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Cross Country Elementary/Middle

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Cross Country Elementary/Middle ranks 484 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Cross Country Elementary/Middle in Baltimore, MD, is a PK-8 school serving 740 students in the Baltimore City Public Schools district, and it stands out as a school on a strong upward trajectory, with its state ranking climbing from the 15th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026. This improvement is especially notable given that the school serves a high-poverty community, with 75.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. One of its biggest strengths is English Language Arts (ELA), where 45.6% of all students are proficient—nearly double the rate of nearby Callaway Elementary and far exceeding Fallstaff Elementary/Middle (22.8%). In 7th and 8th grade, Cross Country’s ELA proficiency rates (57.5% and 54.2%) actually surpass the state average, showing sustained academic growth in upper grades.

However, the school faces a significant challenge in mathematics, where only 19% of students are proficient—a stark contrast to its ELA success. For example, in 8th grade, ELA proficiency is 54.2%, but math proficiency drops to just 2%. This gap highlights a critical need for targeted math support. On a positive note, Cross Country has a chronic absenteeism rate of 35.6%, which is substantially lower than other Baltimore City schools like Pimlico Elementary/Middle (69.2%) and Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle (52.4%). Lower absenteeism is strongly linked to better academic outcomes, and this is a key differentiator for the school.

What makes Cross Country particularly interesting is how it compares to Fallstaff Elementary/Middle, located just 0.17 miles away with a similar student population. Despite Fallstaff having a lower free/reduced lunch rate (59.25% vs. 75.54%) and a smaller student-teacher ratio, Cross Country dramatically outperforms it, suggesting that school-specific factors like leadership and teaching quality are driving success. Still, the educational divide between Baltimore City and nearby Baltimore County Public Schools is clear—schools like Wellwood International School have nearly double the math proficiency and half the chronic absenteeism. Cross Country is a school on the rise, but closing the math gap remains its biggest hurdle.

740

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,981

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6900 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215

(410) 396-0602

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.0%

Hispanic:

19.5%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (30% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg21%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

484^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

171^st of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	39.4	484 of 864	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	522 of 865	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	561 of 859	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	693 of 855	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	616 of 862	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	616 of 802	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	590 of 853	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	643 of 857	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	718 of 847	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	667 of 845	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	546 of 859	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.5	671 of 867	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	542 of 847	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.2	634 of 857	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	553 of 853	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.1	573 of 855	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.7	497 of 850	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.0	557 of 838	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.7	278 of 818	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.9	280 of 804	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.1	181 of 805	77.5%	★★★★☆
2004	65.2	320 of 803	60.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	386 of 504	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	574 of 796	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	307 of 347	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.2	294 of 546	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.7	629 of 788	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	171 of 339	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	180 of 337	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	138 of 328	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	160 of 322	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	207 of 333	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	238 of 303	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	158 of 316	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	206 of 328	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	220 of 317	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.5	231 of 314	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	218 of 315	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.8	218 of 339	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	180 of 316	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.2	197 of 314	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	197 of 309	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	227 of 324	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	179 of 301	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.2	212 of 283	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	76.7	63 of 264	76.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	186 of 259	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	229 of 303	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.7	170 of 273	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.8	221 of 288	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)46th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2021)28th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2021)20th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)12th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)38th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2021)28th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Science20%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

Algebra I12%-9 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
Cross Country Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6900 Park Heights Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0602	740	45	16.4	75.5%	32 (4.3%)	540 (73.0%)	144 (19.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	39.4	484^th of 864 public elementary schools	44.0%		33.8	522^nd of 865 public elementary schools	39.7%	38	39.7	14.1	26.4	16.0	15.9	2.0	19.0	54.4	22.8	39.4	45.7	57.5	54.2	45.6	12.0	26.8	13.7	$22,981	$4,755	$18,226
Fallstaff Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3801 Fallstaff Road	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0682	611	43	14.2	59.2%	6 (1.0%)	220 (36.0%)	378 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	11.2	809^th of 864 public elementary schools	6.4%		9.5	840^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.9%	31	15.3	9.1	6.9	3.0	2.9	1.8	6.4	19.0	12.3	19.0	19.7	31.9	35.1	22.8		12.1	3.5	$23,341	$4,018	$19,323
Milbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Crest Heights Rd	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1225	263	19	13.7	69.2%	6 (2.3%)	104 (39.5%)	125 (47.5%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	30.6	573^rd of 864 public elementary schools	33.7%		25.3	607^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.8%	34	29.0	23.7	17.2				23.5	33.3	45.9	31.0				37.4		16.7		$20,786	$2,023	$18,763
Wellwood International School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-7	2901 Smith Ave	Pikesville	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-1212	316	25	12.5	60.4%	44 (13.9%)	172 (54.4%)	61 (19.3%)	25 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	55.5	361^st of 864 public elementary schools	58.2%		49.4	410^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.6%	49	46.8	39.4	24.4				37.2	54.2	52.9	54.8				54.0		21.4		$20,052	$2,966	$17,086
Bedford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7320 Campfield Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1200	586	35	16.6	64.5%	26 (4.4%)	399 (68.1%)	117 (20.0%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	50	408^th of 864 public elementary schools	52.8%		40.8	480^th of 865 public elementary schools	44.5%	72	47.1	19.3	21.8				28.7	60.0	43.6	53.8				51.6		31.2		$21,745	$2,941	$18,804
Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3705 W Rogers Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0567	529	33	16.2	81.1%	3 (0.6%)	395 (74.7%)	124 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17.7	714^th of 864 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.5	761^st of 865 public elementary schools	12.0%	47	14.0	19.7	9.2				14.4	24.7	35.2	30.8				29.9		3.1		$23,148	$4,634	$18,514
Summit Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6920 Diana Rd	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1210	520	33	15.5	41.7%	209 (40.2%)	188 (36.2%)	50 (9.6%)	55 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	49.6	412^th of 864 public elementary schools	52.3%		62.6	311^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.0%	101	46.3	33.8	15.4				34.1	52.4	56.8	34.6				49.5		21.8		$24,560	$1,735	$22,825
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Kelox Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1330	250	21	11.8	67.6%	5 (2.0%)	175 (70.0%)	51 (20.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	59.7	332^nd of 864 public elementary schools	61.6%		54	377^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.4%	45	46.4	29.7	23.1				31.7	63.0	60.0	59.0				60.4		31.6		$25,071	$3,845	$21,227
Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4849 Pimlico Road	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0876	732	42	17.4	82.5%	7 (1.0%)	583 (79.6%)	129 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	12.3	792^nd of 864 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.9	836^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.4%	44	23.2	3.5	4.7	1.1	2.0	15.6	7.6	21.4	17.5	14.3	30.8	31.1	27.2	25.1		4.6	6.5	$28,032	$6,973	$21,059
Callaway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 Fernhill Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0604	231	16	14.4	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	218 (94.4%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	8.8	838^th of 864 public elementary schools	3.0%		13.4	786^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.1%	52	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	20.8	21.4	11.1				18.6		16.7		$27,955	$5,964	$21,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Cross Country Elementary/Middle

What is the racial makeup of Cross Country Elementary/Middle?

Students at Cross Country Elementary/Middle are 73% African American, 19% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cross Country Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Cross Country Elementary/Middle.

What schools do graduates of Cross Country Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Cross Country 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

Is Cross Country Elementary/Middle a good school?

Cross Country Elementary/Middle ranks 484^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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