Catonsville Elementary

Located at 106 Bloomsbury Ave, in Catonsville, Maryland, Catonsville Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that instructs 653 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Baltimore County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Catonsville Elementary sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Catonsville Elementary records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 23% Asian, 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Catonsville Elementary has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Catonsville Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.5%; this one delivers 51.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Baltimore County) records that the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Baltimore County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), Catonsville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Catonsville High, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Catonsville Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Catonsville Elementary has increased 9%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 653 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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