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Franklin Square Elementary/Middle

Q: Is Franklin Square Elementary/Middle a good school?

Franklin Square Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Franklin Square Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Franklin Square Elementary/Middle.

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

Students at Franklin Square Elementary/Middle are 78% African American, 17% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Square Elementary/Middle in Baltimore, MD, is a PK-8 school serving 490 students in West Baltimore, part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Franklin Square faces significant challenges, with a state ranking in the bottom 5% of Maryland elementary schools, but there are some bright spots. A key concern is a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 66.2%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the district average and far above nearby James McHenry Elementary/Middle (40.5%). However, the school shows a notable strength in English Language Arts (ELA) in the upper grades: 8th-grade ELA proficiency (32.8%) matches the district average and is the highest among nearby PK-8 schools, including New Song Academy (42.9%) and Harlem Park Elementary/Middle (19.6%). This "middle school bump" suggests the literacy program may be effective, but math proficiency remains critically low across all grades, with 8th-grade math at just 7%.

Interestingly, Franklin Square spends $21,891 per student, which is the lowest among its immediate peers—schools like Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy ($31,185) and Billie Holiday Elementary ($31,423) spend significantly more with similarly low outcomes. This highlights a district-wide challenge where high spending doesn't guarantee high performance. Despite the difficulties, the school's state ranking has improved from the 1st percentile in 2022-2023 to the 5th percentile in 2025-2026, offering a glimmer of hope that targeted efforts in the upper grades could build a foundation for broader improvement if absenteeism is addressed.

490

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,891

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 W Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21223-1854

(410) 396-0795

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.6%

Hispanic:

16.7%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (13% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

819^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

277^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^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	10.3	819 of 864	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	821 of 865	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	818 of 859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	844 of 855	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	688 of 862	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	777 of 853	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	769 of 857	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	783 of 847	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	828 of 845	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	712 of 859	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	778 of 867	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	784 of 847	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	746 of 857	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	618 of 853	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	64.3	345 of 855	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	225 of 850	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.7	59 of 838	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	41.1	528 of 818	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	83.6	91 of 804	88.7%	★★★★☆
2005	70.9	239 of 805	70.3%	★★★★☆
2004	73.2	222 of 803	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.4	501 of 504	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.3	771 of 796	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	7.5	787 of 788	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	289 of 337	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	259 of 328	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	189 of 322	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	153 of 333	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	5.2	303 of 303	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	279 of 316	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	282 of 328	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	255 of 317	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	295 of 314	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	306 of 315	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	283 of 339	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	241 of 316	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.1	231 of 314	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	219 of 309	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	65.0	131 of 324	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	105 of 301	65.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.3	259 of 259	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2021)3rd percentile

African American (2021)1st percentile

Male (2021)<1st percentile

Middle school

African American (2021)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 vs state

Science4%-28 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
Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 W Lexington Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0795	490	33	15.0	86.5%	15 (3.1%)	380 (77.6%)	82 (16.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.3	819^th of 864 public elementary schools	5.2%		11	821^st of 865 public elementary schools	5.1%	2	9.4	12.8	5.3	3.3	8.7	7.0	7.6	15.4	12.8	13.2	24.6	27.7	32.8	22.1		5.3	2.9	$21,891	$4,724	$17,167
James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	31 S Schroeder Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1621	588	43	13.6	89.5%	12 (2.0%)	534 (90.8%)	26 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	36	513^th of 864 public elementary schools	40.6%		20.2	682^nd of 865 public elementary schools	21.2%	169	25.6	10.0	7.7	29.6	19.2	14.6	20.2	34.1	17.5	24.5	55.6	50.0	44.9	42.3	26.3	7.1	23.2	$22,282	$4,541	$17,741
Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1401 W Lafayette Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0633	402	30	13.4	93.5%	3 (0.7%)	388 (96.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	10.9	813^th of 864 public elementary schools	5.9%		8.2	847^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.1%	34	30.8	10.3	0.0	0.0	2.4	22.0	11.0	7.5	15.4	5.7	25.5	11.4	19.6	15.0		0.0	13.5	$20,251	$4,743	$15,508
Southwest Baltimore Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1300 Herkimer Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-3385	363	28	13.2	81.3%	19 (5.2%)	283 (78.0%)	26 (7.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	7.2	850^th of 864 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.6	826^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.5%	24	12.9	2.9	3.8	0.0	5.0	2.5	4.4	9.7	11.4	7.4	17.1	12.8	18.4	13.2		3.8	7.9	$28,416	$5,431	$22,984
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou	Public	PK, KG-5	220 N Bentalou Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1385	296	16	18.5	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	283 (95.6%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.2	859^th of 864 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.8	852^nd of 865 public elementary schools	1.5%	7	6.8	6.1	2.3				5.2	11.4	10.2	9.5				10.4		2.5		$26,929	$5,369	$21,559
Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1200 Pennsylvania Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0882	433	26	16.6	92.8%	4 (0.9%)	420 (97.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	11.3	808^th of 864 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.2	770^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.0%	38	16.2	10.2	1.7				9.7	25.0	25.4	18.6				23.1		1.7		$31,185	$7,736	$23,449
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1327 Washington Boulevard	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-5973	266	24	11.0	70.3%	36 (13.5%)	89 (33.5%)	136 (51.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	28.9	586^th of 864 public elementary schools	32.2%		11.6	814^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.9%	228	23.7	47.2	22.9				31.2	32.4	22.2	25.7				26.9		11.4		$28,439	$4,668	$23,771
George Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Scott Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1445	137	11	12.4	82.5%	13 (9.5%)	104 (75.9%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.8%)	18.7	701^st of 864 public elementary schools	18.9%		28.6	566^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.6%	135	42.9	4.3	5.3				17.5	33.3	21.7	15.8				23.8		10.5		$26,566	$4,777	$21,789
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	507 W Preston Street	Baltimore	21201	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0783	236	14	16.8	95.8%	2 (0.8%)	225 (95.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	20.8	672^nd of 864 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.8	811^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.2%	139	27.7	0.0	2.4				11.9	42.6	40.0	24.4				35.6		5.0		$28,022	$6,120	$21,902
Billie Holiday Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2400 W Mosher Street	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0506	242	22	11.0	86.0%	2 (0.8%)	229 (94.6%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																		$31,423	$6,416	$25,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Square Elementary/Middle

How many students attend Franklin Square Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Franklin Square Elementary/Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Square Elementary/Middle?

Students at Franklin Square Elementary/Middle are 78% African American, 17% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Square Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square Elementary/Middle a good school?

Franklin Square Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Franklin Square Elementary/Middle in?

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