Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary

As a micro-enrollment K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary teaches 189 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools. That puts it 61% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Baltimore City Public Schools runs 152 schools in total, collectively educating 76,946 students. Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.4%.

In the area at large, Baltimore city reports that median household income runs about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary is one.

Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary has decreased 31%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 189 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 7% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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