Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000158
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou
220 N Bentalou Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 · (410) 396-1385 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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.
- CBeats 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
18.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
273 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
8%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
18.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
10.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 are down about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.5% | 21.2% |
% 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
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou this school | 296 | 92.2% | 17.2% |
| Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary Baltimore | 300 | 93.7% | 10.1% |
| Rosemont Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 294 | 90.1% | 24.6% |
| Johnston Square Elementary Baltimore | 271 | 94.5% | 11.5% |
| Hilton Elementary Baltimore | 258 | 86.4% | 19.6% |
| Liberty Elementary Baltimore | 335 | 86.3% | 31.4% |
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 Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #823 of 853 | #81 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #841 of 853 ▼ 159 | #95 of 104 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #824 of 853 ▼ 30 | #85 of 104 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #754 of 898 | #73 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #847 of 857 | #90 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #846 of 857 | #88 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #51 of 885 | #8 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #120 of 294 | #30 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
296
+111 (+60%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 296 | 16 | 18.5:1 | 92% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 91% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 90% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 16 | 11.6:1 | 90% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 98% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 98% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 94% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 37 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (264 to 296); teachers down 6% (17 to 16).
About Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou is a small elementary school for students in Baltimore, Maryland. It serves 296 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Baltimore City Public Schools operates 152 schools. Combined enrollment is 76,946 students.
About 96% of the student body at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou is Black. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore city's population at about 59%. Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.5:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.7 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 92% of enrollment. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Baltimore city.
allk12 grades Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou a D. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou would score about 19.6%. It scores 17.2%, 2.5 points below that figure.
Baltimore city has about 573,243 residents, and the median household income is $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou, Baltimore city has 155 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Empowerment Academy, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou's location as City: Large.
Enrollment records show 185 in 2020-21 and 296 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.6:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at BentalouHow large is Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou?
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou is approximately 18.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou?
At Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou, the student body is approximately 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou in?
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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