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How has Pimlico Elementary/Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
732
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000299
Pimlico Elementary/Middle
4849 Pimlico Road, Baltimore, MD 21215 · (410) 396-0876 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
604 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 | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 18% |
Student demographics
33%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
23.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.9% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 10.1% | 10.1% |
% 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
14.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →
Where Pimlico Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #839 of 853 | #93 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #811 of 853 | #86 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #785 of 853 | #70 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #76 of 898 | #19 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #815 of 857 | #85 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #689 of 857 | #40 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #157 of 885 | #44 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +130.9% | #3 of 294 | #3 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
732
+65 (+10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 732 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 83% (604) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 83% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 35 | 21.2:1 | 84% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 80% (536) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 98% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 98% (547) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 35 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pimlico Elementary/Middle.
About Pimlico Elementary/Middle
Pimlico Elementary/Middle is a large elementary school with its address in Baltimore, Maryland. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 732 students. That puts enrollment 52% larger than the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
The 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools enroll 76,946 students altogether, Pimlico Elementary/Middle among them.
Federal enrollment data show Pimlico Elementary/Middle is 80% Black. Other groups include 18% Hispanic. The county population is about 59% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pimlico Elementary/Middle is 17.4:1, based on 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
Pimlico Elementary/Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.6%, compared with a predicted 25.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Baltimore city, where median household income comes to about $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Baltimore city counts 156 public schools with about 77,341 students.
Park Heights Academy sits about 0.4 miles from Pimlico Elementary/Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Pimlico Elementary/Middle comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 732, from 667 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 17.4:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Pimlico Elementary/Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- Park Heights Academy0.4 mi · 390
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Frequently asked questions
About Pimlico Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Pimlico Elementary/Middle?
Pimlico Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 732 students in grades PK-08.
Is Pimlico Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pimlico Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Pimlico Elementary/Middle have?
Pimlico Elementary/Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pimlico Elementary/Middle?
At Pimlico Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 18% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Pimlico Elementary/Middle public or private?
Pimlico Elementary/Middle 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.