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What's one thing Chadwick Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000357
Chadwick Elementary
1918 Winder Rd, Baltimore, MD 21244 · (410) 887-1300 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
434 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 | 46 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
66%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
48.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 44.1% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Chadwick Elementary
Chadwick Elementary's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwick Elementary this school | 603 | 72.0% | 43.4% |
| Woodbridge Elementary Baltimore | 484 | 66.1% | 58.4% |
| Burnt Mills Elementary Silver Spring | 747 | 62.1% | 39.0% |
| Joppa View Elementary Baltimore | 491 | 53.2% | 49.7% |
| Arbutus Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 61.0% | 44.3% |
| Rossville Elementary Baltimore | 726 | 59.2% | 46.7% |
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 Chadwick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #438 of 853 | #50 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #466 of 853 ▼ 108 | #57 of 109 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #452 of 853 ▲ 5 | #56 of 109 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #207 of 898 | #19 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #606 of 857 | #49 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #285 of 857 | #51 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #251 of 885 | #22 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #409 of 551 | #62 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
603
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 603 | 39.8 | 15.1:1 | 72% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 43.6 | 13.5:1 | 68% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 41.3 | 14.7:1 | 66% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 73% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 36.5 | 17.8:1 | 66% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 75% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 75% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 60% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 18 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chadwick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (649 to 603); teachers up 9% (36.5 to 39.8).
About Chadwick Elementary
Chadwick Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Baltimore, Maryland. The student body numbers 603 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 25% above that.
Chadwick Elementary is among 177 schools run by Baltimore County Public Schools, which serves 110,872 students.
Chadwick Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 46%. The remaining students are 34% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. By the diversity index, Chadwick Elementary comes in at 66%.
With 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Chadwick Elementary was 15.1:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 72%. Public schools in Baltimore County average 53%.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.6%. Chadwick Elementary scores 43.4%.
Baltimore County has these Census figures: median household income is about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Baltimore County number 180 and enroll about 110,872.
Dogwood Elementary is the public school closest to Chadwick Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Chadwick Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.8% on proficiency, and Chadwick Elementary is above that at 43.4%.
Chadwick Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Chadwick Elementary had 647 students in 2020-21 and 603 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
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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
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Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
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- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
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- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Other Chadwick Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chadwick Elementary. Chadwick Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- CHADWICK ELEMENTARYCHADWICK, MO · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Dogwood Elementary0.4 mi · 460
- Watershed Public Charter0.7 mi · 366
- Woodbridge Elementary1.4 mi · 484
- Featherbed Lane Elementary1.5 mi · 572
- Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School1.6 mi · 4
- Woodlawn High1.6 mi · 1,922
Frequently asked questions
About Chadwick ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chadwick Elementary?
Chadwick Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-05.
Is Chadwick Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chadwick Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Chadwick Elementary have?
Chadwick Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Chadwick Elementary?
Chadwick Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 11% Hispanic, 46% Black, 34% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chadwick Elementary?
Chadwick Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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