Northwood Elementary

Northwood Elementary is one of the mid-tier primary schools in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, with 641 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Northwood Elementary sits 33% bigger than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Northwood Elementary records that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Northwood Elementary lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Northwood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Northwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.0%; this one delivers 42.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Baltimore city) shows that median household income runs about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Northwood Elementary is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

The closest other public school is Yorkwood Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northwood Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 661 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 96% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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