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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000175
City Springs Elementary/Middle
100 S Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 · (410) 396-9165 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
426 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 34% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
26%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
25.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
15.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 22.2% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 City Springs Elementary/Middle
City Springs Elementary/Middle's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Springs Elementary/Middle this school | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 510 | 87.8% | 14.8% |
| Arundel Elementary Baltimore | 434 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 87.4% | 33.4% |
| Dorothy I. Height Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 88.3% | 14.3% |
| 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 City Springs Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #724 of 853 | #47 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #793 of 853 ▼ 133 | #77 of 104 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #769 of 853 ▼ 189 | #66 of 104 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #413 of 898 | #45 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #447 of 857 | #42 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #760 of 857 | #54 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #111 of 885 | #19 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #29 of 551 | #9 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
483
-150 (-24%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 483 | 34.5 | 14.0:1 | 88% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 88% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 89% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 88% (560) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 38.3 | 20.1:1 | 100% (769) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 100% (796) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 98% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 97% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 32 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City Springs Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (769 to 483); teachers down 10% (38.3 to 34.5).
About City Springs Elementary/Middle
City Springs Elementary/Middle is a mid-sized elementary school in Maryland, with an address in Baltimore. Enrollment stands at 483 students, covering pre-K through 8.
Baltimore City Public Schools is responsible for 152 schools, City Springs Elementary/Middle included, with 76,946 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, City Springs Elementary/Middle is 86% Black. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 4% White. Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at City Springs Elementary/Middle are from different groups.
The school lists 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. A total of 426 students, or 88%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 74% for public schools in Baltimore city.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, City Springs Elementary/Middle outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
City Springs Elementary/Middle scores 24.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.0%.
In Baltimore city, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 156 public schools in the county, enrolling about 77,341, City Springs Elementary/Middle among them.
About 0.4 miles separate City Springs Elementary/Middle from the closest public school, Paul Laurence Dunbar High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. City Springs Elementary/Middle is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for City Springs Elementary/Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. City Springs Elementary/Middle is one of the charter schools in Maryland.
A 24% decline took enrollment from 633 in 2020-21 to 483 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.0:1.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About City Springs Elementary/MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at City Springs Elementary/Middle?
City Springs Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does City Springs Elementary/Middle serve?
City Springs Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does City Springs Elementary/Middle have?
City Springs Elementary/Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at City Springs Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at City Springs Elementary/Middle are roughly 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is City Springs Elementary/Middle in?
City Springs Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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