Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle

Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle is a reasonably sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools. The school instructs 532 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Baltimore City Public Schools comprises 152 schools with combined enrollment of 76,946 students; Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle logs that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 28% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 61.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household earnings sit near $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle is one campus in the mix.

Digital Harbor High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 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), Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.4%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle has showed little movement, going from 544 students in 2018 to 532 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 71% to 50%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.