Leith Walk Elementary/Middle

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Leith Walk Elementary/Middle is a sizable elementary school, one of the schools within Baltimore City Public Schools. It serves 910 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 89% larger than the state mean of about 481.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; Leith Walk Elementary/Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Leith Walk Elementary/Middle lists that nearly all students (92%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Leith Walk Elementary/Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Baltimore city indicate median household earnings sit near $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Leith Walk Elementary/Middle is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

Yorkwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leith Walk Elementary/Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Leith Walk Elementary/Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leith Walk Elementary/Middle has edged down 22%, going from 1,166 students in 2018 to 910 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.