Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000276
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle
100 E 26th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (410) 396-6509 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
141 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
67%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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
29.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 27.3% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle this school | 235 | 60.0% | 30.5% |
| Martin Boulevard Elementary Baltimore | 253 | 67.2% | 34.0% |
| Rockledge Elementary Bowie | 319 | 62.4% | 33.6% |
| Fort Washington Forest Elem Fort Washington | 323 | 60.1% | 34.9% |
| Stevens Forest Elementary Columbia | 314 | 59.2% | 51.3% |
| Indian Queen Elementary Fort Washington | 235 | 64.7% | 41.3% |
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 Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #630 of 853 | #33 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #451 of 853 ▲ 131 | #18 of 104 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #731 of 853 ▼ 30 | #55 of 104 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #827 of 898 | #90 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #352 of 857 | #28 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #271 of 857 | #7 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #407 of 885 | #91 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #55 of 551 | #16 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
235
-59 (-20%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 235 | 17.5 | 13.4:1 | 60% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 21.5 | 11.0:1 | 55% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 19.5 | 12.7:1 | 55% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 62% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 81% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 94% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 88% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 24 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (342 to 235); teachers down 17% (21 to 17.5).
About Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle sits in Baltimore, Maryland, and is classified as an elementary school. The school has 235 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 76,946 students in 152 schools, and Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is one of those schools.
The largest group at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is Black students, at 43%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Baltimore city is about 59% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
For every teacher at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle, there are about 13.4 students; the school has 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 60%. Public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle would score about 38.7%. It scores 30.5%, 8.2 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore city show that 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%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 77,341 students.
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is about 0.3 miles from Barclay Elementary/Middle, its nearest public school. Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 22.2% on proficiency, and Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is above that at 30.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 235, down from 294 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.5:1 to 13.4:1.
The Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Barclay Elementary/Middle0.3 mi · 373
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Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Brent Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle?
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle serve?
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle.
What is the student diversity at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle are roughly 15% White, 35% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle?
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.