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Dorothy I. Height Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

841^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Dorothy I. Height Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 432 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $25,354, Dorothy I. Height Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Maryland, with proficiency rates in MCAP tests significantly lower than the Baltimore City Public Schools and Maryland state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.6% of students at Dorothy I. Height Elementary were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 12.6% for Baltimore City Public Schools and 26.5% for the state of Maryland. Additionally, the school has experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 48.7% to 58.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as Mount Royal Elementary/Middle, Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy, and Midtown Academy, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Dorothy I. Height Elementary. However, some of these schools, like Mount Royal Elementary/Middle, have slightly higher proficiency rates and rankings compared to Dorothy I. Height Elementary, suggesting that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the school's challenges.

435

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,354

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2011 Linden Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 396-0837

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.6%

Hispanic:

6.7%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg21%

Maryland avg38%

841^st of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 104Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	841 of 865	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	831 of 859	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	854 of 855	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	860 of 862	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	813 of 853	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	853 of 857	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	750 of 845	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	625 of 859	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.6	572 of 867	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	584 of 847	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	4.7	820 of 857	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.6	836 of 853	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	52.6	469 of 855	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.7	485 of 850	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.3	653 of 838	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	82.1	97 of 818	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	44 of 804	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	80.9	125 of 805	84.5%	★★★★☆
2004	85.7	41 of 803	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	499 of 546	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	733 of 788	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)9th percentile

Male (2021)7th percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-37 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 vs state

Science4%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 7, 2016

The John Eager Howard team leads those scholars with love, dedication and professionalism every day. They are not given much to work with from the powers that be, but with what they get -- they work miracles EVERY DAY. They know their craft and they keep the children focused on learning and college prep. That is NO small task with the distractions and other major challenges the John Eager Howard family deals with daily. These rankings seem a bit skewed and I don't understand it much at all. Close Quote

Schools Near Dorothy I. Height Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 Linden Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0837	435	30	14.5	88.3%	17 (3.9%)	368 (84.6%)	29 (6.7%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9.5	841^st of 865 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.9	831^st of 859 public elementary schools	3.3%	10	7.8	7.6	7.3				7.6	11.3	12.1	18.9				14.0			3.5			$25,354	$5,225	$20,128
Mount Royal Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	121 McMechen Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0864	786	48	16.5	63.5%	136 (17.3%)	548 (69.7%)	51 (6.5%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.2%)	54.5	369^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.3%		44.1	427^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.3%	58	30.0	24.0	22.2	42.0	29.4	1.6	29.2	35.0	30.0	37.0	58.9	61.4	60.5	53.4	25.0	90.9	16.7	30.0	39.2	$20,721	$4,029	$16,691
Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Gold Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0800	410	30	13.6	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	403 (98.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6	862^nd of 865 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.4	859^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.0%	3	0.0	3.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	2.4	1.4	14.7	3.2	0.0	5.3	14.3	7.0	7.4			0.0	0.0	2.5	$22,903	$5,044	$17,859
Midtown Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1398 W Mount Royal Avenue	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 225-3257	184	12	15.3	70.1%	13 (7.1%)	162 (88.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	21	670^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.5%		44.5	423^rd of 859 public elementary schools	50.8%	247	22.7	14.3	15.0	0.0	5.0	16.7	12.3	27.3	28.6	20.0	38.1	60.0	55.6	37.7			15.0	33.3	16.7	$25,174	$6,275	$18,899
New Song Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1530 Presstman Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 728-2091	182	13	14.0	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	853^rd of 865 public elementary schools	1.4%		22.9	609^th of 859 public elementary schools	29.1%	244	4.8	0.0	5.9	0.0	26.7	5.9	6.7	9.5	12.5	17.6	15.8	53.3	17.6	20.0			0.0	11.8	11.8	$24,869	$4,763	$20,107
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%)	14.2	770^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.0%		10.7	809^th of 859 public elementary schools	5.8%	39	16.4	9.1	6.8				10.6	30.9	22.7	18.6				23.9			5.1			$31,185	$7,736	$23,449
Matthew A. Henson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Payson Street	Baltimore	21217	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0776	199	13	15.9	85.9%	4 (2.0%)	177 (88.9%)	15 (7.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	600^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.6%		16.7	697^th of 859 public elementary schools	18.9%	97	36.0	35.7	24.2				31.4	16.0	27.6	18.2				20.7			0.0			$28,098	$5,944	$22,154
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%)	11.8	811^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.8	789^th of 859 public elementary schools	8.1%	22	10.3	7.7	14.3				10.7	17.2	17.9	20.0				18.4			0.0			$28,022	$6,120	$21,902
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%)	8.2	847^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.1%		5	858^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.1%	11	10.3	0.0	2.4	2.5	6.8	13.6	6.3	23.1	3.4	7.3	15.0	22.4	8.5	14.1			0.0	2.2	10.9	$20,251	$4,743	$15,508
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%)	7.4	856^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.0%		10.2	815^th of 859 public elementary schools	5.1%	41	11.1	6.3	0.0				6.0	15.4	21.4	0.0				10.9			0.0			$33,806	$6,232	$27,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Dorothy I. Height Elementary

How many students attend Dorothy I. Height Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Dorothy I. Height Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dorothy I. Height Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dorothy I. Height 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

What is the racial makeup of Dorothy I. Height Elementary?

Students at Dorothy I. Height Elementary are 85% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Dorothy I. Height Elementary a good school?

Dorothy I. Height Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Dorothy I. Height Elementary in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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