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Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-8

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Morrell Park Elementary/Middle is a PK-8 school in southwest Baltimore serving 451 students, where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district.

The school’s most notable strength is in 3rd-grade math, where 45.5% of students were proficient—nearly double the district average and even surpassing the state average. This is a bright spot compared to nearby schools like Riverview Elementary and Lansdowne Elementary in Baltimore County, which have lower proficiency rates in this grade. However, this success drops sharply in 4th grade, where proficiency falls to just 9.3%, and by 8th grade, 0% of students are proficient in math. This pattern suggests that while early math instruction is effective, the school struggles to sustain those gains in later grades. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is a severe issue, with 47.8% of students missing 10% or more of the school year—far higher than the 27.8% rate at the higher-performing Lakeland Elementary/Middle.

Despite spending $24,243 per student—more than nearby schools like Riverview Elementary ($18,784) and Lansdowne Elementary ($18,350)—academic outcomes remain below state averages. The school’s overall math proficiency is just 13.1%, and 8th-grade ELA proficiency is only 20.4%. This indicates that the challenge is not a lack of resources but how they are used to address systemic issues like high absenteeism and a steep academic decline after 3rd grade. For parents, this school offers a strong start in early math but faces significant hurdles in maintaining progress through middle school.

451

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,243

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Tolley Street
Baltimore, MD 21230-1537

(410) 396-3426

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.6%

White:

22.8%

African American:

21.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

696^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

308^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	19.0	696 of 864	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	747 of 865	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	803 of 859	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	698 of 855	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	691 of 862	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	727 of 802	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	710 of 853	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	633 of 857	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	745 of 847	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	749 of 845	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	738 of 859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	762 of 867	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	698 of 847	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.5	498 of 857	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	417 of 853	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.7	304 of 855	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	309 of 850	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.4	494 of 838	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	82.3	95 of 818	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	87.8	41 of 804	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	90.7	11 of 805	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	85.9	39 of 803	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	732 of 796	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.1	174 of 347	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	514 of 546	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	630 of 788	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	491 of 528	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	308 of 339	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	278 of 337	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	227 of 328	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	215 of 322	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	196 of 333	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.3	279 of 303	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	285 of 316	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	267 of 328	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	271 of 317	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	272 of 314	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	266 of 315	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.9	250 of 339	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	238 of 316	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.2	193 of 314	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	187 of 309	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	175 of 324	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.9	158 of 301	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.7	223 of 283	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	88.5	20 of 264	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	2 of 254	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.0	7 of 255	97.3%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	20 of 252	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	247 of 259	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.9	272 of 303	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.0	254 of 273	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.9	278 of 288	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.3	182 of 210	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2021)20th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)8th percentile~ school

White (2021)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)6th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)5th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2021)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)7th percentile~ school

African American (2021)5th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 vs state

Science4%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 23, 2016

The school itself needs repairs especially in the girls bathrooms. The principle is fair. I have to give prop's to Mrs.Barb the nurse, and Mrs. Purnell I love them both. The teachers my children have had over the past 3 years are good teachers. I gotta give all the teachers that work in Baltimore City the credit they deserve. I've seen how kids act in school the disrespect they give to school employees.You couldn't pay me enough to be a teacher. So to all the teachers that work in the school system my heart goes out to you. Every teacher I've had the pleasure of inter acting with over the years thank you for doing your best to teach all the children. Thank you for reaching out to me when my children did good and when they didn't do so good. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (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 Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2601 Tolley Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-3426	451	32	14.3	70.3%	103 (22.8%)	98 (21.7%)	210 (46.6%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	19	696^th of 864 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.5	747^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.6%	51	45.5	9.3	13.6	10.0	3.5	0.0	13.1	24.4	20.9	20.3	22.5	24.6	20.4	22.1	3.4	5.6	$24,243	$4,241	$20,002
Westport Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2401 Nevada Street	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-3396	251	24	10.6	92.8%	6 (2.4%)	214 (85.3%)	25 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	8.9	836^th of 864 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.6	783^rd of 865 public elementary schools	9.5%	53	4.3	10.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	4.2	5.0	20.0	21.4	5.9	12.5	12.0	10.0	5.9	$31,667	$6,786	$24,881
Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2921 Stranden Road	Baltimore	21230	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1406	1,070	82	13.0	62.6%	38 (3.6%)	204 (19.1%)	814 (76.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	42.9	458^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.0%		35.6	512^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.8%	54	57.3	35.2	16.0	9.5	5.0	16.8	24.3	46.4	38.5	31.1	53.3	52.5	35.4	42.8	20.0	11.6	$21,638	$3,730	$17,908
Lansdowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Alma Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-1408	603	43	14.1	72.1%	157 (26.0%)	134 (22.2%)	234 (38.8%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.3%)	11.6	798^th of 864 public elementary schools	7.6%		11.9	809^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	9.0	12.5	2.7				8.5	18.0	14.7	29.3				20.1	11.0		$18,350	$2,726	$15,624
Violetville Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1207 Pine Heights Avenue	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1416	302	17	18.3	79.5%	58 (19.2%)	147 (48.7%)	64 (21.2%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.9%)	16.5	733^rd of 864 public elementary schools	15.2%		24.2	625^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.7%	108	17.9	15.2	3.1	11.5	6.1	7.3	9.7	28.6	12.5	15.6	42.3	25.0	39.5	27.5	6.5	23.1	$22,503	$5,213	$17,290
Frederick Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2501 Frederick Avenue	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0830	320	20	16.0	88.8%	12 (3.8%)	239 (74.7%)	50 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	6.7	853^rd of 864 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.3	863^rd of 865 public elementary schools	0.2%	10	6.8	2.3	1.8				3.5	11.1	4.4	14.5				10.3	7.8		$30,078	$6,680	$23,398
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
Arundel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2400 Round Road	Baltimore	21225	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1379	434	33	13.1	87.8%	5 (1.2%)	377 (86.9%)	43 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)																	$25,583	$5,312	$20,270
Southwest Baltimore Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 Herkimer Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

How many students attend Morrell Park Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Morrell Park Elementary/Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Morrell Park Elementary/Middle?

Students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle are 47% Hispanic, 23% White, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Morrell Park Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Morrell Park Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Morrell Park 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

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