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What advice would you give to incoming students at Beechfield Elementary/Middle?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000155
Beechfield Elementary/Middle
301 S Beechfield Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229 · (410) 396-0525 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
448 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
23%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
17.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
17.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.5% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 10.4% |
% 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Beechfield Elementary/Middle
Beechfield Elementary/Middle's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle this school | 510 | 87.8% | 14.8% |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Montebello Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 542 | 88.6% | 21.8% |
| Arundel Elementary Baltimore | 434 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 87.4% | 33.4% |
| James McHenry Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 588 | 89.5% | 14.9% |
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 Beechfield Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #837 of 853 | #91 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #777 of 853 ▲ 55 | #67 of 104 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #826 of 853 ▲ 5 | #87 of 104 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #360 of 898 | #39 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #795 of 857 | #82 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #778 of 857 | #59 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #114 of 885 | #20 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #214 of 551 | #36 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
510
-133 (-21%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,030
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 510 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 88% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 87% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 84% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 81% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 100% (604) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 33 | 18.5:1 | 99% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 858 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 95% (817) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 83% (588) |
| 1990-91 | 1,030 | 40 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beechfield Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (604 to 510); teachers down 12% (34 to 30).
About Beechfield Elementary/Middle
Beechfield Elementary/Middle is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Baltimore, Maryland. It has an enrollment of 510 students in pre-K through 8.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 152 schools; together they serve 76,946 students.
By race and ethnicity, Beechfield Elementary/Middle is 87% Black. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 2% White. Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Beechfield Elementary/Middle are from different groups.
Teacher count: 30 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.0:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Roughly 88% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Beechfield Elementary/Middle is 7.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 14.8%. Predicted: 22.2%.
In the wider Baltimore city area, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Beechfield Elementary/Middle shares Baltimore city with 155 other public schools.
North Bend Elementary/Middle is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Beechfield Elementary/Middle ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 14.8% against a local average of 29.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Beechfield Elementary/Middle as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 21%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Nearby schools
- North Bend Elementary/Middle0.6 mi · 482
- Edmondson-Westside High0.8 mi · 910
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- Wildwood Elementary/Middle1.1 mi · 743
- Mary E. Rodman Elementary1.2 mi · 431
- Baltimore International Academy West1.2 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Beechfield Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Beechfield Elementary/Middle?
Beechfield Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-08.
Is Beechfield Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beechfield Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Beechfield Elementary/Middle have?
Beechfield Elementary/Middle employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Beechfield Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at Beechfield Elementary/Middle are roughly 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Beechfield Elementary/Middle public or private?
Beechfield 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.