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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009001689
Tunbridge Public Charter School
5504 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212 · (410) 323-8692 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
19.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
211 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
37%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
50.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -28.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 28 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Tunbridge Public Charter School
Tunbridge Public Charter School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Public Charter School this school | 493 | 42.8% | 50.9% |
| Benjamin D. Foulois Academy Morningside | 540 | 41.9% | 47.5% |
| The Mount Washington School Baltimore | 516 | 41.5% | 45.1% |
| Judith P. Hoyer Montessori Landover | 361 | 42.4% | 48.0% |
| Mary B. Neal Elementary School Waldorf | 626 | 48.6% | 45.5% |
| Maya Angelou French Immersion Temple Hills | 363 | 40.5% | 47.7% |
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 Tunbridge Public Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #327 of 853 | #8 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #554 of 853 ▼ 385 | #30 of 104 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #425 of 853 ▼ 179 | #14 of 104 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #394 of 898 | #42 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #850 of 857 | #92 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #658 of 857 | #37 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #591 of 885 | #98 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #205 of 294 | #35 of 45 |
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
493
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
+148% since 2010-11, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 38% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 38% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 35% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 100% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 11 | 18.1:1 | 57% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tunbridge Public Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (470 to 493); teachers down 7% (28 to 26).
About Tunbridge Public Charter School
Tunbridge Public Charter School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 493 students.
Tunbridge Public Charter School reports to Baltimore City Public Schools, which has 152 schools and 76,946 students.
At Tunbridge Public Charter School, 78% of students are Black. The remaining students are 10% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Baltimore city is about 59% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tunbridge Public Charter School scores 37%.
There are about 19.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Tunbridge Public Charter School, which has 26. Elementary schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 43%. The rate at public schools in Baltimore city averages 74%, higher than here.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Tunbridge Public Charter School outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Tunbridge Public Charter School scores 50.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.9%.
In Baltimore city, where the school is located, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Tunbridge Public Charter School, Baltimore city has 156 public schools.
Tunbridge Public Charter School's closest public school neighbor is Govans Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Tunbridge Public Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Tunbridge Public Charter School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 475 in 2020-21 to 493 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.6:1 to 19.0:1 over the same years.
The Tunbridge Public Charter School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Tunbridge Public Charter SchoolHow large is Tunbridge Public Charter School?
Tunbridge Public Charter School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Tunbridge Public Charter School serve?
Tunbridge Public Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tunbridge Public Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tunbridge Public Charter School is approximately 19.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tunbridge Public Charter School?
Tunbridge Public Charter School reports a student body of 10% White, 5% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Tunbridge Public Charter School public or private?
Tunbridge Public Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.