RPEMS is a top-quality public school with excellent test scores and an award-winning arts integration curriculum. The PTA is active and innovative, the staff is friendly and welcoming, and the teachers are dedicated, energetic, and caring. We have two children who attend RPEMS and couldn't be more
... Read more pleased with our elementary school experience. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
i graduated from roland park.this is a awesome school .i got the best education ever.the teachers are great .when you graduate you don't just leave with a diploma you leave with a family.
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Posted by a other on 01/12/09
I love this school, it has marvelous teachers and a great building. All the parents there are totally involved with the school and put their heart into it just like all the other administrators and teacher. I definetly recommend this school to every child in Baltimore City from the grade K-8. Best school
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Posted by a parent on 11/15/08
This is an excellent school with heavy parental involvement and excellent teaching and learning. My experience with the teachers, administration, paraprofessionals, and others has been wonderful. I feel that my child is appreciated for who she is and that she is receiving a quality education.
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/08
Since the departure or Mariale Hardiman, the school simply has not been the same. Not to say that it was perfect before Hardiman was in charge, but the change has been visible, and it is rather unfortunate. The elementary school did a lot more for me than the middle school, however, I attended before
... Read more zoning was a major issue. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/26/08
We have two children at this school - both in the middle school. As we are not zoned for this school elementary school here was not an option. The middle school has two magnet programs - Ingenuity and Advanced Academic. These programs draw the brightest middle schoolers in Baltimore City. We have been
... Read more very happy here, but it would be better if this level of academics was available in our zoned middle school. Because we travel across town to go to school it is difficult to do all afterschool activities they'd like to do, or for me to be as involved a parent as I'd like to be. On the other hand I believe my kids are getting a great education here and will be well prepared for highschool. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/28/08
A rebuttal to the parent who complained about the 'elitist' selection method of the after school programs - I know for a fact that the volunteers who run these programs use a lottery system to choose the participants. And they are heartsick at having to turn down anyone. But it is a simple fact - there
... Read more are far more students wanting to get into these programs than there are parents willing to volunteer. I am so sick of people bad mouthing the administration, the teachers, and the other parents at this wonderful school when they themselves give NO SUPPORT. You want your kid to have organic school lunches? Then pack the lunch yourself! You want there to be more activities? Organize and sponsor one yourself! Put up or shut up. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/27/08
We have two children at the school and our experience over the past four years has been quite mixed. The teachers range from average to very good and the parents are involved with the school. On the down side, the school is beholden to an extremely structured, uncreative curriculum called 'direct instruction'
... Read more which tends to teach rote skills at the cost of the child actually mastering and internalizing the concepts. To supplement this overly dry and unimaginative curriculum, the school attempts to provide a variety of 'additional programs' to some of the children. Unfortunately, these programs are only open to select students and the selection process tends to have an 'elitist', who-you-know quality to it. All in all, our experience has been that the school has not inspired our children to learn but rather has made them mostly uninterested in school activities. This is very unfortunate given the tremendous potential available. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/08/08
I have been teaching at Roland Park for ten years, and I have two children who went to school here. I love my job there; the parent involvement and support is outstanding, and the administration, teachers, and other staff are supportive and are dedicated to helping our students succeed. My children's
... Read more educational experience at Roland Park was as good as any private school or the best of the county schools. Concerning some of the comments posted about having too much testing and test preperations, I can only wonder, 'What planet do you live on?' We have been living in a world of high stakes testing for well over a decade, and it is the school's job to prepare students for these tests. Furthermore, we teach a great curriculum year round. As far as the school's discipline policy, if there's no discipline, student learning will suffer. Some parents are just sour grapes. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 04/05/08
It's 8 months of test preparation and 2 months of education at RPEMS. The quality of the teaching staff varies alot and most cannot overcome the weaknesses of the canned curriculum. The after school program is problematic. However, the parents and staff do try very hard, and if more parents were willing
... Read more to get involved in curricular decisions, the school could be very good. It is worth giving it a try. Read less
School Profile for Roland Park Elementary Middle School 233
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MSA* Test Scores
Grade Level:
Test Year: 2008
Roland Park Elementary Middle School 233
Baltimore City Public School District
Maryland
* In 2007-2008 Maryland used the Maryland State Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.
Student enrollment:
1,197
Students per teacher:
43
Full-time teachers:
28
Number of classrooms:
65
Arts
Art
Music
Choral
Fine Arts
Drama
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Baltimore schools — Roland Park Elementary Middle School 233 is located at 5207 Roland Ave, Baltimore MD 21210. 5207 Roland Ave is in the Roland Park neighborhood and 21210 ZIP code in Baltimore, MD The school district for Roland Park Elementary Middle School 233 is the Baltimore City Public School District. Roland Park Elementary Middle School 233 is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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