Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Summary:

Morrell Park Elementary/Middle is a public school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 419 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morrell Park has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a more even distribution across White (28.88%), African American (29.59%), and Hispanic (31.03%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by MCAP test scores, is generally lower than the Baltimore City and Maryland state averages. In 2023-2024, only 6.6% of Morrell Park students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 10.2% for Baltimore City and 24.1% for Maryland. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Maryland elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Morrell Park's performance is lower than the district and state averages, it is worth noting that many of the nearby schools, such as Westport Academy and Frederick Elementary, also struggle academically and have low SchoolDigger rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by Morrell Park may be reflective of broader systemic issues within the Baltimore City Public Schools district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 2601 Tolley Street
       Baltimore, MD  21230-1537


(410) 396-3426

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
803rd of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,262 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  419

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
31.0%
African American:
29.6%
White:
28.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Morrell Park Elementary/Middle ranks worse than 93.5% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 68th 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 11.25. (See more...)
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Compare Details Morrell Park Elementary/Middle ranks worse than 69.2% of middle schools in Maryland. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.66. (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 Morrell Park Elementary/Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (31%), African American (29.6%), White (28.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle is 13.5, which is the 27th best among 101 elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle is $22,262. 54 elementary schools in the Baltimore City Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Morrell Park Elementary/Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Morrell Park Elementary/Middle 227th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Morrell Park 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 Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 85.85 39th 803 95.1%
2005 90.74 11th 805 98.6%
2006 87.81 41st 804 94.9%
2007 82.26 95th 818 88.4%
2008 49.39 494th 838 41.1%
2009 66.76 309th 850 63.6%
2010 67.68 304th 855 64.4%
2011 56.76 417th 853 51.1%
2012 49.51 498th 857 41.9%
2013 24.42 698th 847 17.6%
2014 16.66 762nd 867 12.1%
2015 16.60 738th 859 14.1%
2016 14.36 749th 845 11.4%
2017 14.14 745th 847 12.0%
2018 23.30 633rd 857 26.1%
2019 17.11 710th 853 16.8%
2021 14.50 727th 802 9.4%
2022 20.26 691st 862 19.8%
2023 17.17 698th 855 18.4%
2024 11.25 803rd 859 6.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.25 514th 546 5.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.79 732nd 796 8.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.50 630th 788 20.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.68 477th 504 5.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.10 174th 347 49.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.32 491st 528 7.0%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all middle school students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.28 20th 252 92.1%
2005 89.98 7th 255 97.3%
2006 91.91 2nd 254 99.2%
2007 88.54 20th 264 92.4%
2008 29.74 223rd 283 21.2%
2009 57.93 158th 301 47.5%
2010 53.77 175th 324 46.0%
2011 44.33 187th 309 39.5%
2012 44.20 193rd 314 38.5%
2013 27.09 238th 316 24.7%
2014 27.87 250th 339 26.3%
2015 17.43 266th 315 15.6%
2016 14.27 272nd 314 13.4%
2017 15.73 271st 317 14.5%
2018 18.60 267th 328 18.6%
2019 12.28 285th 316 9.8%
2021 11.27 279th 303 7.9%
2022 38.91 196th 333 41.1%
2023 28.11 215th 322 33.2%
2024 24.66 227th 328 30.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.03 254th 273 7.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.93 272nd 303 10.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 9.87 278th 288 3.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.29 247th 259 4.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.29 182nd 210 13.3%
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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.

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Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Open Quote The school itself needs repairs especially in the girls bathrooms. The principle is fair. I have to give prop's to Mrs.Barb the nurse, and Mrs. Purnell I love them both. The teachers my children have had over the past 3 years are good teachers. I gotta give all the teachers that work in Baltimore City the credit they deserve. I've seen how kids act in school the disrespect they give to school employees.You couldn't pay me enough to be a teacher. So to all the teachers that work in the school system my heart goes out to you. Every teacher I've had the pleasure of inter acting with over the years thank you for doing your best to teach all the children. Thank you for reaching out to me when my children did good and when they didn't do so good. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 389 20 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1990 372 14 5 6 0 n/a n/a 2 399
1991 410 13 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1992 414 11 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 433
1993 428 12 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1994 485 13 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 508
1995 629 15 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1996 629 15 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1997 626 11 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 642
1998 631 8 4 1 3 n/a n/a 0 647
1999 624 17 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 646
2000 600 27 5 3 2 n/a n/a 0 637
2001 531 26 5 4 3 n/a n/a 0 569
2002 479 33 17 12 3 n/a n/a 0 544
2003 479 33 17 12 3 n/a n/a 0 544
2004 441 35 19 13 3 n/a n/a 0 511
2005 401 37 16 16 1 n/a n/a 0 471
2006 362 38 13 16 2 n/a n/a 0 431
2007 292 34 19 23 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2008 294 35 18 34 1 n/a n/a 0 382
2009 310 37 21 26 3 n/a n/a 0 397
2010 309 63 21 25 6 n/a n/a 0 424
2011 289 66 28 39 5 0 4 0 431
2012 297 89 32 44 3 0 4 0 469
2013 284 100 30 45 6 0 5 0 470
2014 280 94 28 44 5 1 3 0 455
2015 275 103 28 39 5 4 8 0 462
2016 242 104 26 32 9 3 15 0 431
2017 213 105 26 36 8 1 15 0 404
2018 208 105 26 57 7 1 20 0 424
2019 200 117 23 84 6 1 19 0 450
2020 181 156 20 90 3 1 20 0 471
2021 166 146 14 91 3 1 22 0 443
2022 145 135 12 118 1 1 24 0 436
2023 121 124 16 130 1 1 26 0 419

