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Beechfield Elementary/Middle

Q: Is Beechfield Elementary/Middle a good school?

Beechfield Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Beechfield Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Beechfield Elementary/Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Beechfield Elementary/Middle?

Students at Beechfield Elementary/Middle are 87% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Beechfield Elementary/Middle in Baltimore, MD, is a public school serving 510 students from Pre-K through 8th grade in a high-poverty community where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Beechfield faces significant challenges with academic proficiency and attendance. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 3.5% of students were proficient in math and 15.2% in English Language Arts—rates far below the Baltimore City Public Schools district averages of 13.3% and 32.9%, respectively. Chronic absenteeism is also a persistent issue, with 56.1% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025, higher than the district average of 46.4%. This problem has remained above 50% for five years. The middle school years (grades 6-8) are especially tough, with math proficiency rates hovering around 2%. On a positive note, English Language Arts proficiency does improve as students get older, rising from 8.2% in 3rd grade to 23.4% in 8th grade.

Despite spending over $25,000 per student—more than nearby higher-performing schools like North Bend Elementary/Middle ($24,706) and Wildwood Elementary/Middle ($21,396)—Beechfield’s outcomes remain low. The contrast with Westowne Elementary in Baltimore County Public Schools, just 1.78 miles away, is striking: Westowne spends $18,945 per student, has a 17.5% chronic absenteeism rate, and achieves 39.4% math and 51.2% ELA proficiency. This highlights how district-level factors and community demographics can dramatically shape a school’s performance, even in the same neighborhood.

510

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,940

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 S Beechfield Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229-4034

(410) 396-0525

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.5%

Hispanic:

8.2%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (9% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

849^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

310^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	849 of 864	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	848 of 865	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	847 of 859	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	850 of 855	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	848 of 862	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	836 of 853	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	788 of 857	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	805 of 847	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	764 of 845	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	823 of 859	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	746 of 867	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	756 of 847	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	691 of 857	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	716 of 853	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	750 of 855	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	772 of 850	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.2	744 of 838	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	86.5	49 of 818	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	88.0	36 of 804	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	88.4	31 of 805	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	85.6	42 of 803	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.1	785 of 788	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	314 of 328	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	321 of 322	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	317 of 333	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	294 of 303	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	308 of 316	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	304 of 317	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	296 of 314	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	297 of 315	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	282 of 339	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	275 of 316	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	281 of 314	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	238 of 309	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	257 of 324	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	284 of 301	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	273 of 283	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.0	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-37 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

Mathematics4%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

This school is terrible...the kids wonder the premises in and out without supervision...i have witnessed kids run up and down halls. It's the worst and I wish I didn't have my kids here Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (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 (2025)	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 Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	301 S Beechfield Avenue	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0525	510	30	17.0	87.8%	11 (2.2%)	446 (87.5%)	42 (8.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.2	849^th of 864 public elementary schools	1.7%		8	848^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.0%	1	1.6	6.3	3.7	1.9	2.0	4.2	3.5	8.2	21.3	7.5	15.1	18.4	23.4	15.2	1.8	10.6	$25,940	$4,732	$21,209
North Bend Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	181 North Bend Road	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0376	482	29	16.6	77.2%	15 (3.1%)	411 (85.3%)	45 (9.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.5	623^rd of 864 public elementary schools	27.9%		27.1	587^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.1%	36	44.2	21.4	8.3	0.0	6.3	14.3	16.2	39.5	41.5	25.0	31.8	47.9	25.5	35.1	6.1	16.0	$24,706	$4,754	$19,952
Dream Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	605 Dryden Drive	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0534	272	19	14.7	77.6%	4 (1.5%)	245 (90.1%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	7.4	846^th of 864 public elementary schools	2.1%		13.7	781^st of 865 public elementary schools	9.7%	65	6.9	5.7	3.2	0.0	0.0	6.1	3.9	10.0	14.7	9.7	7.1	25.0	17.6	13.8	9.7	0.0	$24,746	$5,277	$19,470
Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	621 Wildwood Parkway	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0503	743	42	17.6	85.9%	6 (0.8%)	666 (89.6%)	58 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	16.1	742^nd of 864 public elementary schools	14.1%		25.7	603^rd of 865 public elementary schools	30.3%	139	13.3	11.0	19.1	1.4	6.0	3.7	9.3	36.1	12.3	27.9	14.1	22.4	14.1	21.3	13.4	5.8	$21,396	$4,119	$17,277
Mary E. Rodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3510 W Mulberry Street	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0508	431	32	13.6	86.5%	3 (0.7%)	395 (91.6%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	15.9	747^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.5%		12.9	792^nd of 865 public elementary schools	8.4%	45	31.9	10.7	3.9				15.2	33.3	20.3	21.5				24.8	5.2		$22,594	$4,694	$17,900
Baltimore International Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 Sidehill Road	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 291-2440	239	18	13.2	74.1%	2 (0.8%)	217 (90.8%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	11.4	804^th of 864 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.4	748^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.5%	56	20.6	5.9	5.1	0.0			7.9	14.7	29.4	15.4	26.3			20.7	2.6		$21,171	$4,208	$16,963
Violetville Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1207 Pine Heights Avenue	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1416	302	17	18.3	79.5%	58 (19.2%)	147 (48.7%)	64 (21.2%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.9%)	16.5	733^rd of 864 public elementary schools	15.2%		24.2	625^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.7%	108	17.9	15.2	3.1	11.5	6.1	7.3	9.7	28.6	12.5	15.6	42.3	25.0	39.5	27.5	6.5	23.1	$22,503	$5,213	$17,290
Westowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Harlem Ln	Catonsville	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-0854	635	41	15.4	56.5%	153 (24.1%)	217 (34.2%)	96 (15.1%)	118 (18.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	58.7	336^th of 864 public elementary schools	61.1%		50.5	402^nd of 865 public elementary schools	53.5%	66	45.1	38.5	35.1				39.4	49.4	58.3	45.8				51.2	31.6		$18,945	$2,175	$16,770
Edmondson Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Langford Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0818	556	34	16.5	70.1%	28 (5.0%)	352 (63.3%)	135 (24.3%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	20.2	678^th of 864 public elementary schools	21.5%		17.6	723^rd of 865 public elementary schools	16.4%	45	21.3	11.8	15.5				16.1	26.9	29.8	31.0				29.3	15.7		$17,065	$2,360	$14,705
Frederick Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2501 Frederick Avenue	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0830	320	20	16.0	88.8%	12 (3.8%)	239 (74.7%)	50 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	6.7	853^rd of 864 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.3	863^rd of 865 public elementary schools	0.2%	10	6.8	2.3	1.8				3.5	11.1	4.4	14.5				10.3	7.8		$30,078	$6,680	$23,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Beechfield Elementary/Middle

Is Beechfield Elementary/Middle a good school?

Beechfield Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Beechfield Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Beechfield Elementary/Middle.

What district is Beechfield Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Beechfield Elementary/Middle?

Students at Beechfield Elementary/Middle are 87% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Beechfield Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Beechfield Elementary/Middle 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

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