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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000247
Holabird Academy
1500 Imla Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 · (410) 396-9086 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
487 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 | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
52%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
10.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 10 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 down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% 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 Holabird Academy
Holabird Academy's state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holabird Academy this school | 650 | 74.9% | 13.6% |
| Riverview Elementary Baltimore | 552 | 80.8% | 19.4% |
| Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 717 | 66.4% | 18.0% |
| Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 774 | 73.5% | 32.6% |
| Strathmore Elementary Silver Spring | 464 | 73.5% | 44.7% |
| Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 706 | 76.1% | 14.3% |
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 Holabird Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #847 of 853 | #98 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #735 of 853 ▲ 106 | #57 of 104 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #850 of 853 ▼ 12 | #101 of 104 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #147 of 898 | #26 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #190 of 857 | #14 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #488 of 857 | #19 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #225 of 885 | #69 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.3% | #25 of 294 | #12 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
650
+175 (+37%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 650 | 53.6 | 12.1:1 | 75% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 48.6 | 12.3:1 | 79% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 41.5 | 12.7:1 | 73% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 60% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 29.5 | 15.9:1 | 100% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 96% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 95% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 97% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 16 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holabird Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (470 to 650); teachers up 82% (29.5 to 53.6).
About Holabird Academy
The public elementary school Holabird Academy is located in Baltimore, Maryland. It reported 650 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 35% above average.
Across its 152 schools, Baltimore City Public Schools enrolls 76,946 students. Holabird Academy is one of those schools.
About 61% of the student body at Holabird Academy is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 32% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Baltimore city, the Hispanic share is about 8%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Holabird Academy has 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 13.8:1. The school has 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city.
Holabird Academy scores 16.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 13.6% actual versus 29.9% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Baltimore city is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Holabird Academy shares Baltimore city with 155 other public schools.
Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle is the nearest public school to Holabird Academy, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Holabird Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Holabird Academy is behind the 24.1% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Holabird Academy is City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 475 (2020-21) to 650 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 12.1:1.
This page is set up for the Holabird Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle0.5 mi · 831
- Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle0.8 mi · 774
- John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 1,061
- Clay Hill Public Charter School1.0 mi · 335
- Norwood Elementary1.1 mi · 521
- Holabird Middle1.2 mi · 1,027
Frequently asked questions
About Holabird AcademyHow many students attend Holabird Academy?
Holabird Academy enrolls approximately 650 students in grades PK-08.
Is Holabird Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holabird Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Holabird Academy?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Holabird Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holabird Academy?
At Holabird Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 61% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Holabird Academy in?
Holabird Academy is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.