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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Carney Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000351
Carney Elementary
3131 E Joppa Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234 · (410) 887-5228 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
371 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
62%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
41.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 25.7% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Carney Elementary
Carney Elementary's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carney Elementary this school | 524 | 70.8% | 33.0% |
| Pemberton Elementary Salisbury | 506 | 65.6% | 34.0% |
| G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale Aberdeen | 528 | 70.3% | 38.5% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury | 564 | 68.8% | 32.7% |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary Hagerstown | 498 | 69.3% | 32.1% |
| Meade Heights Elementary Ft. Meade | 494 | 65.8% | 35.1% |
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 Carney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #584 of 853 | #72 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #637 of 853 ▼ 34 | #78 of 109 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #538 of 853 ▲ 8 | #63 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #331 of 898 | #36 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #563 of 857 | #44 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #346 of 857 | #63 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #263 of 885 | #28 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #367 of 551 | #57 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
524
-104 (-17%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 524 | 35.3 | 14.8:1 | 71% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 34.7 | 14.8:1 | 67% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 66% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 63% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 38.1 | 15.1:1 | 43% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 39% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 12% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 37 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (575 to 524); teachers down 7% (38.1 to 35.3).
About Carney Elementary
In Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County, Carney Elementary is an elementary school. Its 524 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Baltimore County Public Schools, which runs Carney Elementary, has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
Black students make up a majority at Carney Elementary, at 57%. Other students are 22% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 31% Black share among all Baltimore County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Carney Elementary's 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.8:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 71%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 18 points.
In Maryland, Carney Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.0% actual against a predicted 32.3%.
Among Baltimore County residents, the median household income is $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Carney Elementary is one of 180 public schools in the county.
Pine Grove Middle is the public school closest to Carney Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Carney Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 33.0% versus a 35.3% average.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Carney Elementary's enrollment declined from 628 in 2020-21 to 524 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Other Carney Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Carney Elementary. Carney Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Carney Elementary SchoolCarney, OK · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Grove Middle0.9 mi · 804
- Harford Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 373
- Northeast EDLP at Parkville High School1.0 mi · 1
- Parkville High1.0 mi · 1,877
- Parkville Middle1.1 mi · 900
- Pine Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Carney ElementaryHow many students attend Carney Elementary?
Carney Elementary enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
Is Carney Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carney Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Carney Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Carney Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Carney Elementary?
Student demographics at Carney Elementary are roughly 22% White, 7% Hispanic, 57% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Carney Elementary public or private?
Carney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.