Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000212
Gardenville Elementary
5300 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21206 · (410) 396-6382 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
190 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 | 35 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
30%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
26.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
11.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 18.6% |
% 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Gardenville Elementary
Gardenville Elementary's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardenville Elementary this school | 229 | 83.0% | 20.0% |
| Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 218 | 82.1% | 15.1% |
| Sinclair Lane Elementary Baltimore | 269 | 86.6% | 15.7% |
| Matthew A. Henson Elementary Baltimore | 199 | 85.9% | 30.4% |
| Creative City Public Charter School Baltimore | 210 | 81.9% | 21.5% |
| Collington Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 230 | 89.6% | 16.2% |
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 Gardenville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #790 of 853 | #68 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #834 of 853 ▼ 109 | #93 of 104 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #755 of 853 ▼ 3 | #63 of 104 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #835 of 898 | #94 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #360 of 857 | #32 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #719 of 857 | #44 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #152 of 885 | #41 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #63 of 551 | #20 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
229
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 83% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 87% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 15.5 | 13.0:1 | 81% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 80% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 97% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 92% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 66% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 18 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardenville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (327 to 229); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).
About Gardenville Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Gardenville Elementary serves students in Baltimore, Maryland. The school enrolls 229 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 52% smaller than that.
Gardenville Elementary is a school in Baltimore City Public Schools. The district has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
Gardenville Elementary's enrollment is 83% Black. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Baltimore city is about 59% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 17 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Roughly 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Gardenville Elementary is D. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gardenville Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 20.0% actual against 25.1% predicted.
Federal survey data for Baltimore city show that the median household income is $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 156 public schools in Baltimore city, enrolling about 77,341 students in all.
Nearest public school: Baltimore International Academy, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Gardenville Elementary ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 20.0% versus a 32.6% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Over 4 years, Gardenville Elementary's enrollment dropped 10%, to 229.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Gardenville Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore City Public Schools
- Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighHigh · 1,714 students
- Baltimore Polytechnic InstituteHigh · 1,632 students
- Baltimore City CollegeHigh · 1,470 students
- KIPP Harmony AcademyElementary · 1,399 students
- Roland Park Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,371 students
- Digital Harbor High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Baltimore International Academy0.3 mi · 749
- Hazelwood Elementary/Middle0.7 mi · 524
- City Neighbors High0.8 mi · 416
- City Neighbors Hamilton0.8 mi · 250
- Glenmount Elementary/Middle1.1 mi · 628
- Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle1.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Gardenville ElementaryHow large is Gardenville Elementary?
Gardenville Elementary enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gardenville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gardenville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gardenville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gardenville Elementary is approximately 13.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gardenville Elementary?
Student demographics at Gardenville Elementary are roughly 2% White, 13% Hispanic, 83% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gardenville Elementary?
Gardenville Elementary is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.