The Mount Washington School

The Mount Washington School is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, with 516 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; The Mount Washington School is among them.

On the student-mix side, The Mount Washington School lists that Black students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder reads as 21% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, The Mount Washington School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting The Mount Washington School higher than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), The Mount Washington School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 45.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), The Mount Washington School is one campus in the mix.

Roland Park Elementary/Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), The Mount Washington School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.6%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Mount Washington School has edged down 16%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 516 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 27% to 21% over that span.

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