Medfield Heights Elementary

Located at 4300 Buchanan Avenue, in Baltimore, Maryland, Medfield Heights Elementary is a moderately sized primary school that instructs 485 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; Medfield Heights Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Medfield Heights Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 32% Black, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Medfield Heights Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Medfield Heights Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 66.3%, a residual of +14.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Baltimore city shows the typical household earns roughly $62,177 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Medfield Heights Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Medfield Heights Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 25%: 387 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 39% to 32%.

On this page, members of the Medfield Heights Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.