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The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary

Q: Is The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary a good school?

The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary?

Students at The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary are 95% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 245 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in the state.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Maryland elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. It faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 48.7% to 75.4% in recent years, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly low performance in Science. Despite higher spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

Compared to nearby schools like Midtown Academy, Mount Royal Elementary/Middle, and Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy, The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary performs significantly worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and a higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as improving attendance and providing targeted academic interventions, may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

236

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,022

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

507 W Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 396-0783

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2012 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (12% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg21%

Maryland avg38%

811^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	811 of 865	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	789 of 859	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	839 of 855	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	856 of 862	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	832 of 853	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	841 of 857	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	826 of 847	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	834 of 859	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	863 of 867	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	856 of 857	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	842 of 853	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	845 of 855	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	818 of 850	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	801 of 838	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	86.3	54 of 818	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	91.3	7 of 804	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.1	26 of 805	96.8%	★★★★★
2004	83.5	84 of 803	89.5%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-32 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 vs state

Science0%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

This school is horrible. Don’t send your kids here if you care about their wellbeing and their education. You will not get it here. They have teachers there who are not certified. The students there are terrible and nothing is done the principal Ms. Adams is unprofessional. The staff yell and scream at the students like they don’t have training on how to effectively lead the students. They hardly ever see altercations amd when they do they don’t let the parents know. My kids were only here for a year and I hated it. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	31 S Schroeder Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1621	588	43	13.6	89.5%	12 (2.0%)	534 (90.8%)	26 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	20.2	682^nd of 865 public elementary schools	21.2%		12.1	784^th of 859 public elementary schools	8.7%	102	11.9	8.6	2.0	9.1	6.3	1.9	8.0	11.9	15.8	10.4	45.5	40.0	37.2	31.4	22.2		0.0	16.7	19.7	$22,282	$4,541	$17,741
Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 W Lexington Street	Baltimore	21223	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0795	490	33	15.0	86.5%	15 (3.1%)	380 (77.6%)	82 (16.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	11	821^st of 865 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.1	818^th of 859 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	14.6	2.4	2.2	6.5	7.8	6.3	6.6	15.8	4.9	6.7	33.3	31.3	9.4	17.5			0.0	3.1	5.0	$21,891	$4,724	$17,167
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
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
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%)	27.5	579^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.1%		24.2	594^th of 859 public elementary schools	30.8%	15	32.8	9.5	8.3	4.7	17.5	0.0	14.4	49.3	28.6	31.3	28.6	35.0	24.3	34.0	13.3		16.7	13.5	15.8	$20,781	$4,967	$15,815

Frequently Asked Questions about The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary

What is the racial makeup of The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary?

Students at The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary are 95% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary.

What schools do graduates of The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary attend?

Students who attend The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 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

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The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

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