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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000183
Curtis Bay Elementary
4301 W Bay Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21225 · (410) 396-1397 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
11.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
335 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 | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
65%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
31.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
28.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 20.3% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Curtis Bay Elementary
Curtis Bay Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Bay Elementary this school | 470 | 71.3% | 26.1% |
| Morrell Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 451 | 70.3% | 24.0% |
| Baltimore Highlands Elementary Baltimore | 461 | 76.4% | 20.5% |
| Germantown Elementary Annapolis | 467 | 75.6% | 29.6% |
| Brock Bridge Elementary Laurel | 514 | 69.6% | 31.1% |
| Strathmore Elementary Silver Spring | 464 | 73.5% | 44.7% |
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 Curtis Bay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #694 of 853 | #42 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #605 of 853 ▲ 92 | #36 of 104 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #704 of 853 ▲ 37 | #51 of 104 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #451 of 898 | #47 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #134 of 857 | #10 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #291 of 857 | #8 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #258 of 885 | #75 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #202 of 551 | #33 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
470
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 470 | 40.5 | 11.6:1 | 71% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 73% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 71% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 74% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 100% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 33 | 18.5:1 | 98% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 90% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 26 | 18.7:1 | 74% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curtis Bay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (559 to 470); teachers up 13% (36 to 40.5).
About Curtis Bay Elementary
Families in Baltimore, Maryland, are served by Curtis Bay Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 470 students in pre-K through 5.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 152 schools; together they serve 76,946 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Curtis Bay Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 30% Black, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Baltimore city's population at about 8%. Curtis Bay Elementary's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Curtis Bay Elementary is 40.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The school counts 335 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 71%. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
allk12 grades Curtis Bay Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Curtis Bay Elementary would score about 32.0%. It scores 26.1%, 5.9 points below that figure.
Baltimore city has these Census figures: the median household income is $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Baltimore city is home to 156 public schools and about 77,341 public school students.
The school nearest to Curtis Bay Elementary is Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Curtis Bay Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Curtis Bay Elementary's location as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Curtis Bay Elementary's enrollment grew 7%, to 470. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.9:1 to 11.6:1.
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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 Curtis Bay ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Curtis Bay Elementary?
Curtis Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Curtis Bay Elementary serve?
Curtis Bay Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Curtis Bay Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Curtis Bay Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Curtis Bay Elementary?
At Curtis Bay Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 48% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Curtis Bay Elementary in?
Curtis Bay Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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