Baltimore Highlands Elementary

Baltimore Highlands Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County Public Schools, with 461 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (110,872 students total), Baltimore Highlands Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Baltimore Highlands Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 22% White, 22% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Baltimore County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Baltimore Highlands Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Baltimore County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Baltimore Highlands Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.0%; this one delivers 20.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Baltimore County put median household income runs about $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Baltimore Highlands Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students).

The closest other public school is Riverview Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Baltimore Highlands Elementary. On composite proficiency, Baltimore Highlands Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.5%.

Baltimore Highlands Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Baltimore Highlands Elementary's enrollment has fell 37% since 2018, when it stood at 733 (now 461). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 39% to 45%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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