Medfield Heights Elementary School

4300 Buchanan Avenue

School District

Baltimore City Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-7
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 04, 2024

This is an excellent school and to rate it a 5/10 seems absolutely inaccurate. It is brand new building (2-3 years old). The faculty have been there for years and are deeply passionate about their craft. Every year my kids have raved about their teachers. The school is incredibly diverse with an exceptional culture driven by the supportive parents. My children have become well rounded, cultured, and empathetic and I credit much of it to the environment cultivated by the school. I cannot shake how this school can be rated a 5 of 10 as that does not reflect reality at all.
Submitted by principal on December 02, 2022

Our school is a hidden gem! Our biggest partner is our PTO! We work hard to ensure all learners are provided with the instruction they need. We have a before and after care program as well. Our diversity is our biggest strength!
Submitted by parent on May 29, 2018

This is my daughters first year and I so love the progress of her learning curve.
Submitted by parent on October 06, 2017

My granddaughter is Medfield since her pre-k year and she is 3rd grade now. Medfield Principal Ms. Kilcoyne knows entire student's name by their first name and the teacher that my granddaughter has now is Ms. Casey which her entire second grade class asked the principal that they want Ms. Casey for their 3rd grade teacher and they got her. This year Medfied create the student council (2 students from each class)to make the school better for everyone. Also the Medfield's test scores were not as good as the school expected because the school is so divers and large numbers of ESOL students in the school body and ESOL teachers work so hard to teach English to new comers from various countries.
Submitted by parent on February 03, 2017

Parent of two kids at Medfield. My oldest started in K and finishes 5th grade this year. Medfield is an awesome school with dedicated staff and wonderful students. As with many urban schools, many students do struggle, but the teaching staff really support the students and help them excel.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2016

Will miss this wonderful school when we move! My daughter went to K (Ms. Sophie) and 1st grade (Ms. Bickish) at MHES and absolutely loved it. It was difficult to know what to expect at first, seeing that the facilities looked dated and not knowing anyone. However, we quickly realized that it was the excellent staff and teachers that make Medfield so great. My daughter had so many great opportunities to excel beyond her grade level, "power hour" reading, mathematicians with Ms. Bright, chess and robotics club with Mr. Forbes, computer club with Ms. Bickish, and enjoyed STEM and pep squad with Ms. Stadler. Principal Kilcoyne and Assistant Principal O'Neil truly provide great leadership and an environment full of respect, learning, and caring for the children.
Submitted by parent on December 11, 2014

Best Baltimore Public school there is! They still have teachers that care and a principal that takes her job seriously. Mrs. O'Neil is truly rare and Ms. Kilcoyne is phenomenal! Keep up the good work! Hopefully one day you all will get a parking lot!
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2013

Easily the best school in Baltimore City/County. FAB! teachers, well placed learning environments, wonderful kids and a great Principal. The amenities are sub-par though, restrooms in particular have to be maintained better and serviced more frequently. The overall security system has to improve especially in light of events such as Sandy Hook. At minimum, the entry/exit points across the two School buildings have to be monitored and open access to one and all needs to be curbed considering the Medfield/Hampden neighborhood has seen a spike in crime rate.
Submitted by parent on April 02, 2012

Medfield is actually the #1 school in Baltimore City not Roland Park and not Mt. Washington. Medfield is a good school because they make do with the little they have and still achieve greatness. No uppity PTA over here. They have a very diverse student population I think representing like 20 countries or something maybe more. They don't have foreign language like Roland Park does at the elem level but you can send your child for tutoring elsewhere and buy your own books. see...creative parent over here. It goes to show you that your school doesn't have to be located in a upper class neighborhood to perform well. Medfield is solidly middle class and REAL. I wish they had a middle school because honestly Roland Park is not my first choice as Medfield feeds into RPEMS. Medfield's rating should be higher on here but I'm certain these middle class parents have better things to do than to juke the stats...