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Medfield Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
175th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools
Better than 80% of Maryland elementary schools
Summary

Medfield Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 451 students in grades PK-7. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in the state.

Medfield Heights Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 50% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 65.5% proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 12.6% and 31.2% for the district, and 26.5% and 50.8% for the state, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 40.9% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 8% for the district and 25.6% for the state. However, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 48.7% to 54.1% in recent years, which is a significant concern.

Medfield Heights Elementary outperforms many nearby schools, such as Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle, Callaway Elementary, Park Heights Academy, and Pimlico Elementary/Middle, in academic achievement. However, Hampden Elementary/Middle and Roland Park Elementary/Middle demonstrate stronger performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or exceeding Medfield Heights Elementary.

485
Students ?
19.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,774
Per pupil spending ?
37.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4300 Buchanan Avenue
       Baltimore, MD  21211

(410) 396-6460

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.9%
African American:
31.5%
Asian:
12.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Maryland average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school55%
District avg21%
Maryland avg38%
175th of 865
Maryland public elementary schools ?
Top 20%▲ up 27 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to top 20% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202580.6175 of 86579.8%★★★★☆
202473.8209 of 85975.7%★★★★☆
202357.9314 of 85563.3%★★★☆☆
202255.9358 of 86258.5%★★★☆☆
202142.9340 of 80257.6%★★★☆☆
201948.3402 of 85352.9%★★★☆☆
201842.7447 of 85747.8%★★☆☆☆
201738.7482 of 84743.1%★★☆☆☆
201628.5577 of 84531.7%★★☆☆☆
201548.6404 of 85953.0%★★★☆☆
201454.6466 of 86746.3%★★☆☆☆
201372.7222 of 84773.8%★★★★☆
201279.4128 of 85785.1%★★★★☆
201171.5228 of 85373.3%★★★★☆
201080.7126 of 85585.3%★★★★☆
200975.1204 of 85076.0%★★★★☆
200864.9322 of 83861.6%★★★☆☆
200758.6378 of 81853.8%★★★☆☆
200657.0379 of 80452.9%★★★☆☆
200550.5444 of 80544.8%★★☆☆☆
200461.3367 of 80354.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202141.8254 of 50449.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202153.0262 of 79667.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202134.1381 of 54630.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202134.0434 of 78844.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202129.6351 of 52833.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2021)67th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2021)50th percentile-8 vs school
Male (2021)45th percentile-13 vs school
White (2021)34th percentile-24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)30th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts66%+15 vs state
Mathematics50%+24 vs state
Science41%+15 vs state

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Students at Medfield Heights Elementary are 42% White, 32% African American, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Medfield Heights Elementary.

Medfield Heights Elementary ranks 175th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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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