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Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary

Q: Is Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary a good school?

Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary?

Students at Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary is a PK-5 school in Baltimore, MD, serving 300 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is in a state of crisis, consistently ranking as one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in Maryland. In the most recent school year, 0% of students across all tested grades were proficient in Mathematics, a stark contrast to nearby schools like Harford Heights Elementary (17.1% proficient) and Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School (18.8% proficient). English Language Arts proficiency has also sharply declined, falling from 10.2% to just 4.1% over the past few years. The core issue driving these academic struggles is a catastrophic chronic absenteeism rate of 73.5%, which is dramatically higher than the district average of 46.4% and far exceeds rates at nearby schools like Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership (28.7%).

Despite receiving significant funding—$25,987 per student, higher than the district average and many nearby schools—these resources are not translating into academic success. The school's chronic absenteeism has remained stubbornly high for four years, making it nearly impossible for any curriculum to be effective. While there is a slight positive trend in 3rd Grade ELA (9.3% proficient), this progress is not sustained in later grades. Compared to its closest peer, Johnston Square Elementary, which has similar demographics and ranking, Dr. Bernard Harris has an even more severe absenteeism problem (73.5% vs. 59.6%), which is likely the primary driver of its slightly lower academic performance. The most critical need is a comprehensive, community-based strategy to dramatically improve student attendance.

300

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,987

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 N Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21213-2802

(410) 396-1452

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (2% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 48 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school2%

District avg23%

Maryland avg39%

864^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

24^th of 24Baltimore 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	3.8	864 of 865	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	865 of 865	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	845 of 855	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	849 of 862	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	769 of 802	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	852 of 853	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	852 of 857	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	842 of 847	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	829 of 859	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	832 of 867	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	667 of 847	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	748 of 857	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	714 of 853	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	753 of 855	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.7	614 of 850	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	723 of 838	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.1	461 of 504	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.0	712 of 796	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)11th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts4%-48 vs state

Mathematics0%-27 vs state

Science0%-32 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 (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
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	864^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.9	865^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.0%	1	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	9.3	2.2	0.0				4.1		0.0		$25,987	$6,018	$19,969
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	863^rd of 865 public elementary schools	0.2%		5	864^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.1%	1	5.6	0.0	0.0				1.7	2.8	8.8	2.0				4.2		0.0		$25,290	$5,509	$19,780
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	692^nd of 865 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	669^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.7%	23	31.3	14.3	3.8				17.1	39.7	27.1	21.2				29.7		1.9		$27,664	$5,785	$21,879
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
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	842^nd of 865 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.4	857^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.9%	15	9.4	8.2	5.3				7.9	16.7	14.3	13.2				14.9		5.3		$25,070	$4,804	$20,265
Collington Square Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1409 N Collington Avenue	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9198	230	15	15.8	89.6%	3 (1.3%)	204 (88.7%)	19 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6.6	857^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.9%		8.2	846^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.2%	11	5.3	0.0	13.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	10.5	5.6	0.0	7.3	17.4	21.2	12.2		0.0	10.0	$25,362	$5,886	$19,476
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	782^nd of 865 public elementary schools	9.6%		15	754^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.8%	28	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
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1600 Guilford Avenue	Baltimore	21202	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 528-5393	604	31	19.4	53.6%	123 (20.4%)	398 (65.9%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.8%)	32.1	558^th of 865 public elementary schools	35.5%		27.5	579^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.1%	21	34.7	17.3	16.3	4.6	17.1	0.0	18.8	55.1	34.6	30.6	34.9	45.7	39.5	39.8	61.5	24.5	23.7	$20,781	$4,967	$15,815
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	808^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.4	856^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.0%	48	16.7	4.0	14.3				11.1	25.0	12.0	21.4				19.0		7.1		$33,806	$6,232	$27,574
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	848^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.5	827^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.4%	21	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary?

Students at Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr. Bernard Harris Senior 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

How many students attend Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary.

Is Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary a good school?

Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Maryland elementary schools.

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