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Enrollment
1,399
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001681
KIPP Harmony Academy
2000 Edgewood Street, Baltimore, MD 21216 · (410) 291-2583 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
1,139 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 | 40 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 136 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 155 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (154).
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
34.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 28.5% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 KIPP Harmony Academy
KIPP Harmony Academy's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Harmony Academy this school | 1,399 | 81.4% | 30.1% |
| Leith Walk Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 910 | 80.2% | 25.9% |
| The Belair-Edison School Baltimore | 911 | 87.2% | 22.2% |
| Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 834 | 86.9% | 18.7% |
| Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 799 | 77.8% | 25.4% |
| Wildwood Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 743 | 85.9% | 19.5% |
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 KIPP Harmony Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #638 of 853 | #37 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #684 of 853 ▼ 120 | #50 of 104 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #641 of 853 ▼ 29 | #33 of 104 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,399 | #3 of 898 | #1 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #567 of 857 | #56 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #851 of 857 | #93 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #172 of 885 | #55 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #388 of 551 | #45 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
1,399
-176 (-11%) vs 2020
+460% since 2010-11, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 1,399 | 94 | 14.9:1 | 81% (1,139) |
| 2023-24 | 1,390 | 94 | 14.8:1 | 82% (1,137) |
| 2022-23 | 1,480 | 102 | 14.5:1 | 81% (1,194) |
| 2020-21 | 1,575 | 90 | 17.5:1 | 74% (1,169) |
| 2017-18 | 1,522 | 86 | 17.7:1 | 100% (1,522) |
| 2015-16 | 1,516 | 95 | 16.0:1 | 90% (1,364) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 87% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Harmony Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,522 to 1,399); teachers up 9% (86 to 94).
About KIPP Harmony Academy
KIPP Harmony Academy is a public large elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school counted 1,399 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. It has 191% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Baltimore City Public Schools counts 152 schools and 76,946 students, including KIPP Harmony Academy.
At KIPP Harmony Academy, 97% of students are Black. For comparison, the population of Baltimore city is roughly 59% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, KIPP Harmony Academy scores 7%.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at KIPP Harmony Academy, which has 94. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at KIPP Harmony Academy is about 81%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, KIPP Harmony Academy is 4.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.1% actual, 26.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
The county, Baltimore city, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 77,341 students.
Edgewood Elementary is the nearest public school to KIPP Harmony Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, KIPP Harmony Academy ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). KIPP Harmony Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
From 1,575 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,399 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 17.5 in 2020-21 to 14.9 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 KIPP Harmony AcademyHow many students attend KIPP Harmony Academy?
KIPP Harmony Academy enrolls approximately 1,399 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does KIPP Harmony Academy serve?
KIPP Harmony Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at KIPP Harmony Academy?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at KIPP Harmony Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Harmony Academy?
At KIPP Harmony Academy, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is KIPP Harmony Academy public or private?
KIPP Harmony Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
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