How do the public elementary schools in Baltimore stack up?

We analyzed newly released data from Niche.com — including comprehensive report cards, rankings and reviews — to find out how schools in your area are performing and which have made the biggest leaps over the past year.

The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School's overall rating improved the most among similar schools in Baltimore, rising from a D to a C-, according to data from Niche.

For the 2019-2020 school year, the school, located at 507 W. Preston St., enrolls 352 students. Niche graded the school a C- for academics (on an A-D scale).

The overall ranking comes from Niche's proprietary algorithms. A school's ranking might change due to many factors, including the relative rankings of similar schools and whether a school gained or lost peers due to openings or closings. Other numbers come from current public data from the U.S. government.

Academically, 8% of The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School's students scored as proficient or above in math, and 5% did so in reading. That's compared to city averages of 25% in math and 26% in reading. The school's improved overall rating is notable in that it serves a less-affluent population, with 68% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

It's not the only school that's climbed Niche's rankings this year. Gardenville Elementary School saw its overall rating go from a D to a C-. The school is located at 5300 Belair Road and currently serves 347 students.

Niche graded Gardenville Elementary School a C- for academics on an A-D scale. The school's latest math proficiency was at 12%, and reading proficiency was 8%. It also serves a less-affluent population, with 61% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Joppa View Elementary School also saw improvement in its overall rating, from B to B+. The school is located at 8727 Honeygo Blvd. and has 792 students currently enrolled, of whom 49% identify as white, 24% identify as black and 18% identify as Asian.

Niche graded Joppa View Elementary School a B+ for academics on an A-D scale. Its latest math proficiency was at 50%, and reading proficiency was 53%.

While some public elementary schools in Baltimore are moving up the ranks, others are consistently top-rated overall, including:

• Stoneleigh Elementary School, with an overall rating of A-.
• Hillcrest Elementary School, with an A- rating overall.
• West Towson Elementary School, rated A- overall.

Want more of the latest intel on Baltimore schools? Hoodline also analyzed the latest Niche ratings for the city's charter elementary schools.

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