Moravia Park Elementary vs Fort Garrison Elementary

Fort Garrison Elementary holds a significant edge in overall standing: its 9.3/10 overall rating outpaces Moravia Park Elementary's 8.6/10, and the state rank gap is even more telling — Fort Garrison Elementary sits at #26 of 1,363 Maryland elementary schools while Moravia Park Elementary ranks #137 of 1,363. That 111-position gap places Fort Garrison in the top 2% statewide, making it one of Baltimore's strongest-performing elementary campuses by this measure.

On academics, Fort Garrison Elementary scores 9.9/10 versus Moravia Park Elementary's 7.3/10 — a 2.6-point delta that reflects a meaningful difference in tested proficiency. The growth picture flips, however: Moravia Park Elementary earns a 9.8/10 growth score compared to Fort Garrison Elementary's 9.1/10. That means students at Moravia Park are advancing faster relative to their starting points, even if their absolute proficiency levels are lower. For families weighing ceiling versus trajectory, these two numbers tell different stories.

The demographic profiles of the two schools diverge sharply. Moravia Park Elementary enrolls 629 students — more than twice Fort Garrison Elementary's 286 — and serves a substantially higher-need population: 84% of Moravia Park students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch versus 22% at Fort Garrison. Despite its larger enrollment, Moravia Park Elementary actually offers a tighter student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 compared to Fort Garrison Elementary's 13.6:1, meaning each teacher at Moravia Park manages fewer students on average.

Both schools serve grades PK through 5 and sit 10.3 miles apart within Baltimore. The grade-level offerings are identical, so families are not choosing based on program range or span — the decision centers on academic standing, student demographics, and growth performance rather than any structural difference in what grades each campus covers.