Mount Royal Elementary/Middle School

121 Mc Mechen Street

School District

Baltimore City Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 18, 2022

Mt Royal is a wonderful school. The curriculum is challenging. The staff push the students to excel.
Submitted by parent on August 30, 2022

I love the neighborhood involvement and the dedication of the principal, staff, and teachers. We have had a great experience at Mt. Royal. My Middle schooler moved here from another state and instantly found his place there.
Submitted by parent on May 09, 2022

My son is having a great experience at thuu it a school. Engaged parents, great teachers, and effective administrators. The community really shines at this school.
Submitted by other on August 16, 2021

Love, love, love Mt. Royal! Great faculty, facility, families!The city provides the resources, families and PTO are engaged! Faculty work hard to provide an excellent atmosphere for enrichment. There's room for improvement (like with most things), but the quality of instruction is as good here as any charter or private school.
Submitted by parent on May 28, 2018

A great option for Baltimore families with some absolutely outstanding teachers.
Submitted by parent on October 17, 2017

My son is doing excellent in this school. His teachers keep me abreast with what he is doing. They have my cell phone number and keep in touch with me with the Good and the Bad. Love it.
Submitted by teacher on May 31, 2017

I walked in on a child getting thrown in the trash can in the boys bathroom
Submitted by parent on April 20, 2016

Mount Royal is our family's school of choice for our daughter. The Principal, Vice Principals, Special Educators, Staff, Teachers, and PTO all clearly have a unifying focus on meeting student needs. As a parent, I feel fortunate to have such a strong community school for my daughter through 8th grade.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2016

This school has turned around in a big way in the past few years under Principal Grotsky! It's now a sought-after destination for committed teachers and staff, neighborhood families, and families from across the city - and neighbors' perceptions are catching up to the new normal. My kindergartner has especially loved the gifted enrichment program (one of a handful in the city), the terrific music class, the after-school French and chess clubs, and the incredible Coach Rosie. Wish you could have heard & seen middle school singers & dancers performing "Glory" last month, or at the science fair the following week. A big and growing group of energized parents are active volunteers, working on areas of improvement, and volunteers from MICA and local church groups add to the rich mix. Mt. Royal and Mr. Grotsky have a truly open-door policy: stop by and visit for yourself!
Submitted by parent on April 15, 2016

My experience with Mt Royal Elementary has been overwhelmingly positive. Every staff member with whom I have interacted has been helpful and committed to providing a great learning experience. This attitude flows directly from the top- Mr. Grotsky brings passion, dedication, and an abundance of energy to his job and it shows. My daughter has been treated as an individual with her own learning strengths and needs which have been addressed in a number of ways. The gifted program has provided additional learning opportunities beyond the regular classroom experience, and this has made a world of difference. Additionally, she has been given the opportunity to do her reading work with the class above hers which has further enhanced what was already a strength of hers. Additionally, although they are not mentioned here as yet, Mt. Royal provides numerous after school clubs. My daughter participates in the French, Italian, and chess clubs so far and will explore others next year.
Submitted by parent on April 15, 2016

My child attends this school in K-5 which has a wonderful teaching staff and even a unique gifted and talented program for these grade levels. At grade 5, he will be eligible for the Ingenuity program. The Principal is fantastic and friendly, and dedicated to the arts. My son has been able to participate in after school clubs such as Chess, French, Italian, STEM, and even Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth in Astronomy. It's a great public neighborhood school with a strong and dedicated PTO
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2016

This is a great neighborhood school. The teachers and staff are kind an compassionate with the kids. There are lots of fun extra curricular after school programs for the kids and families. It has a great principle who really care about each kid.
Submitted by other on March 09, 2016

Teachers have been status quo and sometimes offensive in their assumptions and leadership of students.
Submitted by parent on November 03, 2014

this is an AWESOME school my kids learned so much since the old principal left. The new principal Mr.Grotsky is amazing. You can see the change.
Submitted by parent on August 27, 2014

The new principal is AMAZING and has already made so many great changes. The school has top notch academic programs (Ingenuity and Advanced Academics), as well as a new gifted and talented program for the elementary school. But it is also an Arts Integration school, with a new focus on providing music and art instruction that will make kids competitive for BSA.
Submitted by parent on April 18, 2014

this school is a very great school. the teachers there are pheonomanal when they teach. this school is wonderful
Submitted by other on August 07, 2013

My school is great I love it. When you really get to know the students they are really great!!!!:-)
Submitted by parent on July 12, 2013

My oldest children started Mt royal in the 5th and 6 grade and had problems keeping up with the work but the school provided them the help they needed and the both became very good students my last child started at mt royal from k-grade and left in the 8th to attend poly I thank mt royal for that I didn't agree with every teacher or staff but they gave all my kids the tools they needed to be great students. I plan to send my grandkids to mt royal
Submitted by parent on May 29, 2013

This school is awful. Do not send your child to this school even for the advanced programs. Only a few teachers like the children and the rest just come for paychecks. The principal spends all day hiding in her office including when a fight is taking place on the playground after school. If this is your zoned school ask for a transfer.
Submitted by parent on April 08, 2013

This school is awful. The ingenuity and advanced academics programs do not make it better. It just places unsuspecting intelligent and respectful kids in the middle of a dirty, unorganized mess where there are fights on the playground once a week.. Do not choose this school for any reason.