Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000258
Johnston Square Elementary
1101 Valley Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 · (410) 396-1477 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
256 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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
7%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% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
12.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.5pp 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 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 13.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Johnston Square Elementary
Johnston Square Elementary's state test result (11.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Square Elementary this school | 271 | 94.5% | 11.5% |
| Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary Baltimore | 300 | 93.7% | 10.1% |
| Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou Baltimore | 296 | 92.2% | 17.2% |
| The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary Baltimore | 236 | 95.8% | 14.8% |
| Rosemont Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 294 | 90.1% | 24.6% |
| Westport Academy Baltimore | 251 | 92.8% | 13.8% |
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 Johnston Square Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #851 of 853 | #102 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #824 of 853 ▼ 26 | #90 of 104 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #851 of 853 ▲ 1 | #102 of 104 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #788 of 898 | #79 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #745 of 857 | #73 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.1% | #849 of 857 | #91 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #15 of 885 | #3 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #156 of 551 | #27 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
271
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 271 | 16.5 | 16.4:1 | 94% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 15.5 | 15.7:1 | 93% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 18.5 | 15.0:1 | 90% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 86% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 99% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 97% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 98% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 31 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnston Square Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (336 to 271); teachers down 21% (21 to 16.5).
About Johnston Square Elementary
Johnston Square Elementary is a small elementary school based in Baltimore, Maryland. Enrollment is 271 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 44% lower.
Baltimore City Public Schools enrolls 76,946 students in 152 schools, including Johnston Square Elementary.
Johnston Square Elementary's enrollment is 96% Black. It is also 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Baltimore city is roughly 59% Black. Johnston Square Elementary's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.4:1. This ratio sits 2.6 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city is 20 points.
Johnston Square Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 11.5% is 6.8 points below the 18.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Baltimore city census figures show that 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. There are 156 public schools in Baltimore city, enrolling about 77,341 students in all.
The shortest distance from Johnston Square Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Eager Street Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Johnston Square Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Johnston Square Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 273 to 271. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Johnston Square ElementaryHow large is Johnston Square Elementary?
Johnston Square Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-05.
Is Johnston Square Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnston Square Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Johnston Square Elementary have?
Johnston Square Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Johnston Square Elementary?
Student demographics at Johnston Square Elementary are roughly 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Johnston Square Elementary in?
Johnston Square Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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