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Alumni: what's one memory from Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000205
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle
1425 E Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230 · (410) 396-1503 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
289 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 | 74 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 13% |
Student demographics
67%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
70.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
62.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 62.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 60.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #164 of 853 | #2 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #170 of 853 | #2 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #139 of 853 | #3 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #84 of 898 | #21 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #839 of 857 | #87 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #251 of 857 | #5 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #623 of 885 | #102 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.5% | #9 of 294 | #6 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
722
+147 (+26%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 722 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 40% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 42% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 44% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 41% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 85% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 80% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 45% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | 43 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle.
About Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 722 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
Baltimore City Public Schools includes 152 schools. Together they enroll 76,946 students.
About 41% of students at Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle are White, the largest single group. It is also 37% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Baltimore city's residents are about 27% White, 14 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 40%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle would score about 50.5%. It scores 64.5%, a top-10% result among Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Baltimore city. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle shares Baltimore city with 155 other public schools.
Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 722, up from 575 in 2020-21.
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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 Francis Scott Key Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle?
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 722 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle serve?
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle is approximately 18.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle are roughly 41% White, 14% Hispanic, 37% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle in?
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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