Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000192
Park Heights Academy
2835 Virginia Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215 · (410) 396-0550 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
351 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
24%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
26.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 21.3% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Park Heights Academy
Park Heights Academy's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Heights Academy this school | 390 | 90.0% | 18.4% |
| Kettering Elementary Upper Marlboro | 415 | 92.0% | 27.5% |
| Arundel Elementary Baltimore | 434 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 87.4% | 33.4% |
| Mary E. Rodman Elementary Baltimore | 431 | 86.5% | 23.0% |
| Dorothy I. Height Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 88.3% | 14.3% |
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 Park Heights Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #805 of 853 | #75 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #830 of 853 ▼ 150 | #92 of 104 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #758 of 853 ▲ 71 | #64 of 104 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #615 of 898 | #60 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #396 of 857 | #37 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #767 of 857 | #56 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #92 of 885 | #12 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.1% | #34 of 294 | #17 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. 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
390
+90 (+30%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 390 | 28.5 | 13.7:1 | 90% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 91% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 89% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 85% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 18.5 | 15.8:1 | 100% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 95% (623) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 95% (491) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 18 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Heights Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (293 to 390); teachers up 54% (18.5 to 28.5).
About Park Heights Academy
Park Heights Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, administered by Baltimore City Public Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 390 students.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 76,946 students spread across 152 schools.
At Park Heights Academy, Black students make up 86% of the student body. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Baltimore city, the Black share is about 59%. Park Heights Academy has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Park Heights Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. Across public schools in Baltimore city, the average is 74%.
Park Heights Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 21.0% for a school in Maryland with Park Heights Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Park Heights Academy posts 18.4%.
Baltimore city has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Park Heights Academy is among the 156 public schools in Baltimore city.
The school nearest to Park Heights Academy is Pimlico Elementary/Middle, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Park Heights Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Park Heights Academy is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 390, 30% above the 300 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Park Heights AcademyHow large is Park Heights Academy?
Park Heights Academy enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Park Heights Academy serve?
Park Heights Academy serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Heights Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Heights Academy is approximately 13.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Heights Academy?
At Park Heights Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 9% Hispanic, 86% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Park Heights Academy?
Park Heights Academy is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
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