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Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle

Public Grades K-8
845th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Maryland elementary schools
Summary

Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle is a public school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 682 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in Maryland, with proficiency rates in MCAP tests significantly lower than the Baltimore City Public Schools and Maryland state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts were just 3.9% and 15.3%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 12.6% and 31.2%, and the state averages of 26.5% and 50.8%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 48.7% to 73.1% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership, Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle, and Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle generally perform better than Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better school rankings. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a less economically disadvantaged student population. Despite the higher spending per student at Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower than the state and district averages, suggesting that increased funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

705
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,006
Per pupil spending ?
82.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2710 E Hoffman Street
       Baltimore, MD  21213

(410) 396-9161

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
76.0%
Hispanic:
21.0%
Two or more races:
0.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Maryland average (9% vs 37% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Social Studies scores 36 pts below the Maryland average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school9%
District avg20%
Maryland avg37%
Elementary school
845th of 865
Maryland public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
312th of 337
Maryland public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2021
From bottom 2% (2021) to bottom 7% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
90th of 104Elementary Schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools
24th of 25Baltimore City Public Schools among Maryland districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
20258.8845 of 8652.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6810 of 8595.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.2836 of 8552.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.3833 of 8623.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.8851 of 8530.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.2827 of 8472.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.2827 of 8452.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.1858 of 8590.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.0853 of 8671.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20130.0847 of 8470.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.1857 of 8570.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.1852 of 8530.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201039.3599 of 85529.9%★★☆☆☆
200941.2573 of 85032.6%★★☆☆☆
200863.1342 of 83859.2%★★★☆☆
200787.341 of 81895.0%★★★★★
200689.520 of 80497.5%★★★★★
200589.321 of 80597.4%★★★★★
200483.389 of 80388.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
20219.8779 of 7881.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202513.6312 of 3377.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.1265 of 32819.2%★☆☆☆☆
20235.1316 of 3221.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.9313 of 3336.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9296 of 3032.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202111.1251 of 2593.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202110.1284 of 3036.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202110.9269 of 2731.5%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Male (2021)1st percentile
Middle school
Female (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2021)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts15%-35 vs state
Science8%-21 vs state
Mathematics4%-23 vs state
Social Studies3%-36 vs state

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Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Maryland elementary schools.

Students at Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle are 76% African American, 21% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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