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Roland Park Elementary/Middle

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Roland Park Elementary/Middle ranks 148 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Roland Park Elementary/Middle is a high-performing public school in Baltimore, MD, serving 1,371 students from Pre-K through 8th grade and standing out as a top-tier option within the Baltimore City Public Schools district.

Academically, Roland Park is a major outlier in its district. In the 2025-2026 school year, 44.6% of students were proficient in Math and 68.5% in English Language Arts—more than triple the district average (13.3% Math, 32.9% ELA) and well above the state average. This consistent performance earns the school a 4-star rating and places it in the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools. A key factor is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 15.4%, compared to the district's 46.4%, which is the lowest among nearby city schools. However, a notable trend is the "middle school cliff" in math: proficiency drops from 55.2% in 3rd grade to just 5% in 8th grade, likely because high-achieving students take advanced courses like Algebra I and Geometry, leaving a smaller cohort for the standard test. The school also excels for diverse student groups, including Low Socio-Economic Status students (86th percentile) and African American students (85th percentile), though it struggles with Special Education students (34th percentile).

Compared to nearby schools, Roland Park is a clear standout. While Hampden Elementary/Middle and Medfield Heights Elementary are solid (74th percentile), Roland Park consistently ranks higher (82nd to 87th percentile). In contrast, schools like Park Heights Academy and Pimlico Elementary/Middle rank in the bottom 10% of the state, despite spending significantly more per student ($29,127 and $28,032, respectively, versus Roland Park's $16,989). This shows that higher spending doesn't guarantee better outcomes. Interestingly, just 1.92 miles away, Rodgers Forge Elementary in the Baltimore County Public Schools district is a 5-star, top-10 school in the state, with proficiency rates (81.9% Math, 88.1% ELA) that far exceed Roland Park's, highlighting how district boundaries can dramatically shape educational experiences.

1,371

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,989

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5207 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210-1926

(410) 396-6420

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.2%

White:

31.7%

Asian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (55% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg21%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

148^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

39^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^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	83.3	148 of 864	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	204 of 865	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	158 of 859	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	143 of 855	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	134 of 862	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	103 of 802	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	141 of 853	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	112 of 857	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	91.6	72 of 847	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	80 of 845	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	56 of 859	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	83.1	108 of 867	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	60 of 847	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	81.2	96 of 857	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	78 of 853	90.9%	★★★★★
2010	81.4	105 of 855	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	67 of 850	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.9	72 of 838	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	8.0	756 of 818	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	740 of 804	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.3	744 of 805	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	712 of 803	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	69.1	74 of 504	85.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	61.2	55 of 128	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	86.8	76 of 796	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	66.3	78 of 546	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	75.9	132 of 788	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.6	90 of 136	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	89.5	31 of 528	94.1%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	39 of 339	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	60 of 337	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	46 of 328	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	49 of 322	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	60 of 333	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	26 of 303	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	28 of 316	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	36 of 328	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	90.9	29 of 317	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	16 of 314	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	79.5	52 of 315	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	87.4	29 of 339	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	48 of 316	84.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	89 of 314	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	87 of 309	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	75 of 324	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	65 of 301	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	51 of 283	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	24.0	205 of 264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.7	184 of 254	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.8	202 of 255	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.4	192 of 252	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.1	32 of 259	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.6	16 of 116	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.3	31 of 303	89.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	72.3	35 of 273	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	88.7	17 of 288	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	91.0	6 of 210	97.1%	★★★★★

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

White (2021)94th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)90th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)86th percentile~ school

African American (2021)85th percentile~ school

Male (2021)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2021)57th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2021)34th percentile-53 vs school

Middle school

White (2021)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)90th percentile~ school

African American (2021)88th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)87th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2021)86th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Geometry84%+40 vs state

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Science49%+17 vs state

Algebra I46%+25 vs state

Mathematics45%+17 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, May 2, 2013

