Matthew A. Henson Elementary Primary School
1600 North Payson St Baltimore MD, 21217, Baltimore City County Phone: 410-396-0776 Ranking:  (1,017 out of 1,074, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Baltimore City Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 335 | 351 | 366 | 380 | 394 | 423 | 428 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 23 | 6.9% | 24 | 6.8% | 22 | 6.0% | 27 | 7.1% | 37 | 9.4% | 28 | 6.6% | 36 | 8.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 13.7% | 47 | 13.4% | 49 | 13.4% | 56 | 14.7% | 49 | 12.4% | 64 | 15.1% | 57 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 17.0% | 68 | 19.4% | 54 | 14.8% | 56 | 14.7% | 63 | 16.0% | 76 | 18.0% | 89 | 20.8% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 18.8% | 52 | 14.8% | 62 | 16.9% | 62 | 16.3% | 68 | 17.3% | 79 | 18.7% | 72 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 14.9% | 54 | 15.4% | 56 | 15.3% | 63 | 16.6% | 67 | 17.0% | 59 | 13.9% | 49 | 11.4% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 14.3% | 54 | 15.4% | 60 | 16.4% | 67 | 17.6% | 60 | 15.2% | 54 | 12.8% | 58 | 13.6% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 14.3% | 52 | 14.8% | 63 | 17.2% | 49 | 12.9% | 50 | 12.7% | 63 | 14.9% | 67 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 149 | 44.5% | 161 | 45.9% | 167 | 45.6% | 192 | 50.5% | 189 | 48.0% | 211 | 49.9% | 214 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 186 | 55.5% | 190 | 54.1% | 199 | 54.4% | 188 | 49.5% | 197 | 50.0% | 204 | 48.2% | 210 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 330 | 98.5% | 345 | 98.3% | 363 | 99.2% | 378 | 99.5% | 392 | 99.5% | 422 | 99.8% | 428 | 100.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 315 | 94.0% | 334 | 95.2% | 331 | 90.4% | 347 | 91.3% | 355 | 90.1% | 310 | 73.3% | 320 | 74.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.8% | 21 | 5.5% | 14 | 3.6% | 37 | 8.7% | 28 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.11 | 17.55 | 20.91 | 16.52 | 16.08 | 15.10 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 54.2% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 56.5% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 60.4% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 62.0% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 72.2% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 78.1% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 79.5% | 86.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 73.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 68.2% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.6% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 61.0% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.1% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 68.8% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 73.1% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 76.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 73.7% | 84.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 47.6% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 53.6% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 62.6% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 79.8% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 83.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 84.2% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 79.1% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 79.6% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 75.9% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 60.5% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 65.0% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 65.4% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 73.3% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 80.5% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 77.9% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 76.0% | 87.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.5% | 89.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 43.8% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 48.4% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 53.7% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 63.9% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 67.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 74.6% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 74.0% | 83.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 70.3% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 65.0% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 49.9% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 57.6% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 58.7% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 60.3% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 75.9% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 82.3% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 81.1% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 76.0% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 75.8% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.6% | 88.4% |
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* Matthew A. Henson Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.