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How has Furley Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000210
Furley Elementary
5000 Truesdale Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206 · (410) 396-9094 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
349 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 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
29%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
33.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
15.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 19.0% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Furley Elementary
Furley Elementary's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furley Elementary this school | 410 | 85.1% | 27.3% |
| Dorothy I. Height Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 88.3% | 14.3% |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School Baltimore | 363 | 81.3% | 19.7% |
| Arundel Elementary Baltimore | 434 | 87.8% | N/A |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 87.4% | 33.4% |
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 Furley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #679 of 853 | #40 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #792 of 853 ▼ 74 | #76 of 104 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #670 of 853 ▼ 176 | #42 of 104 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #577 of 898 | #55 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #246 of 857 | #18 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #734 of 857 | #46 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #141 of 885 | #36 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #434 of 551 | #50 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
410
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 410 | 32.5 | 12.6:1 | 85% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 84% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 83% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 79% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 25.5 | 17.1:1 | 100% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 100% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 94% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 83% (534) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 25 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Furley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (435 to 410); teachers up 27% (25.5 to 32.5).
About Furley Elementary
Furley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, (ZIP code 21206). A federal count lists 410 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Furley Elementary is one of 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools, which enrolls 76,946 students in total.
Furley Elementary enrolls a student body that is 84% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 6% Asian. In Baltimore city overall, about 59% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Furley Elementary comes in at 29%.
Dividing enrollment by its 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. Furley Elementary reports 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
Furley Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.3%, compared with a predicted 23.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Baltimore city census figures show that median household income is about $62,177, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. A total of 156 public schools operate in Baltimore city, serving about 77,341 students.
The school nearest to Furley Elementary is Vanguard Collegiate Middle, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Furley Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Furley Elementary ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Furley Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 457 to 410. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.3:1 to 12.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Furley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Furley Elementary?
Furley Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
Is Furley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Furley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Furley Elementary have?
Furley Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Furley Elementary?
At Furley Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 84% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Furley Elementary public or private?
Furley Elementary 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.