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Matthew A. Henson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matthew A. Henson Elementary enrolls 218 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 205 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 218 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matthew A. Henson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-70, state senate district 40, state house district 40.
Matthew A. Henson Elementary is one of 154 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools, based in Baltimore, Maryland. The district serves 76,807 students district-wide and employs 5,008 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, Matthew A. Henson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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