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Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

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Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle ranks 626 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is a small Pre-K through 8th grade school in Baltimore, MD, serving 235 students as part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, and it has shown a positive upward trend in its state ranking over recent years.

The most compelling story at Margaret Brent is its unexpected strength in middle school mathematics, particularly in 8th grade. While the school's overall math proficiency (19.7%) is below the state average, it is significantly higher than the district average (13.3%). The standout data point is in 8th-grade math, where 26.7% of students are proficient—dramatically higher than the district average (6.3%) and every nearby school, including Mount Royal Elementary/Middle (1.6%), Hampden Elementary/Middle (2.8%), and Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School (0%). This suggests a targeted and effective math program in the middle school years. Similarly, 8th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency (42.1%) is a clear strength, well above the district average (32.7%) and only surpassed by the high-performing Hampden Elementary/Middle (49.1%).

Margaret Brent also stands out for its relatively lower chronic absenteeism rate (41.8%), which is notably better than several neighbors like Barclay Elementary/Middle (49.5%) and Abbottston Elementary (55.1%). The school maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 13.4, lower than many nearby schools, which may allow for more individualized attention. While the school faces challenges common to its district, including serving a high-needs population with 60% of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch, its success in 8th-grade math and ELA points to a school that has identified specific areas of strength and is leveraging them to drive a slow but steady climb in its overall state ranking.

235

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,395

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 E 26th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-4621

(410) 396-6509

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.4%

Hispanic:

34.9%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

626^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

228^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	25.3	626 of 864	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	693 of 865	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	738 of 859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	737 of 855	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	766 of 862	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	565 of 802	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	577 of 853	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	704 of 857	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	780 of 847	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	817 of 845	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	690 of 859	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	818 of 867	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	738 of 847	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	730 of 857	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	790 of 853	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	662 of 855	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.6	440 of 850	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.5	353 of 838	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	86.5	48 of 818	94.1%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	1 of 804	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	82.7	106 of 805	86.8%	★★★★☆
2004	85.9	38 of 803	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	334 of 504	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	458 of 796	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	145 of 347	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	331 of 546	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	228 of 339	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	267 of 337	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	248 of 328	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	237 of 322	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	283 of 333	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	247 of 303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	240 of 316	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	274 of 328	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	260 of 317	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	280 of 314	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	263 of 315	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	233 of 316	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	299 of 314	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	268 of 309	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.2	189 of 324	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.5	245 of 301	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	55.0	153 of 283	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.4	167 of 303	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2021)58th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2021)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)39th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2021)34th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

Female (2021)45th percentile+26 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Mathematics20%-7 vs state

Science10%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, November 1, 2018

I have visited their kindergarten class and was very impressed with the teacher and her ability to engage and to keep the students engaged in a reading circle. The school was organized, pleasant and clean. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, February 25, 2011

Character, Creativity, and Community. This is a school that helps each child develop as an individual while in a small nurturing community. Margaret Brent is the secret of Charles Village. A school which has 280 students grades, pre-k through 8th, has small class sizes that allows for one on one teacher contact. Margaret Brent teaches character education through its Lion Quest program. A program that helps children with team building and decision making. Creativity is something that Ms. Prince, the art teacher, loves to foster in her classes. Whether it is getting the students to help paint murals on lockers in the Ben Carson Reading Room or foster a love for creating ceramics, Ms. Prince is all about it. This year (2010-2011) Margaret Brent began Project Based Learning which has put the discovery and learning into our students hands. Great things are happening at Brent! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)							MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Geometry (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 Geometry 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
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	100 E 26th Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6509	235	18	13.4	60.0%	35 (14.9%)	102 (43.4%)	82 (34.9%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.6%)	25.3	626^th of 864 public elementary schools	27.5%		19.4	693^rd of 865 public elementary schools	19.9%	67	26.9	32.0	20.8	6.7	8.3	26.7	19.7	34.6	28.0	25.0	29.0	33.3	42.1	31.5			14.3	5.6	$24,395	$4,780	$19,615
Barclay Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2900 Barclay Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6387	373	28	13.5	82.3%	13 (3.5%)	263 (70.5%)	86 (23.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	22.7	651^st of 864 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.7	705^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.5%	54	11.1	13.9	7.3	5.4	2.4	10.4	8.3	41.7	13.9	34.1	50.0	34.9	45.8	37.1			12.2	16.7	$25,600	$5,214	$20,386
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	807^th of 864 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.4	856^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.0%	49	16.7	4.0	14.3				11.1	25.0	12.0	21.4				19.0			7.1		$33,806	$6,232	$27,574
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	841^st of 864 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.4	857^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.9%	16	9.4	8.2	5.3				7.9	16.7	14.3	13.2				14.9			5.3		$25,070	$4,804	$20,265
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	557^th of 864 public elementary schools	35.5%		27.5	579^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.1%	22	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
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%)	17.5	720^th of 864 public elementary schools	16.7%		21	670^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.5%	50	10.5	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	4.7	4.1	42.1	33.3	27.3	15.8	31.6	52.4	33.9			18.2	4.7	$25,174	$6,275	$18,899
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%)	51	404^th of 864 public elementary schools	53.2%		54.5	369^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.3%	35	41.1	21.1	17.5	32.0	35.7	1.6	31.0	42.9	36.8	28.1	56.2	66.7	58.7	53.7	44.4	100.0	28.1	28.8	$20,721	$4,029	$16,691
Waverly Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 Ellerslie Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6394	534	37	14.4	82.2%	8 (1.5%)	479 (89.7%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	14.1	763^rd of 864 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.1	712^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.7%	51	17.8	9.1	8.2	0.0	7.0	0.0	6.5	26.7	18.2	12.0	35.8	43.0	23.4	28.7	10.7		4.0	5.3	$24,490	$5,214	$19,275
Abbottston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Gorsuch Avenue	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 984-2685	330	25	13.4	81.8%	9 (2.7%)	266 (80.6%)	47 (14.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13.4	776^th of 864 public elementary schools	10.2%		11.7	812^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.1%	36	15.4	7.3	15.3				13.2	26.9	7.3	22.4				19.9			6.8		$26,177	$5,389	$20,788
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%)	7.7	844^th of 864 public elementary schools	2.3%		9.5	841^st of 865 public elementary schools	2.8%	3	10.8	4.1	6.5				7.4	13.8	8.2	14.8				12.6			5.0		$25,354	$5,225	$20,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Is Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle a good school?

Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle ranks 626^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

How many students attend Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle.

What schools do graduates of Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Margaret Brent 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 Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle?

Students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle are 43% African American, 35% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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