Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Summary:

Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is a public school in Baltimore, Maryland that serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. With a diverse student population, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Maryland elementary schools in recent years, facing significant challenges in academic performance.

Despite spending more per student than the state average, Margaret Brent's test scores on the MCAP exams lag far behind state and district averages, with only 10.1% of students proficient in math and 24.1% proficient in English language arts in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance varies widely by student subgroup, with its Hispanic students outperforming its African American students. Nearby schools like Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School and Hampden Elementary/Middle tend to have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings compared to Margaret Brent.

Despite the higher per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive improvement without other targeted interventions. With a declining enrollment, from 248 students in 2022-2023 to 193 students in 2023-2024, Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education for its diverse student population within the Baltimore City Public Schools district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 100 E 26th Street
       Baltimore, MD  21218-4621


(410) 396-6509

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
738th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,273 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  248

Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.8%
Hispanic:
31.0%
White:
14.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.8% Help


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Compare Details Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle ranks worse than 85.9% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 49th among 101 ranked elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.21. (See more...)
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Compare Details Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle ranks worse than 75.6% of middle schools in Maryland. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.64. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (46.8%), Hispanic (31%), White (14.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is 12.7, which is the 14th best among 101 elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle employs 19.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle is $23,273, which is the 44th highest among 101 elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle 248th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle in the ranking list.)

Baltimore City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Baltimore City Public Schools 24th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 85.89 38th 803 95.3%
2005 82.73 106th 805 86.8%
2006 92.48 1st 804 99.9%
2007 86.51 48th 818 94.1%
2008 62.47 353rd 838 57.9%
2009 55.62 440th 850 48.2%
2010 31.35 662nd 855 22.6%
2011 12.31 790th 853 7.4%
2012 22.04 730th 857 14.8%
2013 18.90 738th 847 12.9%
2014 6.49 818th 867 5.7%
2015 20.33 690th 859 19.7%
2016 8.51 817th 845 3.3%
2017 11.66 780th 847 7.9%
2018 17.85 704th 857 17.9%
2019 26.90 577th 853 32.4%
2021 23.60 565th 802 29.6%
2022 15.26 766th 862 11.1%
2023 14.68 737th 855 13.8%
2024 14.21 738th 859 14.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.20 331st 546 39.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.79 458th 796 42.5%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.43 334th 504 33.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.99 145th 347 58.2%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all middle school students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 55.04 153rd 283 45.9%
2009 26.51 245th 301 18.6%
2010 52.24 189th 324 41.7%
2011 17.76 268th 309 13.3%
2012 6.88 299th 314 4.8%
2013 29.34 233rd 316 26.3%
2014 14.88 288th 339 15.0%
2015 17.71 263rd 315 16.5%
2016 12.54 280th 314 10.8%
2017 18.26 260th 317 18.0%
2018 17.25 274th 328 16.5%
2019 21.36 240th 316 24.1%
2021 19.50 247th 303 18.5%
2022 19.51 283rd 333 15.0%
2023 23.10 237th 322 26.4%
2024 20.64 248th 328 24.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.37 167th 303 44.9%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle Test Scores
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Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a citizen
Thursday, November 1, 2018

Open Quote I have visited their kindergarten class and was very impressed with the teacher and her ability to engage and to keep the students engaged in a reading circle. The school was organized, pleasant and clean. Close Quote


Facebook Profile Picture by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, February 25, 2011

Open Quote Character, Creativity, and Community. This is a school that helps each child develop as an individual while in a small nurturing community. Margaret Brent is the secret of Charles Village. A school which has 280 students grades, pre-k through 8th, has small class sizes that allows for one on one teacher contact. Margaret Brent teaches character education through its Lion Quest program. A program that helps children with team building and decision making. Creativity is something that Ms. Prince, the art teacher, loves to foster in her classes. Whether it is getting the students to help paint murals on lockers in the Ben Carson Reading Room or foster a love for creating ceramics, Ms. Prince is all about it. This year (2010-2011) Margaret Brent began Project Based Learning which has put the discovery and learning into our students hands. Great things are happening at Brent! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 132 332 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1990 133 354 4 5 0 n/a n/a -3 493
1991 130 373 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1992 128 419 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1993 127 424 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1994 114 368 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1995 61 424 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1996 61 424 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1997 42 401 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 446
1998 37 358 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 402
1999 48 320 3 1 2 n/a n/a 0 374
2000 33 264 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 304
2001 32 238 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 274
2002 16 230 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2003 16 230 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2004 15 225 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2005 10 219 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 235
2006 10 194 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 213
2007 10 201 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 227
2008 20 218 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2009 20 225 12 13 0 n/a n/a 0 270
2010 21 206 10 16 0 n/a n/a 0 253
2011 23 205 7 26 0 5 0 0 266
2012 29 190 10 30 0 5 1 0 265
2013 30 203 7 42 0 1 1 0 284
2014 37 206 12 47 1 2 1 0 306
2015 41 226 10 60 1 1 2 0 341
2016 36 231 7 65 1 3 1 0 344
2017 41 222 7 67 1 7 1 0 346
2018 39 210 7 73 1 7 5 0 342
2019 31 205 4 77 0 11 2 0 330
2020 25 187 0 95 1 12 4 0 324
2021 27 161 0 93 2 7 4 0 294
2022 32 139 2 92 2 8 5 0 280
2023 36 116 5 77 1 6 7 0 248

