Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000313
Sinclair Lane Elementary
3880 Sinclair Lane, Baltimore, MD 21213 · (410) 396-9117 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
233 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 | 29 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
23%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
11.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
14.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 12 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 down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.5% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 12.3% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Sinclair Lane Elementary
Sinclair Lane Elementary's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair Lane Elementary this school | 269 | 86.6% | 15.7% |
| Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 252 | 86.5% | 31.4% |
| Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 287 | 84.0% | 17.8% |
| Hilton Elementary Baltimore | 258 | 86.4% | 19.6% |
| Collington Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 230 | 89.6% | 16.2% |
| Billie Holiday Elementary Baltimore | 242 | 86.0% | N/A |
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 Sinclair Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #829 of 853 | #85 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #814 of 853 ▼ 9 | #87 of 104 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #847 of 853 ▼ 119 | #98 of 104 ▼ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #791 of 898 | #80 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #355 of 857 | #30 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #782 of 857 | #60 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #127 of 885 | #26 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #86 of 551 | #23 of 56 |
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
269
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 269 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 87% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 85% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 86% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 83% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 18.5 | 19.8:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 100% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 94% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 81% (483) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 32 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sinclair Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (366 to 269); teachers up 8% (18.5 to 20).
About Sinclair Lane Elementary
As a small elementary school, Sinclair Lane Elementary serves students in Baltimore, Maryland. The school enrolls 269 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 76,946 students spread across 152 schools.
Of every 100 students at Sinclair Lane Elementary, about 87 are Black. It is also 10% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Baltimore city is roughly 59% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 20 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 87% of students at Sinclair Lane Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Baltimore city report 74%.
Sinclair Lane Elementary scores 15.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.0%.
The county, Baltimore city, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $62,177, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 156 public schools and about 77,341 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Sinclair Lane Elementary from the closest public school, The Belair-Edison School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Sinclair Lane Elementary is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Sinclair Lane Elementary's location as City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 300 (2020-21) to 269 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
Sinclair Lane Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sinclair Lane ElementaryHow many students attend Sinclair Lane Elementary?
Sinclair Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 269 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sinclair Lane Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sinclair Lane Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sinclair Lane Elementary have?
Sinclair Lane Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sinclair Lane Elementary?
At Sinclair Lane Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 10% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sinclair Lane Elementary public or private?
Sinclair Lane Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
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