Barclay Elementary/Middle

Barclay Elementary/Middle, a low-enrollment K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, caters to 373 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 481.

Barclay Elementary/Middle is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that educates 76,946 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Barclay Elementary/Middle lists that Black students make up the majority at 71%; the rest comes out to 23% Hispanic, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Barclay Elementary/Middle shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Barclay Elementary/Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Baltimore city shows median household earnings sit near $62,177, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Barclay Elementary/Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Barclay Elementary/Middle at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Barclay Elementary/Middle's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 373). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 7% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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