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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001153
Harford Heights Elementary
1919 N Broadway Street, Baltimore, MD 21213 · (410) 396-9341 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
380 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 | 48 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
18%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
34.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +15.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.9% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 27.6% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Harford Heights Elementary
Harford Heights Elementary's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harford Heights Elementary this school | 435 | 87.4% | 33.4% |
| Mary E. Rodman Elementary Baltimore | 431 | 86.5% | 23.0% |
| Arundel Elementary Baltimore | 434 | 87.8% | N/A |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Park Heights Academy Baltimore | 390 | 90.0% | 18.4% |
| Kettering Elementary Upper Marlboro | 415 | 92.0% | 27.5% |
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 Harford Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #576 of 853 | #24 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #386 of 853 ▲ 191 | #13 of 104 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #638 of 853 ▲ 55 | #32 of 104 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #535 of 898 | #50 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #270 of 857 | #20 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #808 of 857 | #70 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #120 of 885 | #23 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #266 of 294 | #42 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
435
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 87% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 91% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 32.5 | 12.9:1 | 92% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 92% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 100% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 98% (643) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 97% (500) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harford Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (428 to 435); teachers up 26% (27 to 34).
About Harford Heights Elementary
Harford Heights Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, under Baltimore City Public Schools. It educates 435 students in pre-K through 5.
The district for Harford Heights Elementary is Baltimore City Public Schools, with 152 schools and 76,946 students.
Most students at Harford Heights Elementary are Black: 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic. Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. Harford Heights Elementary has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 at Harford Heights Elementary, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 87%. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Harford Heights Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.5%. Harford Heights Elementary scores 33.4%.
Within Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 156 public schools in Baltimore city, with a combined enrollment of about 77,341.
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle is the public school closest to Harford Heights Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 14.6%; Harford Heights Elementary's is 33.4%, ranking 1st of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 397 in 2020-21 and 435 in 2024-25, a increase of 38 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 12.8:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Harford Heights ElementaryHow large is Harford Heights Elementary?
Harford Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harford Heights Elementary serve?
Harford Heights Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harford Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harford Heights Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harford Heights Elementary?
Harford Heights Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Harford Heights Elementary public or private?
Harford Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
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