Pimlico Elementary/Middle

Pimlico Elementary/Middle is a substantial elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by Baltimore City Public Schools. The school enrolls 732 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Pimlico Elementary/Middle sits 52% above that benchmark.

Within Baltimore City Public Schools, which oversees 152 schools and 76,946 students, Pimlico Elementary/Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pimlico Elementary/Middle shows that Black students make up the majority at 80%; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Pimlico Elementary/Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at Pimlico Elementary/Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pimlico Elementary/Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.4%; this one delivers 14.6%.

Around the school, Baltimore city reports that median household earnings sit near $62,177, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Pimlico Elementary/Middle is one of 156 public schools in Baltimore city (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students).

Nearest neighbor: Park Heights Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pimlico Elementary/Middle ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Pimlico Elementary/Middle operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Pimlico Elementary/Middle's enrollment has grew 131% since 2018, when it stood at 317 (now 732). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 96% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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