Patterson Park Public Charter School

Patterson Park Public Charter School, a high-enrollment elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, caters to 730 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Patterson Park Public Charter School sits 52% bigger than that benchmark.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; Patterson Park Public Charter School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Patterson Park Public Charter School records that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 42% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Patterson Park Public Charter School reports 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Patterson Park Public Charter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 34.3%, a residual of -3.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Baltimore city shows median household earnings sit near $62,177, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Patterson Park Public Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is William Paca Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Patterson Park Public Charter School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Patterson Park Public Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Patterson Park Public Charter School's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 730). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 35% to 42% over that span.

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