Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000169
Cecil Elementary
2000 Cecil Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (410) 396-6385 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
296 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 | 51 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
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
19.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.3% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 13.5% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Cecil Elementary
Cecil Elementary's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Elementary this school | 348 | 85.1% | 17.4% |
| Liberty Elementary Baltimore | 335 | 86.3% | 31.4% |
| Empowerment Academy Baltimore | 344 | 79.7% | 35.6% |
| Yorkwood Elementary Baltimore | 294 | 82.0% | 26.8% |
| Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 287 | 84.0% | 17.8% |
| Mary E. Rodman Elementary Baltimore | 431 | 86.5% | 23.0% |
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 Cecil Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #820 of 853 | #80 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #728 of 853 ▲ 65 | #53 of 104 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #820 of 853 ▼ 2 | #83 of 104 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #686 of 898 | #64 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #684 of 857 | #67 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #834 of 857 | #83 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #142 of 885 | #37 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #401 of 551 | #46 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
348
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 85% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 85% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 85% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 86% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 99% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 22 | 17.5:1 | 91% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 94% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 35 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cecil Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (376 to 348); teachers up 22% (18 to 22).
About Cecil Elementary
Cecil Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Baltimore City Public Schools, located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 348 students. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 28% below average.
Cecil Elementary is in Baltimore City Public Schools, a district with 76,946 students across 152 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Cecil Elementary is 94% Black. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 35 points above the 59% share among Baltimore city residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
The school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Of all students at Cecil Elementary, 85% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Baltimore city, the average is 74%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cecil Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 17.4% actual against 23.9% predicted.
In Baltimore city, home to about 573,243 people, median household income comes to about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 156 public schools in the county, enrolling about 77,341, Cecil Elementary among them.
Cecil Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Cecil Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 17.4% against a local average of 19.3%.
The federal government classifies Cecil Elementary's location as City: Large.
Federal data show 354 students in 2020-21 and 348 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cecil Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Cecil ElementaryHow large is Cecil Elementary?
Cecil Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cecil Elementary serve?
Cecil Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cecil Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cecil Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cecil Elementary?
Cecil Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Cecil Elementary public or private?
Cecil Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
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