Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215

Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 operates as a low-enrollment K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by Baltimore City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that caters to 76,946 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 lists that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 11% Black. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.5%; actual is 20.7%, a gap of -15.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Baltimore city reports that median household income runs about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

The closest other public school is Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 26.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 70% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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