What really makes this school special is the arts integration model that is used to drive the curriculum. The arts pervade all instruction, and results in an engaged student body that is ready to tackle whatever challenges the faculty might throw. The talented faculty is a mix of savvy veteran teachers and enthusiastic younger teachers. My only real complaints are that the classes are too strongly tracked and that a few bad eggs are allowed to linger, coddled by the city administration and their parents. 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	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
Roland Park Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5207 Roland Avenue	Baltimore	21210	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-6420	1,371	73	18.7	33.0%	434 (31.7%)	634 (46.2%)	93 (6.8%)	112 (8.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (6.6%)	83.3	148^th of 864 public elementary schools	82.9%		77.6	204^th of 865 public elementary schools	76.4%	56	55.2	50.0	43.2	41.0	40.2	5.0	44.6	70.4	61.1	61.9	75.1	67.6	70.0	68.5	46.3	84.4	45.8	51.0	$16,989	$3,502	$13,487
Medfield Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Buchanan Avenue	Baltimore	21211	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-6460	485	25	19.4	37.9%	203 (41.9%)	153 (31.5%)	26 (5.4%)	60 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.9%)	75.3	222^nd of 864 public elementary schools	74.3%		80.6	175^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.8%	47	57.9	39.1	39.2				45.8	71.1	67.7	56.9				65.2			40.3		$19,774	$2,907	$16,868
The Mount Washington School	Public	PK, KG-8	1801 Sulgrave Avenue	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-6354	516	26	20.2	41.5%	107 (20.7%)	333 (64.5%)	35 (6.8%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	48.9	420^th of 864 public elementary schools	51.4%		53.5	380^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.1%	40	37.7	29.5	30.4	7.0	30.0	17.2	25.5	55.6	55.7	47.8	42.1	58.3	55.9	52.9	23.1		31.1	14.9	$17,685	$2,970	$14,716
Tunbridge Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5504 York Road	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 323-8692	493	26	18.9	42.8%	47 (9.5%)	386 (78.3%)	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	57	353^rd of 864 public elementary schools	59.1%		48.4	418^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.7%	65	56.6	15.7	38.9	11.9	21.6	32.4	31.7	63.0	47.1	57.4	54.2	56.9	82.4	60.0	85.7		29.6	35.3	$20,779	$3,682	$17,097
Govans Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5801 York Road	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6396	410	31	13.4	69.3%	22 (5.4%)	347 (84.6%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	25	627^th of 864 public elementary schools	27.4%		17.7	720^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.8%	93	18.3	19.7	18.9				19.0	42.4	34.4	26.4				34.7			13.2		$28,783	$6,241	$22,543
Park Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2835 Virginia Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0550	390	29	13.6	90.0%	6 (1.5%)	337 (86.4%)	36 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	12.4	791^st of 864 public elementary schools	8.4%		7.1	861^st of 865 public elementary schools	0.5%	70	14.5	11.3	3.7				9.9	38.2	17.0	9.3				21.6			3.9		$29,127	$5,389	$23,738
Hampden Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3608 Chestnut Avenue	Baltimore	21211	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6004	508	30	16.9	44.1%	232 (45.7%)	206 (40.6%)	19 (3.7%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.7%)	74.6	227^th of 864 public elementary schools	73.7%		78.9	192^nd of 865 public elementary schools	77.8%	35	67.3	43.9	45.2	22.0	21.7	2.8	34.0	76.9	66.1	54.8	61.2	54.1	49.1	60.3	19.0		30.2	15.8	$21,974	$4,171	$17,803
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	820 E 43rd Street	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6271	834	53	15.8	86.9%	6 (0.7%)	777 (93.2%)	35 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	7.8	843^rd of 864 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.2	843^rd of 865 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.3	3.7	1.1	0.0	1.1	5.5	2.8	20.9	8.4	13.3	21.6	18.2	16.3	16.3			3.4	3.3	$22,495	$4,482	$18,013
Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	820 E 43rd Street	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-7463	33	12	2.7	75.8%	2 (6.1%)	27 (81.8%)	2 (6.1%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4849 Pimlico Road	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0876	732	42	17.4	82.5%	7 (1.0%)	583 (79.6%)	129 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	12.3	792^nd of 864 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.9	836^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.4%	44	23.2	3.5	4.7	1.1	2.0	15.6	7.6	21.4	17.5	14.3	30.8	31.1	27.2	25.1			4.6	6.5	$28,032	$6,973	$21,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Roland Park Elementary/Middle

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

Students who attend Roland 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

How many students attend Roland Park Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,371 students attended Roland Park Elementary/Middle.

Is Roland Park Elementary/Middle a good school?

Roland Park Elementary/Middle ranks 148^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

Students at Roland Park Elementary/Middle are 46% African American, 32% White, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Roland Park Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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