Furley Elementary

Furley Elementary is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in Baltimore, Maryland, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools, serveing 410 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Furley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Furley Elementary shows that nearly all students (84%) are Black; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Furley Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Furley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Furley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.9%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of +3.4 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Baltimore city indicate median household earnings sit near $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Furley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Vanguard Collegiate Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Furley Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 25.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Furley Elementary has fell 6%, going from 435 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 93% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Furley Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.