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Enrollment
834
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000328
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle
820 E 43rd Street, Baltimore, MD 21212 · (410) 396-6271 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
725 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 61 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 13% |
Student demographics
13%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
34.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +15.7pp since 2023
Math
11.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 10.0% |
% 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #803 of 853 | #74 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #835 of 853 | #94 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #646 of 853 | #35 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #32 of 898 | #9 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #691 of 857 | #69 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #826 of 857 | #78 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #126 of 885 | #25 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +149.7% | #2 of 294 | #2 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
834
+463 (+125%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 834 | 52.5 | 15.9:1 | 87% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 49.5 | 16.5:1 | 85% (697) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 84% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 81% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 95% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 92% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 26 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle.
About Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Baltimore, Maryland. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 834 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
Baltimore City Public Schools enrolls 76,946 students, and its 152 schools include Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle.
Black students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% Hispanic. Baltimore city's residents are about 59% Black, 34 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 52.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. Roughly 87% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city, the school's rate is higher.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.8%. Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle scores 18.7%.
The school's county is Baltimore city. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle shares Baltimore city with 155 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle from the closest public school, Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 371 students at Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle; in 2024-25, 834. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio increased from 13.7:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 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
Quick facts
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- Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle0.0 mi · 33
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- Tunbridge Public Charter School1.1 mi · 493
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Frequently asked questions
About Walter P. Carter Elementary/MiddleHow large is Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle?
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 834 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle serve?
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle is approximately 15.9:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle?
At Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle public or private?
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools.
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