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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000204
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle
2710 E Hoffman Street, Baltimore, MD 21213 · (410) 396-9161 · Baltimore city
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Maryland public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
582 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (92).
Student demographics
38%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
16.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.9pp 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 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.2% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 15.9% |
% 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle this school | 705 | 82.6% | 15.0% |
| Pimlico Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 732 | 82.5% | 14.6% |
| Cross Country Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 740 | 75.5% | 38.6% |
| Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 799 | 77.8% | 25.4% |
| Arlington Elementary Baltimore | 529 | 81.1% | 23.3% |
| Wildwood Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 743 | 85.9% | 19.5% |
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 Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #834 of 853 | #89 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #846 of 853 ▼ 73 | #100 of 104 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #834 of 853 ▼ 33 | #93 of 104 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #94 of 898 | #24 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #666 of 857 | #65 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #653 of 857 | #36 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #156 of 885 | #43 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #235 of 294 | #37 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
705
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 705 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 83% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 83% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 83% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 81% (594) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 29 | 23.6:1 | 100% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 100% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 97% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 89% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (684 to 705); teachers up 55% (29 to 45).
About Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle
A medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools. The school's 705 students are in kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students each.
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle is one of the 152 schools that make up Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle is 76% Black. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore city's population at about 59%. Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 45 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.7:1. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
allk12 grades Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle an F. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 25.4%. Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle scores 15.0%, 10.4 points below that line.
Across Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle is among the 156 public schools in Baltimore city.
Of nearby public schools, Lakewood Elementary is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students declined from 736 to 705 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle0.7 mi · 376
- William Paca Elementary0.8 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Worthington Elementary/MiddleHow large is Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle?
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 705 students in grades KG-08.
Is Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle?
At Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 21% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle public or private?
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle 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.