Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001716
Creative City Public Charter School
2810 Shirley Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215 · (443) 642-3600 · Baltimore city
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
172 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
24%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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
32.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +16.8pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.7% | 22.9% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Creative City Public Charter School
Creative City Public Charter School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative City Public Charter School this school | 210 | 81.9% | 21.5% |
| Matthew A. Henson Elementary Baltimore | 199 | 85.9% | 30.4% |
| Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 218 | 82.1% | 15.1% |
| Gwynns Falls Elementary Baltimore | 201 | 84.6% | 23.6% |
| Callaway Elementary Baltimore | 231 | 85.3% | 31.9% |
| Gardenville Elementary Baltimore | 229 | 83.0% | 20.0% |
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 Creative City Public Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #769 of 853 | #62 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #801 of 853 ▼ 149 | #82 of 104 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #683 of 853 ▲ 134 | #47 of 104 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #849 of 898 | #96 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #778 of 857 | #79 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #768 of 857 | #57 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #169 of 885 | #52 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.1% | #14 of 551 | #5 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
210
-148 (-41%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 210 | 12.5 | 16.8:1 | 82% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 20.5 | 12.3:1 | 77% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 22.5 | 12.3:1 | 73% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 73% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 100% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 86% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creative City Public Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (363 to 210); teachers down 43% (22 to 12.5).
About Creative City Public Charter School
Creative City Public Charter School is a small elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, administered by Baltimore City Public Schools. Federal data show 210 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 56% below average.
Enrollment across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools totals 76,946 students.
The share of Black students at Creative City Public Charter School is 87%. Other groups include 6% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 59% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Creative City Public Charter School scores 24%.
The school lists 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 82% of the student body. It compares with 74% for public schools in Baltimore city.
On the allk12 Grade, Creative City Public Charter School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Creative City Public Charter School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.5%, compared with a predicted 25.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Baltimore city, median household income comes to about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltimore city counts 156 public schools with about 77,341 students.
The closest school to Creative City Public Charter School is Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Creative City Public Charter School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Creative City Public Charter School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Creative City Public Charter School as a charter school.
The 2020-21 count was 358 students and the 2024-25 count was 210. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
The Creative City Public Charter School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Creative City Public Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creative City Public Charter School?
Creative City Public Charter School enrolls approximately 210 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Creative City Public Charter School serve?
Creative City Public Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Creative City Public Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Creative City Public Charter School is approximately 16.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Creative City Public Charter School?
Student demographics at Creative City Public Charter School are roughly 6% White, 2% Hispanic, 87% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Creative City Public Charter School public or private?
Creative City Public Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.