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Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle

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The brief

A Baltimore City Public Schools middle school serving grades 2nd – 8th.

Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle is listed in Baltimore City Public Schools, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math21%9 points below the Maryland average of 30%19 students tested · 2025 MCAP
Reading12%40 points below the Maryland average of 52%17 students tested · 2026 MCAP
Proficiency is down 43 points across the 18-year record (2009–2026) and has held near 12% recently.2025 MCAP; 29 test records from MD state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).
About this school's data5 sources, 2019–2026

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

  • Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
  • We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 3 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 22% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 29% (multi-year average, 2009-2026).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2025 MCAP · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: 2025 MCAP. A newer release may be available.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2026 MCAP · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 21213; this does not measure the attendance area.
Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.

Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025, multi-year average, 2009-2026; directory SY 2023–24

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle and the 20 nearest middle schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$50,031
Median home value
$134,900
Median rent
$1,253/mo
College educated
16.7%
Homeownership
53.2%
Poverty rate
24.6%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 21213; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
83
Very Walkable
Transit Score
74
Excellent Transit
Bike Score
50
Bikeable
City reported crime
5,343/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Baltimore. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Baltimore), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Programs

Gifted and talented
Available
A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22

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Eight grade-compatible schools using the same rating model sit within 5 miles.Public-school ratings. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle serve?

Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle serves students in grades 2nd through 8th.

How many students attend Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle?

Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle has an enrollment of approximately 29 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle is 2.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

What are the test scores at Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle has 22% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 29% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2026).

Is Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle a charter school?

No, Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle a Title I school?

No, Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle?

79.3% of students at Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.

School facts

Grades
2nd – 8th
Enrollment
29
Student-teacher ratio
2.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
10
Free or reduced lunch
79.3%
Type
Special_ed
Title I
No
Setting
Large City
County
Baltimore city
Schools in district
151
District spending per student
$22,977
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
22.2%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 21213)
27,881
Area average commute
28.8 min
Area median age
38

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Maryland Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.