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 477 21.3 22.3 n/a
1990 493 22.8 21.6 63.3
1991 511 24.9 20.5 61.6
1992 549 26.9 20.4 71.2
1993 555 29.4 18.9 70.5
1994 482 30.6 15.8 78.6
1995 487 25.5 19.1 87.1
1996 487 25.5 19.1 87.1
1997 446 23.7 18.8 94.8
1998 402 23.5 17.1 83.8
1999 374 23.5 15.9 86.9
2000 304 21.3 14.3 86.8
2001 274 17.9 15.3 88.3
2002 250 23.4 10.7 90.4
2003 250 23.4 10.7 90.4
2004 244 18.0 13.6 95.5
2005 235 18.0 13.1 96.2
2006 213 21.0 10.1 96.7
2007 227 24.0 9.5 97.8
2008 254 23.0 11.0 96.1
2009 270 21.0 12.9 98.1
2010 253 19.0 13.3 98.8
2011 266 20.0 13.3 94.4
2012 265 16.0 16.5 91.3
2013 284 16.0 17.7 91.5
2014 306 17.0 18.0 88.9
2015 341 19.0 17.9 86.8
2016 344 21.0 16.3 81.1
2017 346 19.5 17.7 100
2018 342 21.0 16.2 100
2019 330 21.0 15.7 100
2020 324 20.5 15.8 49.7
2021 294 19.5 15.0 62.2
2022 280 18.0 15.5 52.5
2023 248 19.5 12.7 54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 477 21.3 22.3 n/a
1990 493 22.8 21.6 63.3
1991 511 24.9 20.5 61.6
1992 549 26.9 20.4 71.2
1993 555 29.4 18.9 70.5
1994 482 30.6 15.8 78.6
1995 487 25.5 19.1 87.1
1996 487 25.5 19.1 87.1
1997 446 23.7 18.8 94.8
1998 402 23.5 17.1 83.8
1999 374 23.5 15.9 86.9
2000 304 21.3 14.3 86.8
2001 274 17.9 15.3 88.3
2002 250 23.4 10.7 90.4
2003 250 23.4 10.7 90.4
2004 244 18.0 13.6 95.5
2005 235 18.0 13.1 96.2
2006 213 21.0 10.1 96.7
2007 227 24.0 9.5 97.8
2008 254 23.0 11.0 96.1
2009 270 21.0 12.9 98.1
2010 253 19.0 13.3 98.8
2011 266 20.0 13.3 94.4
2012 265 16.0 16.5 91.3
2013 284 16.0 17.7 91.5
2014 306 17.0 18.0 88.9
2015 341 19.0 17.9 86.8
2016 344 21.0 16.3 81.1
2017 346 19.5 17.7 100
2018 342 21.0 16.2 100
2019 330 21.0 15.7 100
2020 324 20.5 15.8 49.7
2021 294 19.5 15.0 62.2
2022 280 18.0 15.5 52.5
2023 248 19.5 12.7 54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,081 (14.5%) $12,310 (85.5%) $14,391
2020 $1,975 (13.1%) $13,112 (86.9%) $15,087
2021 $2,370 (13.6%) $15,027 (86.4%) $17,397
2022 $4,158 (22.9%) $14,026 (77.1%) $18,184
2023 $2,237 (9.6%) $21,036 (90.4%) $23,273

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 577th of 853 Elementary schoolsRanks 737th of 855 Elementary schools
 18.6%
Ranks 240th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 237th of 322 Middle schools
 2.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students330248
 24.8%
African American205116
 43.4%
American Indian01
Asian45
 25%
Hispanic7777
Pacific Islander116
 45.5%
White3136
 16.1%
Two or More Races27
 250%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%54.8%
 45.2%


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Students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle are 47% African American, 31% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Maryland elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 248 students attended Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle.


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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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