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 Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 423 20.4 20.7 n/a
1990 399 18.8 21.2 20.8
1991 432 21.1 20.4 26.9
1992 433 20.7 20.9 40.2
1993 448 24.7 18.1 38.8
1994 508 28.4 17.9 47
1995 653 29.6 22.1 42.6
1996 653 29.6 22.1 42.6
1997 642 33.0 19.5 38.6
1998 647 36.5 17.7 48.4
1999 646 36.5 17.7 41.6
2000 637 35.5 17.9 44.7
2001 569 34.5 16.5 43.6
2002 544 39.0 13.9 49.3
2003 544 39.0 13.9 49.3
2004 511 33.0 15.5 51.1
2005 471 25.0 18.8 65
2006 431 28.0 15.4 64
2007 368 28.0 13.1 69.8
2008 382 27.0 14.1 77.5
2009 397 28.0 14.2 78.1
2010 424 31.0 13.6 88.9
2011 431 31.0 13.9 87.2
2012 469 29.0 16.1 80.2
2013 470 29.0 16.2 84.9
2014 455 26.0 17.5 86.4
2015 462 28.0 16.5 86.6
2016 431 29.0 14.8 100
2017 404 25.5 15.8 100
2018 424 23.0 18.4 100
2019 450 25.0 18.0 100
2020 471 28.5 16.5 63.1
2021 443 31.5 14.0 72.5
2022 436 31.0 14.0 65.4
2023 419 31.0 13.5 74

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 Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 423 20.4 20.7 n/a
1990 399 18.8 21.2 20.8
1991 432 21.1 20.4 26.9
1992 433 20.7 20.9 40.2
1993 448 24.7 18.1 38.8
1994 508 28.4 17.9 47
1995 653 29.6 22.1 42.6
1996 653 29.6 22.1 42.6
1997 642 33.0 19.5 38.6
1998 647 36.5 17.7 48.4
1999 646 36.5 17.7 41.6
2000 637 35.5 17.9 44.7
2001 569 34.5 16.5 43.6
2002 544 39.0 13.9 49.3
2003 544 39.0 13.9 49.3
2004 511 33.0 15.5 51.1
2005 471 25.0 18.8 65
2006 431 28.0 15.4 64
2007 368 28.0 13.1 69.8
2008 382 27.0 14.1 77.5
2009 397 28.0 14.2 78.1
2010 424 31.0 13.6 88.9
2011 431 31.0 13.9 87.2
2012 469 29.0 16.1 80.2
2013 470 29.0 16.2 84.9
2014 455 26.0 17.5 86.4
2015 462 28.0 16.5 86.6
2016 431 29.0 14.8 100
2017 404 25.5 15.8 100
2018 424 23.0 18.4 100
2019 450 25.0 18.0 100
2020 471 28.5 16.5 63.1
2021 443 31.5 14.0 72.5
2022 436 31.0 14.0 65.4
2023 419 31.0 13.5 74

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 Morrell Park Elementary/Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,186 (15.9%) $11,580 (84.1%) $13,766
2020 $2,136 (15.5%) $11,615 (84.5%) $13,752
2021 $2,422 (15.5%) $13,243 (84.5%) $15,665
2022 $4,171 (24.8%) $12,664 (75.2%) $16,835
2023 $1,896 (8.5%) $20,365 (91.5%) $22,262

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Morrell Park 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 710th of 853 Elementary schoolsRanks 698th of 855 Elementary schools
 1.6%
Ranks 285th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 215th of 322 Middle schools
 23.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students450419
 6.9%
African American117124
 6%
American Indian61
 83.3%
Asian2316
 30.4%
Hispanic84130
 54.8%
Pacific Islander11
White200121
 39.5%
Two or More Races1926
 36.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%74%
 26%


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Students at Morrell Park Elementary/Middle are 31% Hispanic, 30% African American, 29% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Morrell Park Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Maryland elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 419 students attended Morrell Park 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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