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What's the biggest difference between Baltimore Highlands Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000344
Baltimore Highlands Elementary
4200 Annapolis Rd, Baltimore, MD 21227 · (410) 887-0919 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
352 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
69%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
22.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.9% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 16.5% |
% 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Baltimore Highlands Elementary
Baltimore Highlands Elementary's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Highlands Elementary this school | 461 | 76.4% | 20.5% |
| Glendale Elementary Glen Burnie | 438 | 76.9% | 41.1% |
| Morrell Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 451 | 70.3% | 24.0% |
| Germantown Elementary Annapolis | 467 | 75.6% | 29.6% |
| Berkshire Elementary Baltimore | 514 | 73.3% | 21.4% |
| Curtis Bay Elementary Baltimore | 470 | 71.3% | 26.1% |
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 Baltimore Highlands Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #783 of 853 | #104 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #695 of 853 ▲ 65 | #87 of 109 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #796 of 853 ▼ 12 | #104 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #467 of 898 | #54 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #521 of 857 | #33 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #197 of 857 | #34 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #210 of 885 | #12 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.1% | #31 of 551 | #8 of 84 |
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
461
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 461 | 31.7 | 14.6:1 | 76% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 35.5 | 13.9:1 | 75% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 34.5 | 15.2:1 | 69% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 85% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 42.3 | 17.3:1 | 77% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 82% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 82% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 60% (358) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baltimore Highlands Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (733 to 461); teachers down 25% (42.3 to 31.7).
About Baltimore Highlands Elementary
Baltimore Highlands Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school serves 461 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The district, Baltimore County Public Schools, operates 177 schools serving 110,872 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Baltimore Highlands Elementary, with 45% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 22% White, 22% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Baltimore County's residents are about 8% Hispanic, 37 points below the school's share. Baltimore Highlands Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 31.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.6:1. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Baltimore County is 53%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Baltimore Highlands Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Baltimore Highlands Elementary's results are 8.6 points below predicted: 20.5% against 29.0%.
In the county around the school, Baltimore County, median household income is about $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 180 public schools operate in Baltimore County, serving about 110,872 students.
The shortest distance from Baltimore Highlands Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Riverview Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Baltimore Highlands Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Baltimore Highlands Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 469 in 2020-21 and 461 in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 12.3:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 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
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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
- Riverview Elementary0.7 mi · 552
- Lansdowne High0.7 mi · 1,313
- Lansdowne Middle1.0 mi · 661
- Lakeland Elementary/Middle1.2 mi · 1,070
- Lansdowne Elementary1.2 mi · 603
- The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle1.2 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Baltimore Highlands ElementaryHow many students attend Baltimore Highlands Elementary?
Baltimore Highlands Elementary enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Baltimore Highlands Elementary serve?
Baltimore Highlands Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Baltimore Highlands Elementary have?
Baltimore Highlands Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baltimore Highlands Elementary?
At Baltimore Highlands Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 45% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Baltimore Highlands Elementary in?
Baltimore Highlands Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.