Moravia Park Elementary

Moravia Park Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Baltimore, Maryland, run under Baltimore City Public Schools. The school teaches 655 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Moravia Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Moravia Park Elementary lists that nearly all students (88%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Moravia Park Elementary has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Moravia Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.2%; this one delivers 35.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Baltimore city shows median household earnings sit near $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Moravia Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Vanguard Collegiate Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moravia Park Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 24.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 655 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 2% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.