Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000309
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary
507 W Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 · (410) 396-0783 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Maryland public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
226 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
9%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
22.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 22 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.2% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 11.8% |
% 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary this school | 236 | 95.8% | 14.8% |
| Johnston Square Elementary Baltimore | 271 | 94.5% | 11.5% |
| Robert W. Coleman Elementary Baltimore | 201 | 91.5% | 12.0% |
| Westport Academy Baltimore | 251 | 92.8% | 13.8% |
| Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary Baltimore | 300 | 93.7% | 10.1% |
| Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou Baltimore | 296 | 92.2% | 17.2% |
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 The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #838 of 853 | #92 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #798 of 853 ▲ 11 | #80 of 104 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #805 of 853 ▲ 48 | #75 of 104 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #826 of 898 | #89 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #783 of 857 | #80 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #844 of 857 | #87 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #5 of 885 | #1 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #42 of 551 | #11 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
236
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 236 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 96% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 93% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 90% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 85% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 23.5 | 15.2:1 | 100% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 99% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 99% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 90% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (357 to 236); teachers down 40% (23.5 to 14).
About The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Baltimore, Maryland. The school enrolls 236 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
Baltimore City Public Schools has 76,946 students spread across 152 schools.
Most students at The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary are Black: 95% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Baltimore city is roughly 59% Black. The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary is 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. About 96% of students, or 226, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Baltimore city averages 74%, lower than here.
allk12 grades The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (14.8%) and its predicted rate (17.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Baltimore city has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,177, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary is among the 156 public schools in Baltimore city.
The nearest public school is Joseph C. Briscoe Academy, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment was 220 in 2020-21 and 236 in 2024-25, a gain of 16 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ElementaryHow large is The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary?
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary enrolls approximately 236 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary serve?
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary have?
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary?
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary?
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
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