Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000883
Midtown Academy
1398 W Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217 · (410) 225-3257 · Baltimore city
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C+Beats 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
15.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
129 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
22%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
32.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 31.8% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Midtown Academy
Midtown Academy's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midtown Academy this school | 184 | 70.1% | 33.3% |
| Baltimore International Academy West Baltimore | 239 | 74.1% | 22.1% |
| Creative City Public Charter School Baltimore | 210 | 81.9% | 21.5% |
| Campfield Early Childhood Center Baltimore | 165 | 61.2% | N/A |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 272 | 77.6% | 23.9% |
| Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 218 | 82.1% | 15.1% |
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 Midtown Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #578 of 853 | #25 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #625 of 853 ▼ 100 | #39 of 104 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #690 of 853 ▼ 203 | #49 of 104 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #866 of 898 | #101 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #272 of 885 | #79 of 106 |
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
184
-14 (-7%) vs 2020
+42% since 2000-01, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 70% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 13 | 13.9:1 | 64% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 12 | 16.1:1 | 61% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 61% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 11.5 | 17.1:1 | 100% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 49% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 180 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 61% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 130 | N/A | N/A | 54% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midtown Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (197 to 184); teachers up 4% (11.5 to 12).
About Midtown Academy
Midtown Academy is an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, and it is part of Baltimore City Public Schools. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 184 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 62% below the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
The 152 schools of Baltimore City Public Schools, including Midtown Academy, enroll 76,946 students.
Midtown Academy is 88% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% White. That compares with about 59% Black among all Baltimore city residents. The diversity index for Midtown Academy is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Midtown Academy comes to 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1. Midtown Academy counts 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Midtown Academy holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Maryland public elementary schools.
A school with Midtown Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 32.7%. Midtown Academy scores 33.3%, within a point of that line.
In Baltimore city, where the school is located, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 156 public schools in the county, enrolling about 77,341, Midtown Academy among them.
Midtown Academy's closest public school neighbor is Mount Royal Elementary/Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Midtown Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Midtown Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Midtown Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Midtown Academy is one of the charter schools in Maryland.
Enrollment was 184 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 198.
The Midtown Academy discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Nearby schools
- Mount Royal Elementary/Middle0.1 mi · 786
- Renaissance Academy0.5 mi · 241
- Booker T. Washington Middle0.5 mi · 192
- Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School0.5 mi · 604
- Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary0.6 mi · 189
- Dorothy I. Height Elementary0.6 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Midtown AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Midtown Academy?
Midtown Academy enrolls approximately 184 students in grades KG-08.
Is Midtown Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midtown Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Midtown Academy?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Midtown Academy.
What is the student diversity at Midtown Academy?
Student demographics at Midtown Academy are roughly 7% White, 2% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Midtown Academy public or private?
Midtown Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.