Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary

Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary, an intimate elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, hosts 266 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary lists that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 14% White. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household earnings sit near $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southwest Baltimore Charter School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary. On composite proficiency, Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 18.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.