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Montebello Elementary/Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-8

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Montebello Elementary/Middle in Baltimore, MD, serves 542 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade in the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where 88.56% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 15% of Maryland elementary schools, it has shown a slight upward trend, moving from the 4th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026. A critical challenge is chronic absenteeism, which, though improved from a peak of 74.7% in 2021-2022, remains high at 47.7% in 2024-2025, significantly impacting academic outcomes.

One of the most striking comparisons is with The Green School of Baltimore, located just 0.76 miles away. While Montebello struggles, The Green School is a high-performing outlier with dramatically higher proficiency rates—47.5% in math and 60% in ELA in 2025-2026, compared to Montebello's 10% and 22.2%, respectively. The Green School also has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 8.0% and a lower rate of economic disadvantage (32.72% free/reduced lunch). This contrast highlights how socioeconomic factors and attendance are powerful predictors of academic success. Despite these challenges, Montebello shows a more positive trajectory than nearby schools like Collington Square Elementary/Middle (1st percentile) and Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle (2nd percentile), suggesting some improvement in its educational strategies.

Interestingly, Montebello spends a substantial $22,524 per student, comparable to The Green School's $22,523, indicating that funding alone is not the solution. A positive finding is that 35.7% of Montebello's 3rd graders were proficient in ELA in 2025-2026, above the district average of 31%, though this success drops sharply in later grades. However, the school faces a severe weakness in middle school science, with only 1.5% of 8th graders proficient in 2025-2026, far below the state average of 30.9%. Montebello's subgroup ranking for low socioeconomic status students is notably higher than its overall rank, suggesting it is relatively more effective at supporting its economically disadvantaged students compared to other schools across the state.

542

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,524

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2040 E 32nd Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

(410) 396-6576

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.4%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

737^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

297^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	16.1	737 of 864	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	680 of 865	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	681 of 859	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	740 of 855	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	770 of 862	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	658 of 802	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	786 of 853	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	798 of 857	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	800 of 847	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	809 of 845	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	785 of 859	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	807 of 867	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	768 of 847	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	806 of 857	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.4	718 of 853	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	646 of 855	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	742 of 850	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.4	751 of 838	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	86.5	50 of 818	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	23.4	590 of 796	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	34.2	380 of 546	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	718 of 788	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	297 of 339	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	282 of 337	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	243 of 328	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	295 of 322	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	297 of 333	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	259 of 303	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	264 of 316	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	284 of 328	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	301 of 314	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	292 of 315	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	256 of 316	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	256 of 314	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	235 of 309	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.1	192 of 324	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.9	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	221 of 259	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.0	244 of 303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	199 of 273	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)30th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2021)9th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)27th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2021)19th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Science91%+60 vs state

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 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
Montebello Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 E 32nd Street	Baltimore	21218	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6576	542	34	16.1	88.6%	2 (0.4%)	506 (93.4%)	26 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16.1	737^th of 864 public elementary schools	14.7%		20.3	680^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.4%	57	23.8	10.4	7.8	8.5	8.5	4.4	10.0	35.7	16.3	21.6	23.0	23.9	16.2	22.2		10.0	1.5	$22,524	$4,402	$18,121
The Green School of Baltimore	Public, Charter	K-5	2851 Kentucky Avenue	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 488-5312	162	12	14.0	32.7%	80 (49.4%)	58 (35.8%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.1%)	72.8	245^th of 864 public elementary schools	71.6%		61.6	320^th of 865 public elementary schools	63.0%	75	53.8	40.7	48.1				47.5	84.6	48.1	48.1				60.0		48.1		$22,523	$5,308	$17,215
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
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
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	691^st of 864 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	669^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.7%	22	31.3	14.3	3.8				17.1	39.7	27.1	21.2				29.7		1.9		$27,664	$5,785	$21,879
The Belair-Edison School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3536 Brehms Lane	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9150	911	61	15.0	87.2%	6 (0.7%)	829 (91.0%)	49 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	12.6	790^th of 864 public elementary schools	8.6%		10.4	830^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.0%	40	12.9	5.9	5.6	1.7	3.8	5.3	5.6	31.8	17.6	22.2	27.8	29.2	26.8	25.9		4.5	4.3	$26,491	$4,960	$21,531
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
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
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
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	856^th of 864 public elementary schools	0.9%		8.2	846^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.2%	10	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Montebello Elementary/Middle

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Students who attend Montebello 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 district is Montebello Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

How many students attend Montebello Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Montebello Elementary/Middle.

Is Montebello Elementary/Middle a good school?

Montebello Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Montebello Elementary/Middle?

Students at Montebello Elementary/Middle are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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