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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Patterson Park Public Charter School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001480
Patterson Park Public Charter School
27 N Lakewood Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224 · (410) 558-1230 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
454 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 | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 41% larger than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
63%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
35.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +25.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 17.3% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Patterson Park Public Charter School
Patterson Park Public Charter School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Park Public Charter School this school | 730 | 62.2% | 34.3% |
| Owings Mills Elementary Owings Mills | 666 | 68.2% | 35.4% |
| Jackson Road Elementary Silver Spring | 623 | 59.4% | 29.9% |
| Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 774 | 73.5% | 32.6% |
| Waters Landing Elementary Germantown | 735 | 56.3% | 33.9% |
| Monarch Academy Annapolis ES Annapolis | 634 | 73.8% | 26.2% |
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 Patterson Park Public Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #557 of 853 | #23 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #397 of 853 ▲ 342 | #14 of 104 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #633 of 853 ▼ 159 | #31 of 104 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #78 of 898 | #20 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #451 of 857 | #43 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #337 of 857 | #10 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #367 of 885 | #87 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #237 of 294 | #38 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
730
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 730 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 62% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 60% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 52.5 | 13.8:1 | 57% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 47% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 47.2 | 15.0:1 | 100% (709) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 79% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 82% (480) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patterson Park Public Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (709 to 730); teachers up 10% (47.2 to 52).
About Patterson Park Public Charter School
Patterson Park Public Charter School is an elementary school with a street address in Baltimore, Maryland. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 730 students. The average among elementary schools in Maryland is roughly 481 students; this school is 52% above that.
In Baltimore City Public Schools, 152 schools enroll a combined 76,946 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Patterson Park Public Charter School, at 43%. Other groups make up 42% Hispanic, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 59% of Baltimore city residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Patterson Park Public Charter School, 52 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.0:1. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Roughly 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Patterson Park Public Charter School a C. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Patterson Park Public Charter School would score about 37.4%. It scores 34.3%, 3.2 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Baltimore city, the median household income is $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 156 public schools in Baltimore city, enrolling about 77,341 students in all.
The school nearest to Patterson Park Public Charter School is William Paca Elementary, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Patterson Park Public Charter School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place Patterson Park Public Charter School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (742) and 2024-25 (730). Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
The Patterson Park Public Charter School community page is open for posts about 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 Patterson Park Public Charter SchoolHow large is Patterson Park Public Charter School?
Patterson Park Public Charter School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-08.
Is Patterson Park Public Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patterson Park Public Charter School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Patterson Park Public Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Patterson Park Public Charter School is approximately 14.0:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Patterson Park Public Charter School?
At Patterson Park Public Charter School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 42% Hispanic, 43% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Patterson Park Public Charter School public or private?
Patterson Park Public Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.