Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000163
Callaway Elementary
3701 Fernhill Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215 · (410) 396-0604 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
197 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
11%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
44.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 21.7% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Callaway Elementary
Callaway Elementary's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Elementary this school | 231 | 85.3% | 31.9% |
| Billie Holiday Elementary Baltimore | 242 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 252 | 86.5% | 31.4% |
| Hilton Elementary Baltimore | 258 | 86.4% | 19.6% |
| Gwynns Falls Elementary Baltimore | 201 | 84.6% | 23.6% |
| Collington Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 230 | 89.6% | 16.2% |
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 Callaway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #607 of 853 | #29 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #632 of 853 ▲ 40 | #41 of 104 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #502 of 853 ▲ 92 | #21 of 104 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #830 of 898 | #91 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #502 of 857 | #50 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #835 of 857 | #84 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #138 of 885 | #35 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #59 of 551 | #19 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
231
-69 (-23%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 85% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 85% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 16 | 15.0:1 | 83% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 82% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 23.5 | 14.2:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 99% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 98% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 90% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 30 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Callaway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (334 to 231); teachers down 32% (23.5 to 16).
About Callaway Elementary
Callaway Elementary serves students in Baltimore, Maryland, as a small elementary school. It teaches 231 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
The district, Baltimore City Public Schools, has 76,946 students enrolled across 152 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Callaway Elementary is Black, at 94%. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 59%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Callaway Elementary scores 11%.
A staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. By family income, 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city, the school's rate is higher.
Callaway Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.9% and a predicted 23.8%.
For Baltimore city, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,177, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 156 public schools and about 77,341 students.
Forest Park High, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Callaway Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 23% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Callaway Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore City Public Schools
- Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighHigh · 1,714 students
- Baltimore Polytechnic InstituteHigh · 1,632 students
- Baltimore City CollegeHigh · 1,470 students
- KIPP Harmony AcademyElementary · 1,399 students
- Roland Park Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,371 students
- Digital Harbor High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Other Callaway Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Callaway Elementary. Callaway Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Callaway Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 677 students
- Callaway Elementary SchoolLaGrange, GA · 638 students
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 622 students
- Callaway ElementaryCallaway, VA · 185 students
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCALLAWAY, NE · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Park High0.6 mi · 1,024
- Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle0.7 mi · 287
- Creative City Public Charter School0.7 mi · 210
- Liberty Elementary0.8 mi · 335
- Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 799
- Pimlico Elementary/Middle1.0 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Callaway ElementaryHow many students attend Callaway Elementary?
Callaway Elementary enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Callaway Elementary serve?
Callaway Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Callaway Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Callaway Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Callaway Elementary?
At Callaway Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Callaway Elementary in?
Callaway Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.