Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000246
Hilton Elementary
3301 Carlisle Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216 · (410) 396-0634 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
223 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
11%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
34.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.5pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 13.5% | 10.0% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Hilton Elementary
Hilton Elementary's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Elementary this school | 258 | 86.4% | 19.6% |
| Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 252 | 86.5% | 31.4% |
| Billie Holiday Elementary Baltimore | 242 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Callaway Elementary Baltimore | 231 | 85.3% | 31.9% |
| Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 287 | 84.0% | 17.8% |
| Sinclair Lane Elementary Baltimore | 269 | 86.6% | 15.7% |
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 Hilton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #792 of 853 | #70 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #729 of 853 ▲ 111 | #54 of 104 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #658 of 853 ▲ 181 | #38 of 104 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #806 of 898 | #82 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #209 of 857 | #16 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #833 of 857 | #82 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #131 of 885 | #30 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #46 of 551 | #12 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
258
-70 (-21%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 258 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 86% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 86% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 83% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 80% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 20.5 | 18.8:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 94% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 19 | 19.8:1 | 81% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 25 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (385 to 258); teachers up 2% (20.5 to 21).
About Hilton Elementary
Hilton Elementary is a small elementary school in Maryland, located in Baltimore. A federal count lists 258 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
Hilton Elementary is run by Baltimore City Public Schools, whose 152 schools enroll 76,946 students.
Most students at Hilton Elementary are Black: 94% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Baltimore city is about 59% Black. By the diversity index, Hilton Elementary comes in at 11%.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 86% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
Hilton Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (19.6%) and its predicted rate (23.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Baltimore city has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Baltimore city number 156 and enroll about 77,341.
Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle is the public school closest to Hilton Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Hilton Elementary is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Hilton Elementary had 328 students in 2020-21 and 258 in 2024-25, a 21% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.7:1 to 12.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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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Other Hilton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hilton Elementary. Hilton Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Hilton ElementaryNewport News, VA · 368 students
- Hilton Elementary SchoolZillah, WA · 305 students
- Hilton ElementaryHiltons, VA · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle0.5 mi · 252
- Bard High School Early College0.5 mi · 459
- ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School0.5 mi · 523
- Gwynns Falls Elementary0.6 mi · 201
- KIPP Harmony Academy0.7 mi · 1,399
- Liberty Elementary0.7 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Hilton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hilton Elementary?
Hilton Elementary enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hilton Elementary serve?
Hilton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hilton Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Hilton Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hilton Elementary?
Student demographics at Hilton Elementary are roughly 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hilton Elementary in?
Hilton Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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