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Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle

Q: Is Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle a good school?

Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle?

Students at Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

843^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle is a large PK-8 school in Baltimore, MD, serving 834 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where nearly 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic proficiency at Walter P. Carter is critically low, with only 2.8% of students proficient in Mathematics and 16.3% in English Language Arts in the 2025-2026 school year—dramatically below district averages of 13.3% and 32.9%, respectively. Nearby schools like Hampden Elementary/Middle (34% Math, 60.3% ELA) and Tunbridge Public Charter School (31.7% Math, 60% ELA) achieve proficiency rates 10 to 20 times higher in math and nearly 4 times higher in reading. Chronic absenteeism affects 40.7% of students, which is an improvement from past years but still nearly double the rate at Hampden (23.7%) and Tunbridge (21.9%). A notable bright spot is 8th grade Social Studies, where 24% of students are proficient—higher than the district average of 17.3% and outperforming nearby schools like Waverly Elementary/Middle (13.3%) and Barclay Elementary/Middle (12.2%).

The school spends over $22,000 per student, comparable to neighbors like Waverly ($24,490) and Barclay ($25,600), yet academic outcomes are far lower than at Hampden ($21,974) or Tunbridge ($20,779), highlighting a significant efficiency gap. A concerning "middle school cliff" in math shows proficiency dropping to 0% in 6th grade before a slight recovery to 5.5% in 8th grade. Interestingly, a separate program called Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle shares the same address with only 33 students and $76,104 per-pupil spending, suggesting an intensive intervention program co-located in the building.

834

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,495

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 E 43rd Street
Baltimore, MD 21212

(410) 396-6271

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.2%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (9% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

843^rd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

319^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^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	7.8	843 of 864	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	843 of 865	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	851 of 859	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	803 of 855	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	772 of 862	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	748 of 802	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	833 of 853	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	851 of 857	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	702 of 847	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	757 of 845	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	825 of 859	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	836 of 867	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	777 of 847	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	811 of 857	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.4	821 of 853	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	51.6	477 of 855	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	586 of 850	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.2	543 of 838	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	85.9	62 of 818	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	78 of 804	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	87.1	54 of 805	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.6	59 of 803	92.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.0	448 of 504	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	702 of 796	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	398 of 546	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.6	724 of 788	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	319 of 339	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	277 of 337	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	286 of 328	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	261 of 322	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	296 of 333	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	304 of 316	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	305 of 328	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	249 of 317	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	285 of 314	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	314 of 339	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	46.5	204 of 324	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	216 of 301	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	4.4	303 of 303	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2021)12th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2021)<1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts16%-35 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
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)
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
Northwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Loch Raven Boulevard	Baltimore	21239	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6377	641	38	17.0	76.4%	11 (1.7%)	578 (90.2%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	26	617^th of 864 public elementary schools	28.6%		35.6	510^th of 865 public elementary schools	41.0%	107	21.2	18.8	20.0				20.1	36.8	37.0	31.5				35.2		15.7		$23,063	$4,298	$18,766
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle

What is the racial makeup of Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle?

Students at Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Walter P. Carter 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 Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle.

Is Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle a good school?

Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle in?

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