Middle
2900 Barclay Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (410) 396-6387 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
307 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
45%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
22.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
14.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.6% | 11.8% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Barclay Elementary/Middle
Barclay Elementary/Middle's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay Elementary/Middle this school | 373 | 82.3% | 16.9% |
| Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 376 | 84.6% | 20.4% |
| Deep Creek Elementary Baltimore | 385 | 80.3% | 21.0% |
| Sandalwood Elementary Baltimore | 440 | 83.0% | 46.6% |
| Abbottston Elementary Baltimore | 330 | 81.8% | 18.8% |
| Glen Avenue School Salisbury | 386 | 82.4% | 29.3% |
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 Barclay Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #825 of 853 | #82 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #803 of 853 ▲ 5 | #83 of 104 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #801 of 853 ▼ 9 | #73 of 104 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #643 of 898 | #62 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #375 of 857 | #33 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #587 of 857 | #25 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #164 of 885 | #48 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #160 of 551 | #28 of 56 |
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
373
-52 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 373 | 27.5 | 13.6:1 | 82% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 81% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 27.5 | 15.8:1 | 79% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 74% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 28.5 | 16.2:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 98% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 91% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 94% (511) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 31 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barclay Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (461 to 373); teachers down 4% (28.5 to 27.5).
About Barclay Elementary/Middle
This page covers Barclay Elementary/Middle, a small elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 373 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Baltimore City Public Schools serves 76,946 students across 152 schools.
Barclay Elementary/Middle's enrollment is 71% Black. Next come 23% Hispanic and 3% White. That compares with about 59% Black among all Baltimore city residents. By the diversity index, Barclay Elementary/Middle comes in at 45%.
Teachers at Barclay Elementary/Middle total 27.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 82%. The average for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
Barclay Elementary/Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (16.9%) and its predicted rate (25.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore city show that median household income is about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 156 public schools operate in Baltimore city, serving about 77,341 students.
Nearby, Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Barclay Elementary/Middle is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Barclay Elementary/Middle went from 425 students to 373. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.2:1 to 13.6:1.
Community posts for Barclay Elementary/Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Barclay Elementary/MiddleHow large is Barclay Elementary/Middle?
Barclay Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Barclay Elementary/Middle serve?
Barclay Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barclay Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barclay Elementary/Middle is approximately 13.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barclay Elementary/Middle?
At Barclay Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 23% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Barclay Elementary/Middle public or private?
Barclay Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.