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Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership

Public Grades PK, KG-8

781^st

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership is a public elementary and middle school (PK-8) in Baltimore, MD, serving 636 students in a high-poverty area where over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This school stands out for its strong performance in English Language Arts (ELA) in the upper grades, a bright spot that sets it apart from many nearby schools. For example, in 6th grade, 38.5% of Henderson students were proficient in ELA, which is not only above the Baltimore City Public Schools district average of 32% but also the highest among nearby schools like Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle (26.9%) and Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle (13.6%). This suggests the Johns Hopkins partnership may be effectively supporting literacy, especially as students transition to middle school.

However, the school faces a significant challenge in mathematics, where proficiency is very low. Overall math proficiency is just 7.4%, and by 5th grade, it drops to 1.6%, the lowest among comparable schools. This creates a stark contrast with ELA, where proficiency improves as students get older, from 22.4% in 3rd grade to 39.1% in 8th grade. While the school spends a high $23,823 per student, these funds have not yet translated into strong math outcomes. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism at Henderson is 28.7%, dramatically lower than the district average of 46.4% and much better than nearby schools like Collington Square Elementary/Middle (68.4%), indicating better student engagement.

Compared to the most successful nearby school, Patterson Park Public Charter School, Henderson lags in most academic metrics, but it serves a higher percentage of low-income students (82.4% vs. 62.2%). Over the past decade, Henderson has improved its state ranking from the 1st percentile to the 10th percentile, showing a positive trend, though it still has a long way to go. For parents, this school offers a unique strength in middle school literacy and better attendance than most district peers, but math support will be critical for student success.

636

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,823

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Ashland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205

(443) 642-2060

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.9%

Hispanic:

2.0%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (14% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2019) to 10th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

781^st of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

262^nd of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^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	13.0	781 of 864	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	754 of 865	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	811 of 859	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	708 of 855	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	725 of 862	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	659 of 802	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	532 of 853	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	571 of 857	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.4	652 of 847	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	833 of 845	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	707 of 859	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	725 of 867	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	818 of 857	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	746 of 853	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.3	404 of 504	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.9	688 of 796	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.3	450 of 546	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.3	615 of 788	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	262 of 339	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	281 of 337	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	254 of 328	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	155 of 322	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	199 of 333	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	231 of 303	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	226 of 316	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	269 of 328	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	305 of 317	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	265 of 314	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	227 of 315	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	257 of 339	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	235 of 316	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	272 of 314	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	180 of 259	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.0	184 of 273	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2021)22nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)18th percentile~ school

Female (2021)14th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)33rd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2021)31st percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 vs state

Science5%-27 vs state

Algebra I3%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 26, 2017

I love Henderson Hopkins. Both of my daughters are students there. The teachers are great. It is clear that they want to be at this school. They have a new principal. She is very efficient. Im very excited about this school! 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle	Public	K-8	1919 N Broadway Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 396-4325	23	9	2.5	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	21 (91.3%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0							11.8
Harford Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 N Broadway Street	Baltimore	21213	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9341	435	34	12.7	87.4%	5 (1.1%)	393 (90.3%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	19.3	691^st of 864 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	669^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.7%	22	31.3	14.3	3.8				17.1	39.7	27.1	21.2				29.7		1.9		$27,664	$5,785	$21,879

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership

What is the racial makeup of Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership?

Students at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership.

What district is Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

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Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Maryland elementary schools.

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