Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000429
Middleborough Elementary
313 West Rd, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (410) 887-0160 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
139 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 24 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
58.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 32.1% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Middleborough Elementary
Middleborough Elementary's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleborough Elementary this school | 288 | 48.3% | 42.5% |
| Charlestown Elementary Charlestown | 305 | 43.0% | 52.3% |
| Westside Intermediate Hebron | 342 | 49.7% | 53.3% |
| Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School Nanjemoy | 269 | 56.1% | 43.4% |
| St. Michaels Elementary St Michaels | 332 | 47.9% | 47.0% |
| Snow Hill Elementary Snow Hill | 387 | 44.4% | 74.8% |
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 Middleborough Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #448 of 853 | #52 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #508 of 853 ▲ 12 | #63 of 109 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #321 of 853 ▲ 118 | #41 of 109 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #766 of 898 | #100 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #419 of 857 | #23 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #339 of 857 | #62 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #543 of 885 | #77 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #124 of 551 | #23 of 84 |
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
288
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 288 | 20.8 | 13.8:1 | 48% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 49% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 19.1 | 15.4:1 | 51% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 43% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 21.9 | 16.9:1 | 48% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 45% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 37% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 18% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 20 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middleborough Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (370 to 288); teachers down 5% (21.9 to 20.8).
About Middleborough Elementary
Middleborough Elementary is a public small elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. Enrollment is 288 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 40% lower.
Middleborough Elementary is in Baltimore County Public Schools, a district with 110,872 students across 177 schools.
At Middleborough Elementary, White students make up 55% of the student body. The school is also 22% Black, 12% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, Baltimore County is about 53% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 48%.
Middleborough Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.5% is 3.2 points below the 45.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Baltimore County, the median household income is $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 180 public schools in Baltimore County, enrolling about 110,872 students in all.
Mars Estates Elementary is located about 1.0 miles from Middleborough Elementary. The five-mile area around Middleborough Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 25.5%, lower than Middleborough Elementary's 42.5%.
Federal data place Middleborough Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Middleborough Elementary had 306 students, to 2024-25, when it had 288.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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- Mars Estates Elementary1.0 mi · 400
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Frequently asked questions
About Middleborough ElementaryHow large is Middleborough Elementary?
Middleborough Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
Is Middleborough Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middleborough Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Middleborough Elementary have?
Middleborough Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Middleborough Elementary?
Middleborough Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Middleborough Elementary public or private?
Middleborough Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
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