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What's the biggest difference between The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle and what you expected?
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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000171
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle
801 Bridgeview Road, Baltimore, MD 21225 · (410) 396-1392 · Baltimore city
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Maryland public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
475 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 15% |
Student demographics
20%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
18.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 19 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 up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11.3% | 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
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle's state test result (13.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle this school | 513 | 92.6% | 13.9% |
| Katherine Johnson Global Academy Baltimore | 473 | 90.5% | 11.1% |
| Ernest Everett Just Middle Mitchellville | 752 | 92.6% | 29.2% |
| Mace's Lane Middle School Cambridge | 490 | 87.8% | 15.9% |
| Vanguard Collegiate Middle Baltimore | 313 | 85.6% | 10.7% |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle Temple Hills | 628 | 94.7% | 20.6% |
Matched among Maryland middle 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 The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #218 of 223 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #162 of 223 ▲ 27 | #1 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #218 of 223 ▲ 3 | #3 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #191 of 230 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #132 of 225 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #215 of 225 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #17 of 227 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #38 of 95 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
513
-161 (-24%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 513 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 93% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 92% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 90% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 87% (586) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 100% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 97% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 93% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (457 to 513); teachers up 31% (26 to 34).
About The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle is a small middle school located in Baltimore, Maryland. It covers grades 3 through 8, with a total enrollment of 513 students. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for middle schools in Maryland, which is about 764.
Baltimore City Public Schools enrolls 76,946 students, and its 152 schools include The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle.
Most students at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle are Black: 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic. Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle and a ratio of 15.1:1. That ratio is over the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 93% of students. Public schools in Baltimore city average 74%.
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Maryland public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 13.9% is 5.5 points below the 19.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle is among the 156 public schools in Baltimore city.
The closest public school, Arundel Elementary, is about 0.4 miles from The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 674 in 2020-21 and 513 in 2024-25, a decrease of 161 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 15.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Frequently asked questions
About The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle?
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 03-08.
Is The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle is a middle school covering grades 03-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle is approximately 15.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle are roughly 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle public or private?
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.