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Enrollment
933
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000234
Hampstead Hill Academy
500 S Linwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224 · (410) 396-9146 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest 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
19.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
374 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 | 40 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (106).
Student demographics
70%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
66.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 39.8% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Hampstead Hill Academy
Hampstead Hill Academy's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead Hill Academy this school | 933 | 40.1% | 52.7% |
| Whittier Elementary Frederick | 779 | 42.1% | 52.0% |
| Flora M. Singer Elementary Silver Spring | 653 | 37.2% | 48.5% |
| Rock Creek Forest Elementary Chevy Chase | 690 | 33.2% | 62.7% |
| Tuscarora Elementary Frederick | 793 | 46.9% | 58.1% |
| Phelps Luck Elementary Columbia | 681 | 46.5% | 51.8% |
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 Hampstead Hill Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #303 of 853 | #7 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #227 of 853 ▲ 180 | #5 of 104 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #189 of 853 ▲ 212 | #5 of 104 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 933 | #14 of 898 | #5 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #855 of 857 | #97 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #168 of 857 | #1 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #619 of 885 | #101 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #92 of 294 | #27 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. 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
933
+78 (+9%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 933 | 47 | 19.9:1 | 40% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 46 | 19.4:1 | 39% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 861 | 46 | 18.7:1 | 39% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 44 | 19.4:1 | 29% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 100% (799) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 64% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 82% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 83% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 30 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampstead Hill Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (799 to 933); teachers up 4% (45 to 47).
About Hampstead Hill Academy
Hampstead Hill Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 933 students enrolled. That is 94% larger than the average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Hampstead Hill Academy is part of Baltimore City Public Schools, where 152 schools serve 76,946 students.
The student body at Hampstead Hill Academy has no majority group. White students lead at 37%. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 27% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Hampstead Hill Academy has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. The school's 19.9:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. The school has 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city is 34 points.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Hampstead Hill Academy outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.5%.
Census data for Baltimore city show the median household earns about $62,177 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Hampstead Hill Academy, Baltimore city has 156 public schools.
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is the nearest public school to Hampstead Hill Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Hampstead Hill Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 24.4% proficiency; Hampstead Hill Academy posts 52.7%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). Federal records list Hampstead Hill Academy as a charter school.
Enrollment increased by 9% across 4 years, from 855 in 2020-21 to 933 in 2024-25.
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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 Hampstead Hill AcademyHow many students attend Hampstead Hill Academy?
Hampstead Hill Academy enrolls approximately 933 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hampstead Hill Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hampstead Hill Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Hampstead Hill Academy have?
Hampstead Hill Academy employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hampstead Hill Academy?
At Hampstead Hill Academy, the student body is approximately 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hampstead Hill Academy?
Hampstead Hill Academy 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.