Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000201
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy
1040 William Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 · (410) 396-1207 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
160 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
56%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
49.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 47.7% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Federal Hill Preparatory Academy
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Hill Preparatory Academy this school | 285 | 56.1% | 46.5% |
| Glenmar Elementary Baltimore | 263 | 60.5% | 23.1% |
| Capitol Heights Elementary Capitol Heights | 317 | 60.9% | 61.2% |
| Randallstown Elementary Randallstown | 322 | 57.8% | 45.9% |
| City Neighbors Charter School Baltimore | 231 | 54.1% | 39.4% |
| Wellwood International School Pikesville | 316 | 60.4% | 47.6% |
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 Federal Hill Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #383 of 853 | #9 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #348 of 853 ▼ 34 | #10 of 104 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #443 of 853 ▲ 17 | #16 of 104 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #768 of 898 | #77 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #253 of 857 | #19 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #430 of 857 | #16 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #470 of 885 | #94 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #203 of 551 | #34 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
285
-60 (-17%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 285 | 22.5 | 12.7:1 | 56% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 54% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 53% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 22.5 | 15.1:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 84% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 65% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 89% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 13 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Federal Hill Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (339 to 285); teachers unchanged (22.5 to 22.5).
About Federal Hill Preparatory Academy
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy is a public elementary school run by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore, Maryland. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 285 students. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
The district, Baltimore City Public Schools, operates 152 schools serving 76,946 students.
Black students are 62% of those enrolled at Federal Hill Preparatory Academy. The next largest groups are 20% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Baltimore city, where about 59% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Federal Hill Preparatory Academy, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Baltimore city, the average is 74%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Federal Hill Preparatory Academy outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In Maryland, Federal Hill Preparatory Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.5% actual against a predicted 41.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore city show that the median household earns about $62,177 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Baltimore city, 156 public schools serve about 77,341 students.
The closest school to Federal Hill Preparatory Academy is Digital Harbor High School, located about 0.2 miles away. Federal Hill Preparatory Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Federal Hill Preparatory Academy's average proficiency of 46.5% compares with 33.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 285 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 345. Students per teacher dropped from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 12.7 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 Federal Hill Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Federal Hill Preparatory Academy?
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Federal Hill Preparatory Academy serve?
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Federal Hill Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Federal Hill Preparatory Academy is approximately 12.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Federal Hill Preparatory Academy?
At Federal Hill Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 20% White, 12% Hispanic, 62% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Federal Hill Preparatory Academy public or private?
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.