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City Springs Elementary/Middle

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

City Springs Elementary/Middle is a PK-8 school in Baltimore's Fells Point area, serving 483 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where 88.2% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school's most pressing challenge is an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 58.4% (2024-2025), which, while improved from 69.2% the prior year, remains dramatically higher than nearby schools like Hampstead Hill Academy (9.7%) and William Paca Elementary (18.3%). This attendance crisis appears to be the primary barrier to academic growth, as schools with lower absenteeism consistently achieve higher test scores.

Despite these challenges, City Springs shows a "tale of two schools" dynamic. In English Language Arts (ELA), 30.3% of students are proficient, which actually exceeds the district average in several grade levels (3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th). Even more striking, students taking Algebra I achieved a 25% proficiency rate—nearly double the district average (13.8%) and above the state average (21.3%). However, math proficiency overall is just 8.2%, with 8th grade hitting 0%, and the school's state ranking has slowly climbed from the 2nd percentile in 2015 to the 13th percentile in 2025-2026.

The school spends a notable $30,850 per student (2023-2024), the highest among nearby peers, yet academic outcomes lag significantly behind schools with lower spending like Hampstead Hill Academy ($21,452 per student) and Patterson Park Public Charter School ($25,628). A comparison with Wolfe Street Academy, just 0.42 miles away with a similar poverty rate (76.2% free/reduced lunch), reveals that Wolfe Street has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (30.7%) and outperforms City Springs in both math (18.8% vs. 8.2%) and ELA (33.3% vs. 30.3%), suggesting that school-level factors like culture and family engagement play a critical role in student success.

483

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,850

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 S Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21231-1703

(410) 396-9165

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.7%

Hispanic:

7.5%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (19% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg21%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

748^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

275^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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	15.9	748 of 864	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	772 of 865	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	685 of 859	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	783 of 855	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	785 of 862	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	798 of 853	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	796 of 857	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	822 of 847	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	829 of 845	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	844 of 859	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	833 of 867	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	840 of 847	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	752 of 857	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	772 of 853	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	810 of 855	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	806 of 850	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.5	836 of 838	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	92.3	2 of 818	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.3	8 of 804	99.0%	★★★★★
2005	85.6	80 of 805	90.1%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	21 of 803	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.0	778 of 788	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	275 of 339	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	230 of 337	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	280 of 328	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	275 of 322	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	256 of 333	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	298 of 316	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	316 of 328	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	297 of 317	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	308 of 314	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	312 of 315	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	34.5	216 of 309	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.7	289 of 324	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	270 of 301	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	246 of 283	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	84.5	40 of 264	84.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.0	23 of 254	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	86.2	25 of 255	90.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.1	252 of 259	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	258 of 273	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)5th percentile~ school

African American (2021)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Algebra I25%+4 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, September 14, 2019

This school is built to teach the children to HATE people who are non-black! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE CITY SPRINGS AS MY CHILDS EDUCATION PROVIDER.THE STAFF IS AMAZING.THEY ALL CARE SINCERELY FOR THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ALIKE. I DONT THINK I COULD HAVE PICKED A BETTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR MY PRE K STUDENT. THANK YOU! MS. LAFRANCOIS AND MS.ALSTON I COULD'NT HAVE ASKED FOR MORE CARING AND HUMBLE TEACHERS FOR KA'MYA! Close Quote

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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 (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 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
City Springs Elementary/Middle	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9165	483	35	14.0	88.2%	17 (3.5%)	414 (85.7%)	36 (7.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	15.9	748^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.4%		14	772^nd of 865 public elementary schools	10.8%	24	16.7	8.3	8.5	4.3	4.7	0.0	8.2	32.8	30.0	25.8	17.8	38.5	34.0	30.3	25.0	11.1	16.3	$30,850	$7,285	$23,565
Wolfe Street Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	245 S Wolfe Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9140	244	23	10.6	76.2%	11 (4.5%)	34 (13.9%)	197 (80.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26.8	610^th of 864 public elementary schools	29.4%		18.8	702^nd of 865 public elementary schools	18.8%	92	12.5	26.2	15.8				18.8	28.1	38.1	32.4				33.3		21.1		$30,454	$6,016	$24,438
Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	600 N Patterson Park Avenue	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9247	376	25	15.3	84.6%	6 (1.6%)	268 (71.3%)	96 (25.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.3	847^th of 864 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.5	827^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.4%	20	3.4	2.5	4.1	2.2	0.0	4.7	2.9	10.3	2.6	14.6	13.6	17.5	16.7	12.8		4.6	2.3	$22,781	$4,534	$18,247
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Ashland Avenue	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2060	636	44	14.4	82.4%	6 (0.9%)	610 (95.9%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	13	781^st of 864 public elementary schools	9.6%		15	754^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.8%	27	19.4	8.7	1.6	4.6	6.8		7.4	22.4	15.9	11.5	38.5	30.5	39.1	26.4	2.9	1.6	7.2	$23,823	$5,200	$18,623
Patterson Park Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	27 N Lakewood Avenue	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 558-1230	730	52	14.0	62.2%	87 (11.9%)	312 (42.7%)	307 (42.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	33	547^th of 864 public elementary schools	36.7%		24.7	617^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.7%	70	39.0	26.3	13.3	6.5	22.7	0.0	19.1	36.4	28.9	40.0	51.6	57.6	37.1	41.4	4.7	17.3	17.7	$25,628	$5,469	$20,158
William Paca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Lakewood Avenue	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9148	414	37	11.1	60.1%	8 (1.9%)	116 (28.0%)	283 (68.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12.9	784^th of 864 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.7	825^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.6%	41	19.6	18.9	8.6				15.6	19.6	17.0	16.9				17.9		6.3		$28,167	$5,104	$23,063
Johnston Square Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Valley Street	Baltimore	21202	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1477	271	17	16.4	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	261 (96.3%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4.4	862^nd of 864 public elementary schools	0.2%		5	864^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.1%	2	5.6	0.0	0.0				1.7	2.8	8.8	2.0				4.2		0.0		$25,290	$5,509	$19,780
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 William Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1207	285	23	12.6	56.1%	57 (20.0%)	176 (61.8%)	34 (11.9%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.2%)	56	359^th of 864 public elementary schools	58.4%		53.3	382^nd of 865 public elementary schools	55.8%	23	35.3	36.1	39.4				36.7	49.0	41.7	63.6				50.8		37.1		$25,999	$4,552	$21,447
Hampstead Hill Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	500 S Linwood Avenue	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 396-9146	933	47	19.8	40.1%	341 (36.5%)	158 (16.9%)	337 (36.1%)	26 (2.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.3%)	70.5	257^th of 864 public elementary schools	70.3%		80.8	172^nd of 865 public elementary schools	80.1%	85	40.7	44.3	37.8	61.5	55.8	25.8	50.0	50.8	55.1	54.4	79.8	82.6	75.5	65.6	79.4	38.2	61.3	$21,452	$4,264	$17,188
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 City Springs Elementary/Middle

Is City Springs Elementary/Middle a good school?

City Springs Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of City Springs Elementary/Middle?

Students at City Springs Elementary/Middle are 86% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of City Springs Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend City Springs 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

How many students attend City Springs Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended City Springs Elementary/Middle.

What district is City Springs Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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