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Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle

Q: Is Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle a good school?

Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Maryland elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle?

Students at Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle are 83% African American, 14% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle is a large PK-8 school in Baltimore, MD, serving 799 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, where about 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics. In the most recent school year, only 5.5% of all students were proficient in math, which is the lowest rate among nearby schools like Liberty Elementary (16.7%) and Creative City Public Charter School (14.5%). The drop-off is especially severe between 3rd and 4th grade, where math proficiency plummets from 12.2% to just 1.3%—the lowest 4th-grade math score in the area. On a more positive note, 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) is a relative bright spot, with 25.6% of students proficient, outperforming Callaway Elementary (20.8%) and Creative City (16.2%). Chronic absenteeism is high at 52.4%, though this is a systemic issue across the neighborhood, with schools like Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle (61.6%) and Hilton Elementary (63.2%) facing even higher rates.

A striking comparison highlights the role of district effectiveness. Just 1.42 miles away, Powhatan Elementary serves a similar demographic (67.6% free/reduced lunch) but achieves dramatically better results under the Baltimore County Public Schools district, with 60.4% ELA proficiency and 31.7% math proficiency. Despite spending $18,935 per student—well above the state average—Rodwell’s outcomes remain low, suggesting that how funds are used matters more than the amount. There is a small sign of hope: after hitting a low point in 2020-2021, the school’s state ranking has inched up to the 6th percentile, and the relative strength in 3rd-grade ELA may indicate that recent efforts are starting to take hold.

799

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,935

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 Hillsdale Road
Baltimore, MD 21207

(410) 396-0940

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.6%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (11% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg21%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

816^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

320^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 103Elementary Schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools

24^th of 24Baltimore 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	10.8	816 of 865	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	807 of 865	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	749 of 859	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	792 of 855	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	795 of 862	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	799 of 802	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	789 of 853	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	628 of 857	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	759 of 847	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	775 of 845	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	830 of 859	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	806 of 867	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	715 of 847	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	682 of 857	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	684 of 853	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	69.3	282 of 855	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	296 of 850	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	410 of 838	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.7	129 of 818	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	152 of 804	81.1%	★★★★☆
2005	75.8	187 of 805	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	188 of 803	76.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.6	500 of 504	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	6.0	796 of 796	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	8.7	784 of 788	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	320 of 342	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	322 of 337	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	302 of 328	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	303 of 322	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	310 of 333	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	315 of 316	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	248 of 259	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	6.5	298 of 303	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.4	262 of 273	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	266 of 288	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2021)1st percentile~ school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2021)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2021)8th percentile~ school

African American (2021)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2021)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-32 vs state

Mathematics6%-22 vs state

Science4%-28 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 (2025)	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
Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3501 Hillsdale Road	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0940	799	49	16.4	77.8%	10 (1.3%)	660 (82.6%)	115 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	10.8	816^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.1	807^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.7%	9	12.2	1.3	7.0	5.2	2.9	2.7	5.5	25.6	15.2	17.6	21.4	23.5	15.8	19.8		4.8	2.6	$18,935	$3,910	$15,026
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Maine Avenue	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0571	335	23	14.8	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	313 (93.4%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25.4	625^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.7%		25.1	609^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.6%	16	28.9	9.4	13.0				16.7	45.7	21.2	36.2				33.8		20.0		$26,541	$5,280	$21,262
Callaway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 Fernhill Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0604	231	16	14.4	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	218 (94.4%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	8.8	839^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.0%		13.4	786^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.1%	53	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	20.8	21.4	11.1				18.6		16.7		$27,955	$5,964	$21,991
Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	4001 Alto Road	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0595	252	25	10.2	86.5%	3 (1.2%)	232 (92.1%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	19.6	688^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.7	722^nd of 865 public elementary schools	16.5%	34	4.0	25.0	9.5	0.0	14.8	8.0	9.0	23.1	37.5	27.3	40.6	22.2	36.0	31.1		10.0	4.0	$31,478	$6,298	$25,180
Hilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Carlisle Avenue	Baltimore	21216	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0634	258	21	12.2	86.4%	2 (0.8%)	243 (94.2%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	10.2	824^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.7%		10.8	824^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.7%		16.1	7.1	0.0				7.7	38.7	7.1	0.0				15.4		0.0		$27,987	$5,391	$22,595
Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5025 Dickey Hill Road	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0610	218	15	15.0	82.1%	2 (0.9%)	184 (84.4%)	25 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	11.3	807^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.7%		7.4	859^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.7%	52	22.7	3.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.8	31.8	17.6	20.0	12.5	22.2	25.0	21.3		0.0	3.5	$28,972	$6,122	$22,850
Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3935 Hilton Road	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0636	287	21	14.0	84.0%	2 (0.7%)	263 (91.6%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	8.8	838^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.2	842^nd of 865 public elementary schools	2.7%	4	16.7	0.0	9.5	0.0	2.4	0.0	3.0	22.2	15.8	4.7	14.9	16.7	14.6	14.9		4.8	2.0	$26,803	$5,179	$21,624
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Kelox Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1330	250	21	11.8	67.6%	5 (2.0%)	175 (70.0%)	51 (20.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	59.7	332^nd of 865 public elementary schools	61.6%		54	377^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.4%	45	46.4	29.7	23.1				31.7	63.0	60.0	59.0				60.4		31.6		$25,071	$3,845	$21,227
Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3705 W Rogers Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0567	529	33	16.2	81.1%	3 (0.6%)	395 (74.7%)	124 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17.7	715^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.3%		14.5	761^st of 865 public elementary schools	12.0%	46	14.0	19.7	9.2				14.4	24.7	35.2	30.8				29.9		3.1		$23,148	$4,634	$18,514
Creative City Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	2810 Shirley Avenue	Baltimore	21215	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(443) 642-3600	210	13	16.8	81.9%	12 (5.7%)	182 (86.7%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	16.4	736^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.7	736^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.9%		10.8	16.7	17.6				14.6	16.2	27.3	29.4				23.5		16.7		$25,196	$5,208	$19,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle

What is the racial makeup of Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle?

Students at Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle are 83% African American, 14% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle.

What district is Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Calvin M. Rodwell 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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