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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21212

At a glance

Schools

3,891

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedRodgers Forge Elementary6^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Govans Elementary up 93 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Govans Elementary 13.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 7 schools in zip code 21212, serving elementary and middle grades, are split between two starkly different districts: the high-performing Baltimore County Public Schools and the struggling Baltimore City Public Schools, creating a dramatic tale of two school systems within a single area.

In the Baltimore County portion, Rodgers Forge Elementary is the standout, ranking 6th in Maryland with 81.9% math and 88.1% ELA proficiency, while Stoneleigh Elementary also earns 5 stars with strong scores. These feed into Dumbarton Middle, which maintains high ELA proficiency (73.1%) but shows a troubling math decline from 6th to 8th grade. In contrast, the Baltimore City schools face significant challenges. Tunbridge Public Charter School is a bright spot, achieving 60% ELA proficiency—far above its district average—and exceptional 8th-grade ELA (82.4%) and Algebra I (85.7%) scores. However, Govans Elementary and Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism (over 30%). Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle is a unique outlier with only 33 students and extremely high per-student spending ($76,104), likely serving a specialized population.

Key takeaways for parents: The average math proficiency gap between the two districts is a staggering 45 percentage points. High spending does not guarantee success—the highest-spending city schools are the lowest-performing, while Rodgers Forge achieves top results with modest funding. Chronic absenteeism is a critical issue in city schools, directly linked to lower performance. For families, this zip code offers a stark choice: access to some of the best schools in the state in the county portion, or schools facing systemic challenges in the city portion, with Tunbridge as a notable exception.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)							MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Geometry (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 Geometry 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
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
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)
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
Dumbarton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-3176	1,064	65	16.3	29.3%	550 (51.7%)	243 (22.8%)	135 (12.7%)	80 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	84.3	53^rd of 339 public middle schools	84.4%		73.9	79^th of 337 public middle schools	76.6%	26				45.5	14.9	9.3	37.1				72.9	78.0	69.4	73.1	42.3	64.5		55.0	$17,033	$1,269	$15,764
Rodgers Forge Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Dumbarton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3582	412	24	17.0	9.5%	292 (70.9%)	29 (7.0%)	22 (5.3%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.5%)	98.5	6^th of 864 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	7^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	90.2	76.2	81.4				81.9	93.3	84.3	87.9				88.1			81.4		$19,124	$1,159	$17,965
Stoneleigh Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Pemberton Rd	Baltimore	21212	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-3600	645	39	16.4	18.4%	427 (66.2%)	93 (14.4%)	65 (10.1%)	30 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	91.1	80^th of 864 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.6	86^th of 865 public elementary schools	90.1%	6	65.3	55.9	56.5				59.3	71.8	73.0	80.9				75.2			67.2		$15,947	$1,109	$14,838

Cities Near Zip Code 21212

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore	0.74 mi	278	222^nd
Towson	1.83 mi	12	85^th
Lutherville	3.48 mi	3	45^th
Parkville	3.87 mi	1
Pikesville	4.09 mi	1	160^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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