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Alumni: what's one memory from Montebello Elementary/Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000281
Montebello Elementary/Middle
2040 E 32nd Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 · (410) 396-6576 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
480 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
13%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
24.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
20.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 26.6% |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Montebello Elementary/Middle
Montebello Elementary/Middle's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montebello Elementary/Middle this school | 542 | 88.6% | 21.8% |
| James McHenry Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 588 | 89.5% | 14.9% |
| Lake Arbor Elementary Mitchellville | 593 | 91.1% | 34.0% |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 510 | 87.8% | 14.8% |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Samuel P. Massie Academy Forestville | 477 | 93.5% | 17.3% |
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 Montebello Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #767 of 853 | #61 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #737 of 853 ▼ 144 | #58 of 104 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #783 of 853 ▲ 32 | #69 of 104 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #292 of 898 | #33 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #727 of 857 | #71 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #830 of 857 | #80 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #108 of 885 | #17 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #285 of 294 | #44 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
542
+56 (+12%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 542 | 33.5 | 16.2:1 | 89% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 84% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 82% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 83% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 100% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 97% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 39 | 20.2:1 | 93% (729) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | N/A | N/A | 89% (620) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 29 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montebello Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (539 to 542); teachers up 16% (29 to 33.5).
About Montebello Elementary/Middle
In Baltimore, Maryland, Montebello Elementary/Middle is a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 542 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 152 schools and 76,946 students, and Montebello Elementary/Middle is one of those schools.
Black students make up 93% of enrollment at Montebello Elementary/Middle. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic. In Baltimore city overall, about 59% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Montebello Elementary/Middle, 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 89% of enrollment. The 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city is 15 points lower.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Montebello Elementary/Middle's results are within a point of predicted: 21.8% against 21.8%.
In Baltimore city (population about 573,243), the median household income is $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Montebello Elementary/Middle is one of 156 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Montebello Elementary/Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment climbed 12% from its 2020-21 level of 486.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore City Public Schools
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Nearby schools
- Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High0.4 mi · 1,714
- Baltimore City College0.6 mi · 1,470
- The Green School of Baltimore0.8 mi · 162
- Abbottston Elementary0.8 mi · 330
- The Reach! Partnership School0.8 mi · 724
- Lillie May Carroll Jackson School0.9 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Montebello Elementary/MiddleHow large is Montebello Elementary/Middle?
Montebello Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Montebello Elementary/Middle serve?
Montebello Elementary/Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Montebello Elementary/Middle have?
Montebello Elementary/Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Montebello Elementary/Middle?
Montebello Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Montebello Elementary/Middle public or private?
Montebello Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.