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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000253
James McHenry Elementary/Middle
31 S Schroeder Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 · (410) 396-1621 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% 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.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
526 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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 62% smaller than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
17%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
16.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.9% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 12.1% | 13.9% |
% 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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 James McHenry Elementary/Middle
James McHenry Elementary/Middle's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James McHenry Elementary/Middle this school | 588 | 89.5% | 14.9% |
| Lake Arbor Elementary Mitchellville | 593 | 91.1% | 34.0% |
| Montebello Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 542 | 88.6% | 21.8% |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 510 | 87.8% | 14.8% |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Samuel P. Massie Academy Forestville | 477 | 93.5% | 17.3% |
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 James McHenry Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #835 of 853 | #90 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #780 of 853 ▲ 12 | #70 of 104 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #830 of 853 ▲ 14 | #90 of 104 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #226 of 898 | #32 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #393 of 857 | #35 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #809 of 857 | #71 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #99 of 885 | #14 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +51.2% | #14 of 294 | #9 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
588
-82 (-12%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 588 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 89% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 88% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 86% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 83% (558) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 19 | 20.5:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 95% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 97% (519) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 33 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James McHenry Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (389 to 588); teachers up 126% (19 to 43).
About James McHenry Elementary/Middle
James McHenry Elementary/Middle is a medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, (ZIP code 21223). Enrolled students number 588 students, in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students each.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 76,946 students in 152 schools, and James McHenry Elementary/Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show James McHenry Elementary/Middle is 91% Black. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 59% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at James McHenry Elementary/Middle is 43 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Around 89% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
James McHenry Elementary/Middle is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 21.3% at James McHenry Elementary/Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.9%.
In the county around the school, Baltimore city, the median household income is $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 156 public schools in Baltimore city, enrolling about 77,341 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, James McHenry Elementary/Middle ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
James McHenry Elementary/Middle's enrollment dropped from 670 in 2020-21 to 588 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (18.1:1).
The James McHenry Elementary/Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High0.3 mi · 264
- Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy0.4 mi · 386
- Franklin Square Elementary/Middle0.5 mi · 490
- Southwest Baltimore Charter School0.5 mi · 363
- George Washington Elementary0.5 mi · 137
- Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary0.5 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About James McHenry Elementary/MiddleHow large is James McHenry Elementary/Middle?
James McHenry Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does James McHenry Elementary/Middle serve?
James McHenry Elementary/Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at James McHenry Elementary/Middle?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at James McHenry Elementary/Middle.
How diverse is James McHenry Elementary/Middle?
James McHenry Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is James McHenry Elementary/Middle in?
James McHenry Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.