Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001527
Southwest Baltimore Charter School
1300 Herkimer Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 · (443) 984-3385 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 6% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
295 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 | 23 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
38%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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
25.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 10.0% |
% 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
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Southwest Baltimore Charter School
Southwest Baltimore Charter School's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School this school | 363 | 81.3% | 19.7% |
| Abbottston Elementary Baltimore | 330 | 81.8% | 18.8% |
| Glen Avenue School Salisbury | 386 | 82.4% | 29.3% |
| McCormick Elementary Baltimore | 295 | 80.3% | 22.3% |
| Deep Creek Elementary Baltimore | 385 | 80.3% | 21.0% |
| Furley Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 85.1% | 27.3% |
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 Southwest Baltimore Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #791 of 853 | #69 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #799 of 853 ▲ 46 | #81 of 104 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #770 of 853 ▼ 81 | #67 of 104 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #664 of 898 | #63 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #321 of 857 | #24 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #651 of 857 | #35 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #175 of 885 | #56 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #372 of 551 | #44 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
363
-68 (-16%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 363 | 27.5 | 13.2:1 | 81% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 84% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 81% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 83% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 91% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 85% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Baltimore Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (398 to 363); teachers down 2% (28 to 27.5).
About Southwest Baltimore Charter School
Southwest Baltimore Charter School is a small elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, (ZIP code 21223). The school has 363 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
The district for Southwest Baltimore Charter School is Baltimore City Public Schools, with 152 schools and 76,946 students.
At Southwest Baltimore Charter School, 78% of students are Black. The remaining students are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% White. Census figures show Baltimore city is about 59% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
For every teacher at Southwest Baltimore Charter School, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 81%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Southwest Baltimore Charter School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Southwest Baltimore Charter School would be expected to post about 26.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.7%.
Looking at the county, Baltimore city, median household income comes to about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 156 public schools and about 77,341 students.
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary is the nearest public school to Southwest Baltimore Charter School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Southwest Baltimore Charter School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's enrollment decreased 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 13.2:1.
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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 Southwest Baltimore Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southwest Baltimore Charter School?
Southwest Baltimore Charter School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Southwest Baltimore Charter School serve?
Southwest Baltimore Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Southwest Baltimore Charter School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Southwest Baltimore Charter School.
How diverse is Southwest Baltimore Charter School?
Southwest Baltimore Charter School reports a student body of 5% White, 7% Hispanic, 78% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Southwest Baltimore Charter School?
Southwest Baltimore Charter School is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
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