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How has Arbutus Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000341
Arbutus Elementary
1300 Sulphur Spring Rd, Baltimore, MD 21227 · (410) 887-1400 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
250 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
60.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +23.9pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +15.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 32.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arbutus Elementary
Arbutus Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbutus Elementary this school | 410 | 61.0% | 44.3% |
| Perry Hall Elementary Baltimore | 476 | 48.3% | 63.1% |
| Halethorpe Elementary Halethorpe | 273 | 64.8% | 33.9% |
| Joppa View Elementary Baltimore | 491 | 53.2% | 49.7% |
| Woodbridge Elementary Baltimore | 484 | 66.1% | 58.4% |
| Chadwick Elementary Baltimore | 603 | 72.0% | 43.4% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arbutus Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #424 of 853 | #49 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #321 of 853 ▲ 202 | #36 of 109 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #284 of 853 ▲ 274 | #31 of 109 ▲ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #580 of 898 | #72 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #680 of 857 | #65 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #190 of 857 | #33 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #385 of 885 | #59 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #238 of 294 | #17 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 61% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 26.5 | 14.3:1 | 57% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 24.5 | 15.8:1 | 62% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 61% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 25.8 | 15.4:1 | 54% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 52% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 46% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 27% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 29 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arbutus Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (398 to 410); teachers up 1% (25.8 to 26).
About Arbutus Elementary
Arbutus Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Baltimore, Maryland. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 410 students.
Baltimore County Public Schools counts 177 schools and 110,872 students, including Arbutus Elementary.
Arbutus Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 39%. Other students are 36% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Baltimore County residents are about 53% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Arbutus Elementary is 26 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.8:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The school counts 250 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 61%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore County is 53%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.1% at Arbutus Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Baltimore County, the median household income is $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Baltimore County has 180 public schools and roughly 110,872 students.
Of nearby public schools, Arbutus Middle is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Arbutus Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 41.4% proficiency; Arbutus Elementary posts 44.3%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment increase, from 390 in 2020-21 to 410 in 2024-25.
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Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Arbutus Middle0.5 mi · 974
- Maiden Choice School0.7 mi · 118
- Halethorpe Elementary0.7 mi · 273
- Relay Elementary1.1 mi · 581
- Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies1.6 mi · 68
- Western School of Technology1.7 mi · 942
Frequently asked questions
About Arbutus ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arbutus Elementary?
Arbutus Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arbutus Elementary serve?
Arbutus Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arbutus Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arbutus Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Arbutus Elementary?
Student demographics at Arbutus Elementary are roughly 39% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 36% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Arbutus Elementary in?
Arbutus Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.