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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000284
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle
2601 Tolley Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 · (410) 396-3426 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
317 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 11% |
Student demographics
68%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
22.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.4% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 16.5% |
% 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 →
Where Morrell Park Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #738 of 853 | #51 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #583 of 853 | #33 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #803 of 853 | #74 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #499 of 898 | #48 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #482 of 857 | #46 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #238 of 857 | #3 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #269 of 885 | #78 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #183 of 294 | #32 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
451
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 451 | 31.5 | 14.3:1 | 70% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 73% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 74% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 72% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 100% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 87% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 44% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 21 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morrell Park Elementary/Middle.
About Morrell Park Elementary/Middle
Among the schools in Baltimore, Maryland, is Morrell Park Elementary/Middle, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 451 students in pre-K through 8.
Baltimore City Public Schools includes 152 schools. Together they enroll 76,946 students.
Of every 100 students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle, about 47 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 23% White, 22% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Baltimore city is roughly 8% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 13.8:1. Morrell Park Elementary/Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 70%.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Morrell Park Elementary/Middle's results are 8.7 points below predicted: 24.0% against 32.6%.
In Baltimore city, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Baltimore city has 156 public schools with about 77,341 students, including Morrell Park Elementary/Middle.
Among nearby public schools, Westport Academy is closest at about 0.7 miles. Morrell Park Elementary/Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Morrell Park Elementary/Middle comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Morrell Park Elementary/Middle the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 443 students in 2020-21 and 451 in 2024-25.
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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 Morrell Park Elementary/MiddleHow large is Morrell Park Elementary/Middle?
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Morrell Park Elementary/Middle serve?
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle.
How diverse is Morrell Park Elementary/Middle?
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 23% White, 47% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Morrell Park Elementary/Middle public or private?
Morrell Park 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.