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Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-8

847^th

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle is a public PK-8 school in Baltimore's Patterson Park neighborhood, serving 376 students as part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where the vast majority of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school faces significant challenges. Academic performance is very low, with only 2.9% of students proficient in math and 12.8% in English Language Arts, placing it in the bottom 2% of Maryland elementary schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, which has spiked to 58%—far higher than nearby Hampstead Hill Academy (9.7%) and Wolfe Street Academy (30.7%). While the school spends more per student ($22,781) than the high-performing Hampstead Hill Academy ($21,452), the results are dramatically different, suggesting resources aren't translating into student success. There is one small bright spot: 7th-grade English scores (17.5%) are the highest in the school and slightly better than at nearby Collington Square Elementary/Middle.

Comparing schools in the neighborhood reveals a stark divide. Just a mile away, Hampstead Hill Academy achieves strong results with low absenteeism, while Tench Tilghman and Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary are among the state's lowest performers. Even Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School, which serves a similar population just a quarter-mile away, only achieves marginally better scores (7.4% math, 26.4% ELA), though its lower absenteeism rate (28.7%) is a key difference. The school has shown it can improve attendance—dropping from 41% to 33.8% between 2021 and 2023—but the recent spike back to 58% is a serious setback that needs urgent attention.

376

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,781

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 N Patterson Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205-2425

(410) 396-9247

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.3%

Hispanic:

25.5%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (7% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

847^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

325^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd 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	7.3	847 of 864	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	827 of 865	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	776 of 859	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	805 of 855	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	769 of 862	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	795 of 802	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	776 of 853	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	833 of 857	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	829 of 847	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	831 of 845	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	849 of 859	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	854 of 867	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	669 of 847	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.8	540 of 857	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.2	691 of 853	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.0	515 of 855	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.4	716 of 850	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	800 of 838	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	88.8	27 of 818	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	86.4	58 of 804	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	35 of 805	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	84.4	64 of 803	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.8	787 of 796	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.5	752 of 788	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	325 of 339	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	315 of 337	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	323 of 328	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	294 of 322	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	276 of 333	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	233 of 316	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	312 of 328	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	298 of 317	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	313 of 314	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	310 of 315	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	254 of 316	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.6	216 of 314	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.5	270 of 309	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.7	221 of 324	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	14.1	271 of 301	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	198 of 283	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	5.0	299 of 303	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.6	263 of 288	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2021)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2021)9th percentile

Female (2021)1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts13%-39 vs state

Science3%-28 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 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
Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	600 N Patterson Park Avenue	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9247	376	25	15.3	84.6%	6 (1.6%)	268 (71.3%)	96 (25.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.3	847^th of 864 public elementary schools	2.0%		10.5	827^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.4%	20	3.4	2.5	4.1	2.2	0.0	4.7	2.9	10.3	2.6	14.6	13.6	17.5	16.7	12.8		4.6	2.3	$22,781	$4,534	$18,247
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Ashland Avenue	Baltimore	21205	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-2060	636	44	14.4	82.4%	6 (0.9%)	610 (95.9%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	13	781^st of 864 public elementary schools	9.6%		15	754^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.8%	27	19.4	8.7	1.6	4.6	6.8		7.4	22.4	15.9	11.5	38.5	30.5	39.1	26.4	2.9	1.6	7.2	$23,823	$5,200	$18,623
William Paca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Lakewood Avenue	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9148	414	37	11.1	60.1%	8 (1.9%)	116 (28.0%)	283 (68.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12.9	784^th of 864 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.7	825^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.6%	41	19.6	18.9	8.6				15.6	19.6	17.0	16.9				17.9		6.3		$28,167	$5,104	$23,063
Patterson Park Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	27 N Lakewood Avenue	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 558-1230	730	52	14.0	62.2%	87 (11.9%)	312 (42.7%)	307 (42.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	33	547^th of 864 public elementary schools	36.7%		24.7	617^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.7%	70	39.0	26.3	13.3	6.5	22.7	0.0	19.1	36.4	28.9	40.0	51.6	57.6	37.1	41.4	4.7	17.3	17.7	$25,628	$5,469	$20,158
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
Wolfe Street Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	245 S Wolfe Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9140	244	23	10.6	76.2%	11 (4.5%)	34 (13.9%)	197 (80.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26.8	610^th of 864 public elementary schools	29.4%		18.8	702^nd of 865 public elementary schools	18.8%	92	12.5	26.2	15.8				18.8	28.1	38.1	32.4				33.3		21.1		$30,454	$6,016	$24,438
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle	Public	K-8	2710 E Hoffman Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9161	705	45	15.6	82.6%	5 (0.7%)	536 (76.0%)	148 (21.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	10.3	818^th of 864 public elementary schools	5.3%		8.8	845^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.3%	27	9.5	7.3	5.6	3.8	2.8	3.1	5.1	12.2	19.3	13.9	26.9	26.9	22.4	20.8		5.6	4.3	$23,006	$4,475	$18,531
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
City Springs Elementary/Middle	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 S Caroline Street	Baltimore	21231	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9165	483	35	14.0	88.2%	17 (3.5%)	414 (85.7%)	36 (7.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	15.9	748^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.4%		14	772^nd of 865 public elementary schools	10.8%	24	16.7	8.3	8.5	4.3	4.7	0.0	8.2	32.8	30.0	25.8	17.8	38.5	34.0	30.3	25.0	11.1	16.3	$30,850	$7,285	$23,565
Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 N Caroline Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-1452	300	21	14.6	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	286 (95.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3.8	863^rd of 864 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.9	865^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.0%	2	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	9.3	2.2	0.0				4.1		0.0		$25,987	$6,018	$19,969

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Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle?

Students at Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle are 71% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White.

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