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What's the most underrated thing about Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000243
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215
3223 E Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 · (410) 396-9381 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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.
- FBeats 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
11.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
258 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 | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
22%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
33.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +19.2pp since 2023
Math
16.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 19.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 this school | 405 | 63.7% | 20.7% |
| Kemp Mill Elementary Silver Spring | 412 | 70.9% | 33.1% |
| Clay Hill Public Charter School Baltimore | 335 | 60.3% | 32.7% |
| Summit Hall Elementary Gaithersburg | 413 | 67.6% | 24.4% |
| Highland Elementary Silver Spring | 509 | 59.9% | 46.5% |
| New Hampshire Estates Elem Silver Spring | 455 | 69.2% | N/A |
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 Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #781 of 853 | #65 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #790 of 853 ▼ 79 | #75 of 104 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #673 of 853 ▲ 160 | #44 of 104 ▲ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #586 of 898 | #58 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #99 of 857 | #8 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #784 of 857 | #62 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #351 of 885 | #83 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #305 of 551 | #40 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
405
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 405 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 64% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 61% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 60% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 45% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 95% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 36 | 21.0:1 | 74% (559) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 31 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (458 to 405); teachers up 33% (27 to 36).
About Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is a small elementary school for students in Baltimore, Maryland. The student body numbers 405 students, from pre-K through 8.
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 reports to Baltimore City Public Schools, which has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
About 88% of the student body at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 11% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Baltimore city's population at about 8%. Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 was 11.3:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 64%. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is F. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 36.5% for Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 20.7%. The 15.8-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Within Baltimore city, 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. Besides Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215, Baltimore city has 155 other public schools.
The school nearest to Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 dropped 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 463 to 405 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
Community posts for Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215How many students attend Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215?
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 serve?
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 is approximately 11.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215?
At Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215, the student body is approximately 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215?
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 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.