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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001670
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership
2100 Ashland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205 · (443) 642-2060 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
524 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 | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
8%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
28.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
25.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 19.8% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership this school | 636 | 82.4% | 24.1% |
| Moravia Park Elementary Baltimore | 655 | 82.9% | 35.6% |
| Waverly Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 534 | 82.2% | 25.6% |
| Northwood Elementary Baltimore | 641 | 76.4% | 42.7% |
| Wildwood Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 743 | 85.9% | 19.5% |
| James McHenry Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 588 | 89.5% | 14.9% |
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 Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #736 of 853 | #50 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #654 of 853 ▲ 55 | #46 of 104 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #739 of 853 ▲ 17 | #57 of 104 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #165 of 898 | #28 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #503 of 857 | #51 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #847 of 857 | #89 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #161 of 885 | #47 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.0% | #67 of 294 | #24 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. 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
636
+44 (+7%) vs 2020
+209% since 2010-11, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 636 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 82% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 81% (582) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 81% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 77% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 100% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 97% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 88% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (517 to 636); teachers up 52% (29 to 44).
About Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership
In Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore city, Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership is an elementary school. The school reports 636 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 32% bigger than the 481 average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore City Public Schools enrolls 76,946 students in 152 schools, including Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership.
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership enrolls a student body that is 96% Black. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Baltimore city is about 59% Black. Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 44 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership was 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%. Among public schools in Baltimore city, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership's results are 1.4 points below predicted: 24.1% against 25.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore city show that median household income is about $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%. Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city, which together enroll about 77,341 students.
The school nearest to Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership is Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 592 in 2020-21 and 636 in 2024-25, a 7% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins PartnershipHow large is Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership?
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-08.
Is Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership have?
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership?
Student demographics at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership are roughly 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership in?
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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