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What's one community event at North Bend Elementary/Middle more people should show up to?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000602
North Bend Elementary/Middle
181 North Bend Road, Baltimore, MD 21229 · (410) 396-0376 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
372 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 | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 9% |
Student demographics
26%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
37.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 48.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 North Bend Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #405 of 853 | #12 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #214 of 853 | #4 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #600 of 853 | #29 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #417 of 898 | #46 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #763 of 857 | #77 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #755 of 857 | #52 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #202 of 885 | #63 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #286 of 294 | #45 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
482
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 77% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 78% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 76% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 72% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 98% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 88% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 76% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Bend Elementary/Middle.
About North Bend Elementary/Middle
North Bend Elementary/Middle is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Baltimore, Maryland. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 482 students.
North Bend Elementary/Middle is among 152 schools run by Baltimore City Public Schools, which serves 76,946 students.
By race and ethnicity, North Bend Elementary/Middle is 85% Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 3% White. The county population is about 59% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 2.8 students per teacher. The school reported 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for North Bend Elementary/Middle is 28.6%. It actually posts 45.5%, which is 17.0 points higher and in the top 10% of Maryland schools.
Baltimore city is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltimore city's 156 public schools enroll about 77,341 students and include North Bend Elementary/Middle.
Beechfield Elementary/Middle, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, North Bend Elementary/Middle is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 491 in 2020-21 to 482 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Nearby schools
- Beechfield Elementary/Middle0.6 mi · 510
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 272
- Western School of Technology1.0 mi · 942
- Edmondson-Westside High1.1 mi · 910
- Westowne Elementary1.1 mi · 635
- Baltimore International Academy West1.2 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About North Bend Elementary/MiddleHow large is North Bend Elementary/Middle?
North Bend Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does North Bend Elementary/Middle serve?
North Bend Elementary/Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at North Bend Elementary/Middle?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at North Bend Elementary/Middle.
How diverse is North Bend Elementary/Middle?
North Bend Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 9% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees North Bend Elementary/Middle?
North Bend Elementary/Middle is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.