Matthew A. Henson Elementary (Baltimore City Public Schools SCH DIST.), Maryland - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Matthew A. Henson Elementary is a Elementary in Baltimore, MD. It currently serves 198 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Baltimore City Public Schools School District and all schools in Maryland.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:198
Number of Teachers: 16
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.77

Location Info

Location: 1600 N Payson Street, Baltimore, MD 21217
Mailing Address: 1600 N Payson Street, Baltimore, MD 21217-1121
Phone: (410)396-0776
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 31
Grade 2 26
Grade 3 29
Grade 4 35
Grade 5 32
Kindergarten 21
Pre-Kindergarten 24
Gender/Sex of Matthew A. Henson Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 100 50.51
Female 98 49.50
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Matthew A. Henson Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.51
Asian 2 1.01
Black or African American 178 89.90
Hispanic/Latino 12 6.06
Two or more races 2 1.01
White 3 1.52
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.00
Black or African American 91 91.00
Hispanic/Latino 4 4.00
Two or more races 1 1.00
White 3 3.00
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.02
Asian 1 1.02
Black or African American 87 88.78
Hispanic/Latino 8 8.16
Two or more races 1 1.02

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 3.23
Black or African American 27 87.10
Hispanic/Latino 3 9.68
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 25 96.15
White 1 3.85
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 3.45
Black or African American 23 79.31
Hispanic/Latino 3 10.35
Two or more races 1 3.45
White 1 3.45
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 33 94.29
Hispanic/Latino 2 5.71
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3.13
Black or African American 28 87.50
Hispanic/Latino 1 3.13
Two or more races 1 3.13
White 1 3.13
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 20 95.24
Hispanic/Latino 1 4.76
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 22 91.67
Hispanic/Latino 2 8.33