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Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle

Public Grades K-8

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle is a K-8 school in Baltimore, MD, serving 705 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty community.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably an extreme chronic absenteeism rate of 60.1%, which is more than double the rate at nearby Patterson Park Public Charter School (21.6%) and more than triple that of William Paca Elementary (18.3%). This attendance crisis is a primary driver of low academic performance, as math proficiency sits at just 5.1%, the lowest among its peer group and far below the state average of 27.1%. However, there is a notable bright spot: while 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is low (12.2%), the school’s performance in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades (26.9%, 26.9%, and 22.4%) is much closer to the district average, suggesting the school may be more effective at retaining and teaching students in the middle school years.

Despite spending $23,006 per student—higher than the national average—these resources have not translated into strong outcomes, creating a "spending vs. outcome" paradox. In contrast, Patterson Park Public Charter School, just one mile away, stands out as a high-performing outlier with the lowest chronic absenteeism and highest ELA proficiency (41.4%) in the area, serving a slightly less impoverished population. The data strongly suggests that improving student attendance is the single most impactful lever for boosting performance at Fort Worthington, as the school’s highest absenteeism year (78.4% in 2021-2022) coincided with some of its lowest test scores.

705

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,006

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2710 E Hoffman Street
Baltimore, MD 21213

(410) 396-9161

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.0%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (12% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

819^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

306^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From bottom 2% (2021) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	819 of 865	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	845 of 865	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	810 of 859	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	836 of 855	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	833 of 862	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	851 of 853	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	827 of 847	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	827 of 845	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	858 of 859	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	853 of 867	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	847 of 847	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	857 of 857	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	852 of 853	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	39.3	599 of 855	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	573 of 850	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.1	342 of 838	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	87.3	41 of 818	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	89.5	20 of 804	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	21 of 805	97.4%	★★★★★
2004	83.3	89 of 803	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	779 of 788	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	306 of 342	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	312 of 337	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	265 of 328	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	316 of 322	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	313 of 333	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.1	251 of 259	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.1	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.9	269 of 273	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+4 vs school

African American (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Mathematics5%-22 vs state

Science5%-27 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Public	K-8	2710 E Hoffman Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9161	705	45	15.6	82.6%	5 (0.7%)	536 (76.0%)	148 (21.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	10.3	819^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.3%		8.8	845^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.3%	26	9.5	7.3	5.6	3.8	2.8	3.1	5.1	12.2	19.3	13.9	26.9	26.9	22.4	20.8		5.6	4.3	$23,006	$4,475	$18,531
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK-K	2625 Federal Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9158	94	11	8.5	73.4%	0 (0.0%)	74 (78.7%)	20 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$54,615	$6,761	$47,855
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
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
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	785^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.2%		10.7	825^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.6%	40	19.6	18.9	8.6				15.6	19.6	17.0	16.9				17.9		6.3		$28,167	$5,104	$23,063
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
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
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	548^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.6%		24.7	617^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.7%	69	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle

Is Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle a good school?

Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Fort Worthington 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

What is the racial makeup of Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle?

Students at Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle are 76% African American, 21% Hispanic.

How many students attend Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle.

What district is Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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