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Which teacher or staff member at Northwood Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000293
Northwood Elementary
5201 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21239 · (410) 396-6377 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
490 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 | 83 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
18%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
53.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 37.5% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Northwood Elementary
Northwood Elementary's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary this school | 641 | 76.4% | 42.7% |
| Glenmount Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 628 | 75.2% | 35.8% |
| Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership Baltimore | 636 | 82.4% | 24.1% |
| Moravia Park Elementary Baltimore | 655 | 82.9% | 35.6% |
| Waverly Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 534 | 82.2% | 25.6% |
| Baltimore International Academy Baltimore | 749 | 70.5% | 21.9% |
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 Northwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #445 of 853 | #14 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #518 of 853 ▼ 85 | #24 of 104 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #366 of 853 ▲ 68 | #7 of 104 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #156 of 898 | #27 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #804 of 857 | #83 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #803 of 857 | #69 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #209 of 885 | #64 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #484 of 551 | #53 of 56 |
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
641
+104 (+19%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 641 | 37.5 | 17.1:1 | 76% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 34.5 | 17.0:1 | 76% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 74% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 73% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 31.5 | 21.0:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 91% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 85% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 36 | 19.7:1 | 70% (499) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 30 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (661 to 641); teachers up 19% (31.5 to 37.5).
About Northwood Elementary
Northwood Elementary, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 641 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
Northwood Elementary reports to Baltimore City Public Schools, which has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
Most students at Northwood Elementary are Black: 90% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Baltimore city is about 59% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Northwood Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
The school reported 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city.
The allk12 Grade for Northwood Elementary is B+. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.0% at Northwood Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 156 public schools operate in Baltimore city, serving about 77,341 students.
The closest public school to Northwood Elementary is Yorkwood Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Northwood Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Northwood Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment was 537 in 2020-21 and 641 in 2024-25, a increase of 104 students.
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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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Other Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary is the 4th largest of the 25.
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 814 students
- Northwood ElementaryEdgewood, WA · 732 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 719 students
- Northwood ElementaryMarysville, OH · 617 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolRoswell, GA · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Yorkwood Elementary0.9 mi · 294
- Leith Walk Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 910
- Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle1.0 mi · 834
- Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle1.0 mi · 33
- Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle1.1 mi · 320
- Govans Elementary1.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood ElementaryHow large is Northwood Elementary?
Northwood Elementary enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northwood Elementary serve?
Northwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northwood Elementary?
Northwood Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwood Elementary?
Northwood Elementary 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.