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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 administration to hear?
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Enrollment
899
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000244
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237
231 S Eaton Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 · (443) 642-2792 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Maryland public elementary schools
- FTest 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
15.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
594 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 | 56 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).
Student demographics
21%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
13.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
13.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% | 11.2% |
% 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
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 #237
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 this school | 899 | 66.1% | 12.7% |
| Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 831 | 62.3% | 24.4% |
| JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary Silver Spring | 756 | 69.2% | 31.1% |
| Weller Road Elementary Silver Spring | 691 | 65.3% | 34.9% |
| Harmony Hills Elementary Silver Spring | 655 | 65.0% | 28.3% |
| John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 1,061 | 57.5% | 15.3% |
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 #237 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #848 of 853 | #99 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #820 of 853 ▼ 2 | #88 of 104 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #846 of 853 ▼ 4 | #97 of 104 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 899 | #18 of 898 | #8 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #677 of 857 | #66 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #788 of 857 | #63 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #326 of 885 | #82 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.8% | #82 of 294 | #26 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
899
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
+356% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 899 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 66% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 63% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 59% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 38% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 100% (757) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 100% (742) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 97% (523) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 14 | 20.2:1 | 83% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 8 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (757 to 899); teachers up 33% (43 to 57).
About Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Baltimore, Maryland. Enrollment totals 899 students across pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
Baltimore City Public Schools has a total of 152 schools and 76,946 students, Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 among them.
Hispanic students are 88% of those enrolled at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237. The next largest groups are 8% Black. In Baltimore city overall, about 8% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 35.1% for Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 12.7%. The 22.4-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore city show that the median household earns about $62,177 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Baltimore city, 156 public schools serve about 77,341 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 from the closest public school, Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 30.4% on proficiency, and Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 is below that at 12.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 as City: Large.
Enrollment was 899 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 860. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.6:1 in 2020-21 to 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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Nearby schools
- Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #2150.3 mi · 405
- Hampstead Hill Academy0.6 mi · 933
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- Patterson Park Public Charter School0.8 mi · 730
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Frequently asked questions
About Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237How large is Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237?
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 enrolls approximately 899 students in grades PK-08.
Is Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 is approximately 15.8:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237?
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 reports a student body of 2% White, 88% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237?
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 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.