Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle

Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle, a heavily attended elementary campus in Baltimore, Maryland, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools, educates 799 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 66% bigger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle records that nearly all students (83%) are Black; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.2%; this one delivers 25.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Baltimore city indicate median household income runs about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Forest Park High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.2%.

Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 153%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 799 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 94% to 83% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.