Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21239

Summary:

The 21239 zip code area of Baltimore, Maryland is home to three elementary schools: Leith Walk Elementary/Middle, Northwood Elementary, and Yorkwood Elementary. These schools serve a predominantly low-income, African American student population within the Baltimore City Public Schools district, which is ranked 24th out of 25 districts in Maryland.

Among the three schools, Northwood Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, with the strongest academic results on MCAP tests, the highest SchoolDigger ranking, and the highest per-student spending. In the 2023-2024 school year, Northwood had 21.1% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 31.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts, outperforming the other two schools as well as the Baltimore City and Maryland state averages.

Despite Northwood Elementary's relative success, the overall academic performance of the schools in the 21239 zip code area remains low, with proficiency rates well below 50% on MCAP tests. This suggests that while individual school factors can make a difference, the challenges faced by these schools, such as serving a predominantly low-income student population within a low-performing school district, present significant obstacles to improving student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)							MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leith Walk Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5915 Glennor Road	Baltimore	21239	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6380	967	51	18.9	75.6%	8 (0.8%)	897 (92.8%)	43 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	12.1	786^th of 859 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.2	807^th of 855 public elementary schools	5.6%	21	10.5	8.9	5.8	5.2	26.7	29.0	15.3	15.0	22.8	20.2	21.5		$19,622	$466	$19,155
Northwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	5201 Loch Raven Boulevard	Baltimore	21239	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6377	575	31	18.5	73.6%	8 (1.4%)	532 (92.5%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	24.7	589^th of 859 public elementary schools	31.4%		15.5	729^th of 855 public elementary schools	14.7%	140	33.8	18.0	14.1	21.1	42.7	29.9	25.0				31.7	7.1	$20,476	$1,519	$18,958
Yorkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5931 Yorkwood Road	Baltimore	21239	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6364	329	16	20.5	74.2%	2 (0.6%)	307 (93.3%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	11.6	795^th of 859 public elementary schools	7.5%		13.1	760^th of 855 public elementary schools	11.1%	35	11.4	10.5		8.6	15.9	27.0	17.4				19.7		$20,516	$1,216	$19,300

Cities Near Zip Code 21239

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore	0.43 mi	278	227^th
Towson	2.28 mi	13	110^th
Parkville	3 mi	1	245^th
Lutherville	4.06 mi	3	58^th
Rosedale	5.19 mi	1	200^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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