Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000340
Yorkwood Elementary
5931 Yorkwood Road, Baltimore, MD 21239 · (410) 396-6364 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
14.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
241 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 | 36 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
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
40.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +19.2pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.1% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 16.4% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Yorkwood Elementary
Yorkwood Elementary's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkwood Elementary this school | 294 | 82.0% | 26.8% |
| Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 287 | 84.0% | 17.8% |
| Empowerment Academy Baltimore | 344 | 79.7% | 35.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 272 | 77.6% | 23.9% |
| Cecil Elementary Baltimore | 348 | 85.1% | 17.4% |
| Hilton Elementary Baltimore | 258 | 86.4% | 19.6% |
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 Yorkwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #684 of 853 | #41 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #592 of 853 ▲ 170 | #35 of 104 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #563 of 853 ▲ 209 | #25 of 104 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #758 of 898 | #75 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #485 of 857 | #47 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #827 of 857 | #79 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #168 of 885 | #51 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #52 of 551 | #15 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
294
-69 (-19%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 294 | 20.5 | 14.3:1 | 82% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 78% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 74% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 69% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 19 | 23.5:1 | 83% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 87% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 72% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 28 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yorkwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (430 to 294); teachers up 3% (20 to 20.5).
About Yorkwood Elementary
Yorkwood Elementary is a small elementary school in Maryland, located in Baltimore. It enrolls 294 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 39% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore City Public Schools is the local district for Yorkwood Elementary. It runs 152 schools with 76,946 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Yorkwood Elementary are Black. Other students are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Baltimore city residents are about 59% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Yorkwood Elementary scores 13%.
Yorkwood Elementary lists 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.3 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 82% of the student body. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Baltimore city, the school's rate is higher.
Yorkwood Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Yorkwood Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.8% and a predicted 25.7%.
In Baltimore city, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Baltimore city has 156 public schools with about 77,341 students, including Yorkwood Elementary.
Yorkwood Elementary's nearest public school is Reginald F. Lewis High (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Yorkwood Elementary. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Yorkwood Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Yorkwood Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 69 students, from 363 to 294. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.3:1, from 15.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Yorkwood Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Yorkwood ElementaryHow many students attend Yorkwood Elementary?
Yorkwood Elementary enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
Is Yorkwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yorkwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yorkwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yorkwood Elementary is approximately 14.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Yorkwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Yorkwood Elementary are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Yorkwood Elementary in?
Yorkwood Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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