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Abbottston Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Abbottston Elementary is a PK-5 school in Baltimore, MD, serving 330 students as part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most pressing challenge at Abbottston is extreme chronic absenteeism, with 55.1% of students missing significant school in 2024-2025—the highest rate among nearby schools like Barclay Elementary/Middle (49.5%) and Waverly Elementary/Middle (44.7%). This directly impacts learning: only 19.9% of students are proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), the lowest among its peers and far below the district average of 32.9%. However, math proficiency (13.2%) is nearly identical to the district average and actually higher than several nearby schools, including Barclay (8.3%) and Waverly (6.5%), suggesting a relative strength in math instruction. A potential bright spot is 3rd grade, where 26.9% of students are proficient in ELA—close to the district average—but performance drops sharply in 4th grade, with proficiency falling to just 7.3% in both subjects.

Despite spending over $26,000 per student—more than many peers like Montebello Elementary/Middle ($22,524)—academic outcomes remain critically low. The school has shown slight improvement from the 0th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 10th percentile in 2025-2026, but it still ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland elementary schools. Interestingly, Cecil Elementary, just 0.88 miles away, has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (30.4%) but similarly low test scores, indicating that while attendance is a major barrier at Abbottston, other factors like poverty and instructional quality also play a significant role in the neighborhood's academic struggles.

330

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,177

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Gorsuch Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218-3620

(443) 984-2685

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.6%

Hispanic:

14.2%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (15% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Maryland avg39%

776^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 103Elementary Schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools

24^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	776 of 864	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	812 of 865	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	837 of 859	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	812 of 855	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	859 of 862	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	818 of 853	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	679 of 857	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	721 of 847	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	781 of 845	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	828 of 859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	785 of 867	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	823 of 847	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	732 of 857	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	835 of 853	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	833 of 855	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	86.3	39 of 850	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	79.1	144 of 838	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	36.7	564 of 818	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.6	348 of 804	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	86.2	72 of 805	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	86.5	27 of 803	96.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-32 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)							MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abbottston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Gorsuch Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2685	330	25	13.4	81.8%	9 (2.7%)	266 (80.6%)	47 (14.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13.4	776^th of 864 public elementary schools	10.2%		11.7	812^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.1%	36	15.4	7.3	15.3				13.2	26.9	7.3	22.4				19.9		6.8		$26,177	$5,389	$20,788
Waverly Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 Ellerslie Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6394	534	37	14.4	82.2%	8 (1.5%)	479 (89.7%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	14.1	763^rd of 864 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.1	712^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.7%	51	17.8	9.1	8.2	0.0	7.0	0.0	6.5	26.7	18.2	12.0	35.8	43.0	23.4	28.7	10.7	4.0	5.3	$24,490	$5,214	$19,275
Barclay Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2900 Barclay Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6387	373	28	13.5	82.3%	13 (3.5%)	263 (70.5%)	86 (23.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	22.7	651^st of 864 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.7	705^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.5%	54	11.1	13.9	7.3	5.4	2.4	10.4	8.3	41.7	13.9	34.1	50.0	34.9	45.8	37.1		12.2	16.7	$25,600	$5,214	$20,386
Montebello Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 E 32nd Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6576	542	34	16.1	88.6%	2 (0.4%)	506 (93.4%)	26 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16.1	737^th of 864 public elementary schools	14.7%		20.3	680^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.4%	57	23.8	10.4	7.8	8.5	8.5	4.4	10.0	35.7	16.3	21.6	23.0	23.9	16.2	22.2		10.0	1.5	$22,524	$4,402	$18,121
Harford Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 N Broadway Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9341	435	34	12.7	87.4%	5 (1.1%)	393 (90.3%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	19.3	691^st of 864 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	669^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.7%	22	31.3	14.3	3.8				17.1	39.7	27.1	21.2				29.7		1.9		$27,664	$5,785	$21,879
Cecil Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Cecil Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6385	348	22	15.8	85.1%	3 (0.9%)	328 (94.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	8.1	841^st of 864 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.4	857^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.9%	16	9.4	8.2	5.3				7.9	16.7	14.3	13.2				14.9		5.3		$25,070	$4,804	$20,265
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 E 26th Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6509	235	18	13.4	60.0%	35 (14.9%)	102 (43.4%)	82 (34.9%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.6%)	25.3	626^th of 864 public elementary schools	27.5%		19.4	693^rd of 865 public elementary schools	19.9%	67	26.9	32.0	20.8	6.7	8.3	26.7	19.7	34.6	28.0	25.0	29.0	33.3	42.1	31.5		14.3	5.6	$24,395	$4,780	$19,615
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle	Public	K-8	1919 N Broadway Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-4325	23	9	2.5	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	21 (91.3%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0							11.8
Dallas F. Nicholas Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E 21st Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-4525	189	15	13.0	81.5%	2 (1.1%)	142 (75.1%)	35 (18.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.1%)	11.3	807^th of 864 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.4	856^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.0%	49	16.7	4.0	14.3				11.1	25.0	12.0	21.4				19.0		7.1		$33,806	$6,232	$27,574
Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 N Caroline Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1452	300	21	14.6	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	286 (95.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3.8	863^rd of 864 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.9	865^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.0%	2	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	9.3	2.2	0.0				4.1		0.0		$25,987	$6,018	$19,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Abbottston Elementary

What district is Abbottston Elementary in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Abbottston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Abbottston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Booker T. Washington Middle
Middle : Stadium School
Middle : The Crossroads School
Middle : Vanguard Collegiate Middle
High : Academy for College and Career Exploration
High : Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
High : Baltimore City College
High : Baltimore Design School
High : Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
High : Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
High : Baltimore School for the Arts
High : Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
High : Carver Vocational-Technical High
High : City Neighbors High
High : ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
High : Coppin Academy
High : Digital Harbor High School
High : Edmondson-Westside High
High : Forest Park High
High : Frederick Douglass High
High : Green Street Academy
High : Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High
High : National Academy Foundation
High : Patterson High
High : Paul Laurence Dunbar High
High : Reginald F. Lewis High
High : Renaissance Academy
High : The Reach! Partnership School
High : Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
High : Western High

Is Abbottston Elementary a good school?

Abbottston Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Abbottston Elementary?

Students at Abbottston Elementary are 81% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% White.

How many students attend Abbottston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Abbottston Elementary.

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