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How has Dorothy I. Height Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000256
Dorothy I. Height Elementary
2011 Linden Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217 · (410) 396-0837 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
384 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 59 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
Student demographics
28%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
16.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
12.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.3% | 12.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 12.5% |
% 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% 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 →
Where Dorothy I. Height Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #842 of 853 | #96 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #822 of 853 | #89 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #832 of 853 | #92 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #534 of 898 | #49 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #510 of 857 | #52 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #748 of 857 | #48 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #110 of 885 | #18 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.4% | #28 of 294 | #14 of 45 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
435
+96 (+28%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 88% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 89% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 20.5 | 17.0:1 | 86% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 82% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 100% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 15 | 9.7:1 | 100% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 99% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 95% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy I. Height Elementary.
About Dorothy I. Height Elementary
Dorothy I. Height Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 435 students in pre-K through 5.
Baltimore City Public Schools includes 152 schools. Together they enroll 76,946 students.
Black students are the large majority at Dorothy I. Height Elementary, with 85% of enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 59% Black among all Baltimore city residents. By the diversity index, Dorothy I. Height Elementary comes in at 28%.
Dorothy I. Height Elementary's 30 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 88%. The 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city is 14 points lower.
In Maryland, Dorothy I. Height Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 14.3% actual against a predicted 22.0%.
In Baltimore city (population about 573,243), median household income is 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. Dorothy I. Height Elementary is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city, which together enroll about 77,341 students.
The nearest other public school, Mount Royal Elementary/Middle, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dorothy I. Height Elementary ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Dorothy I. Height Elementary's location as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dorothy I. Height Elementary went from 339 students to 435.
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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 Dorothy I. Height ElementaryHow many students attend Dorothy I. Height Elementary?
Dorothy I. Height Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dorothy I. Height Elementary serve?
Dorothy I. Height Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Dorothy I. Height Elementary have?
Dorothy I. Height Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Dorothy I. Height Elementary?
Student demographics at Dorothy I. Height Elementary are roughly 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 85% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dorothy I. Height Elementary in?
Dorothy I. Height Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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