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City Neighbors Hamilton

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City Neighbors Hamilton ranks 329 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

City Neighbors Hamilton is a small K-8 school in Baltimore, MD, serving 250 students within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, and it stands out as a high-performing outlier with a decade-long upward trend, moving from the 29th percentile statewide in 2016 to the 62nd percentile in 2025.

This school dramatically outperforms its neighbors in key areas. In English Language Arts (ELA), 53.2% of students are proficient—nearly double the district average of 32.9% and higher than nearby Hamilton Elementary/Middle (45.1%). Math proficiency, at 24.3%, is also nearly double the district average (13.3%), far exceeding schools like Glenmount Elementary/Middle (7.1%) and Hazelwood Elementary/Middle (8.1%). Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at just 14.3%, compared to the district average of 46.4% and rates three to four times higher at schools like Yorkwood Elementary (54.2%) and Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle (47.9%). The school also serves a more economically diverse population, with only 38.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, roughly half the rate of Northwood Elementary (76.4%) and Yorkwood (82.0%).

While the school excels overall, there are areas for growth. Math performance drops sharply in middle school, with proficiency falling from 48.1% in 3rd grade to just 6.7% in 6th and 7th grades, suggesting a need for stronger middle school math instruction. Additionally, the school’s sister campus, City Neighbors Charter School, located just 1.1 miles away, shares a similar philosophy but trails in nearly every metric, including ELA proficiency (50.3% vs. 53.2%) and chronic absenteeism (18.5% vs. 14.3%). This makes City Neighbors Hamilton the top performer in its network, with a consistent record of improvement that signals strong leadership and effective strategies.

250

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,020

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5609 Sefton Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214

(443) 642-2052

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.8%

White:

28.8%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

✓Above the Maryland median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg22%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

329^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

190^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	59.9	329 of 864	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	364 of 865	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	366 of 859	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	432 of 855	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	464 of 862	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	374 of 802	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	539 of 853	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	554 of 857	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	535 of 847	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	601 of 845	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	53.9	362 of 859	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	488 of 867	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.7	697 of 847	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	652 of 857	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.6	360 of 504	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.8	188 of 796	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.0	378 of 788	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.9	158 of 528	70.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	190 of 339	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	184 of 337	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	142 of 328	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	144 of 322	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	159 of 333	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	225 of 303	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	223 of 316	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	255 of 328	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	232 of 317	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	260 of 314	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	224 of 315	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	196 of 259	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.2	268 of 303	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	187 of 288	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2021)76th percentile+23 vs school

White (2021)70th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2021)52nd percentile~ school

African American (2021)29th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)35th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2021)24th percentile~ school

Female (2021)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science28%-4 vs state

Mathematics24%-3 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
City Neighbors Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	5609 Sefton Avenue	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(443) 642-2052	250	15	17.2	38.4%	72 (28.8%)	142 (56.8%)	18 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	59.9	329^th of 864 public elementary schools	61.9%		55.2	364^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.9%	35	48.1	32.1	35.7	6.7	6.7	20.0	24.3	66.7	64.3	57.1	40.0	50.0	43.3	53.2		42.9	13.3	$24,020	$6,014	$18,006
Hamilton Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 Old Harford Road	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6375	801	54	14.9	61.4%	75 (9.4%)	610 (76.2%)	73 (9.1%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	36.6	507^th of 864 public elementary schools	41.3%		33	530^th of 865 public elementary schools	38.7%	23	25.3	17.6	15.2	20.3	24.1	0.0	18.8	38.1	25.7	30.0	61.0	61.1	41.2	45.1	21.2	22.1	12.1	$20,669	$4,465	$16,204
Glenmount Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6211 Walther Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6366	628	46	13.8	75.2%	18 (2.9%)	529 (84.2%)	62 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	18	710^th of 864 public elementary schools	17.8%		30.3	554^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.0%	156	14.5	7.2	4.8	1.7	7.5	3.5	7.1	36.2	33.3	23.0	40.0	48.8	36.4	36.8		8.2	9.1	$21,762	$4,333	$17,429
Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 Ailsa Avenue	Baltimore	21214	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6361	320	26	12.3	74.1%	20 (6.3%)	274 (85.6%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	27.8	598^th of 864 public elementary schools	30.8%		27.4	581^st of 865 public elementary schools	32.8%	17	31.3	4.1	8.0	22.0	4.5	3.7	10.3	37.5	0.0	16.0	48.8	35.7	32.1	30.8		8.0	5.7	$24,021	$5,189	$18,832
Gardenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Belair Road	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6382	229	17	13.4	83.0%	4 (1.7%)	189 (82.5%)	29 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	20.9	669^th of 864 public elementary schools	22.6%		12.5	803^rd of 865 public elementary schools	7.2%	134	10.3	8.7	18.2				11.3	27.6	26.1	36.4				28.9		31.8		$25,104	$4,517	$20,587
Baltimore International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4410 Frankford Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 426-3650	749	51	14.6	70.5%	44 (5.9%)	600 (80.1%)	59 (7.9%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	17.8	712^th of 864 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.9	718^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.0%	6	19.7	6.7	15.3	4.6	8.2	13.8	11.3	25.0	23.3	20.8	36.4	41.0	39.7	30.0		19.2	20.7	$21,250	$3,317	$17,933
City Neighbors Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4301 Raspe Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 325-2627	231	16	14.9	54.1%	54 (23.4%)	173 (74.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	38.2	498^th of 864 public elementary schools	42.4%		35.8	508^th of 865 public elementary schools	41.3%	10	16.0	34.8	17.9	3.6	7.4	3.8	13.2	40.0	60.9	39.3	53.6	74.1	35.7	50.3		17.9	7.1	$21,980	$4,222	$17,759
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	4517 Hazelwood Avenue	Baltimore	21206	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-9098	524	38	13.9	82.4%	8 (1.5%)	445 (84.9%)	54 (10.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	13.1	779^th of 864 public elementary schools	9.8%		14	774^th of 865 public elementary schools	10.5%	5	14.0	6.9	10.7	6.9	6.2	4.7	8.1	23.2	20.3	18.2	20.3	40.3	32.3	26.3		12.5	1.5	$25,419	$4,938	$20,481
Woodhome Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7300 Moyer Avenue	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6398	496	26	19.4	73.6%	17 (3.4%)	347 (70.0%)	106 (21.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	21.6	661^st of 864 public elementary schools	23.5%		22	664^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.2%	3	28.9	7.0	12.5	17.6	4.6	12.8	13.6	22.7	24.6	25.0	41.2	37.5	42.0	32.7		0.0	12.0	$20,014	$4,246	$15,768
Yorkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5931 Yorkwood Road	Baltimore	21239	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6364	294	21	14.3	82.0%	1 (0.3%)	274 (93.2%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	18.8	699^th of 864 public elementary schools	19.1%		23.1	640^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.0%	59	23.1	5.5	15.4				13.5	33.3	16.4	38.5				27.8		12.8		$25,164	$4,735	$20,429

Frequently Asked Questions about City Neighbors Hamilton

How many students attend City Neighbors Hamilton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended City Neighbors Hamilton.

What district is City Neighbors Hamilton in?

Baltimore City Public Schools

Is City Neighbors Hamilton a good school?

City Neighbors Hamilton ranks 329^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of City Neighbors Hamilton?

Students at City Neighbors Hamilton are 57% African American, 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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