Gwynns Falls Elementary

Gwynns Falls Elementary, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, caters to 201 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 481.

Baltimore City Public Schools runs 152 schools in total, collectively educating 76,946 students. Gwynns Falls Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Gwynns Falls Elementary shows that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Gwynns Falls Elementary lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gwynns Falls Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 23.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Baltimore city shows median household earnings sit near $62,177, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Gwynns Falls Elementary is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

The closest other public school is ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gwynns Falls Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 22.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Gwynns Falls Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 44% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 201). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Gwynns Falls Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.