Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000278
Matthew A. Henson Elementary
1600 N Payson Street, Baltimore, MD 21217 · (410) 396-0776 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
171 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 | 21 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
20%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
21.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 42.9% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Matthew A. Henson Elementary
Matthew A. Henson Elementary's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew A. Henson Elementary this school | 199 | 85.9% | 30.4% |
| Callaway Elementary Baltimore | 231 | 85.3% | 31.9% |
| Creative City Public Charter School Baltimore | 210 | 81.9% | 21.5% |
| Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 218 | 82.1% | 15.1% |
| Gwynns Falls Elementary Baltimore | 201 | 84.6% | 23.6% |
| Collington Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 230 | 89.6% | 16.2% |
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 Matthew A. Henson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #635 of 853 | #36 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #418 of 853 ▼ 47 | #16 of 104 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #811 of 853 no change | #77 of 104 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #858 of 898 | #99 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #134 of 885 | #33 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.7% | #9 of 551 | #2 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
199
-69 (-26%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 199 | 12.5 | 15.9:1 | 86% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 15.5 | 12.8:1 | 91% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 14.5 | 15.0:1 | 88% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 85% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 97% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 90% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 27 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matthew A. Henson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (360 to 199); teachers down 34% (19 to 12.5).
About Matthew A. Henson Elementary
Matthew A. Henson Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Baltimore, Maryland. There are 199 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 59% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools totals 76,946 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Matthew A. Henson Elementary is Black, at 89%. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 2% White. Among all residents of Baltimore city, the Black share is about 59%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
The school has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Of all students at Matthew A. Henson Elementary, 86% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Baltimore city, the average is 74%.
Matthew A. Henson Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Matthew A. Henson Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.4% and a predicted 23.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore city show that 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%. Baltimore city counts 156 public schools with about 77,341 students.
Matthew A. Henson Elementary's nearest public school is Carver Vocational-Technical High (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Matthew A. Henson Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 26%. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.9:1 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 Matthew A. Henson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Matthew A. Henson Elementary?
Matthew A. Henson Elementary enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Matthew A. Henson Elementary serve?
Matthew A. Henson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Matthew A. Henson Elementary have?
Matthew A. Henson Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Matthew A. Henson Elementary?
Matthew A. Henson Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Matthew A. Henson Elementary?
Matthew A. Henson Elementary 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.