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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Medfield Heights Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000279
Medfield Heights Elementary
4300 Buchanan Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21211 · (410) 396-6460 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
184 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
70.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.2% | 63.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Medfield Heights Elementary
Medfield Heights Elementary's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medfield Heights Elementary this school | 485 | 37.9% | 66.3% |
| Seven Oaks Elementary Baltimore | 454 | 42.1% | 53.7% |
| Summit Park Elementary Baltimore | 520 | 41.7% | 62.5% |
| Lutherville Laboratory Lutherville | 405 | 34.3% | 58.4% |
| Chevy Chase Elementary Chevy Chase | 434 | 34.8% | 64.5% |
| Swansfield Elementary Columbia | 594 | 38.2% | 54.3% |
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 Medfield Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #133 of 853 | #1 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #262 of 853 ▼ 116 | #6 of 104 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #135 of 853 ▼ 75 | #2 of 104 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #408 of 898 | #44 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #852 of 857 | #94 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #182 of 857 | #2 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #639 of 885 | #104 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.3% | #58 of 294 | #22 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
485
+122 (+34%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 485 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 34% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 22.5 | 18.7:1 | 33% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 52% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 59% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 49% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medfield Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (387 to 485); teachers up 19% (21 to 25).
About Medfield Heights Elementary
Medfield Heights Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. School enrollment was 485 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Medfield Heights Elementary belongs to Baltimore City Public Schools, a district of 152 schools and 76,946 students.
White students form the largest group at Medfield Heights Elementary, 42% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 32% Black, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In Baltimore city overall, about 27% of residents are White. Medfield Heights Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Medfield Heights Elementary is 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 38%. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
Medfield Heights Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Medfield Heights Elementary in the top 10% of Maryland schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.5 points above it (66.3% actual, 51.8% predicted).
Baltimore city has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Medfield Heights Elementary is among the 156 public schools in Baltimore city.
The school nearest to Medfield Heights Elementary is Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Medfield Heights Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Medfield Heights Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Medfield Heights Elementary's location as City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 485, 34% above the 363 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.4:1, from 18.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Medfield Heights Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Medfield Heights ElementaryHow large is Medfield Heights Elementary?
Medfield Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-05.
Is Medfield Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Medfield Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Medfield Heights Elementary have?
Medfield Heights Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Medfield Heights Elementary?
At Medfield Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 5% Hispanic, 32% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Medfield Heights Elementary?
Medfield Heights 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.