Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000359
Charlesmont Elementary
7800 W Collingham Dr, Baltimore, MD 21222 · (410) 887-7004 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
259 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
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
61.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +26.4pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +18.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 33.8% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Charlesmont Elementary
Charlesmont Elementary's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlesmont Elementary this school | 373 | 69.4% | 45.8% |
| Chase Elementary Baltimore | 366 | 69.4% | 39.1% |
| Holly Hall Elementary Elkton | 432 | 69.7% | 25.4% |
| Potomac Heights Elementary Hagerstown | 351 | 66.4% | 50.3% |
| George T. Cromwell Elementary Glen Burnie | 395 | 66.1% | 38.1% |
| Essex Elementary Baltimore | 481 | 70.5% | 29.2% |
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 Charlesmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #398 of 853 | #45 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #272 of 853 ▲ 224 | #32 of 109 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #260 of 853 ▲ 317 | #29 of 109 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #644 of 898 | #85 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #575 of 857 | #46 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #219 of 857 | #38 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #283 of 885 | #34 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #168 of 551 | #29 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
373
+24 (+7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 69% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 68% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 25.3 | 15.2:1 | 70% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 62% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 28.6 | 16.0:1 | 66% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 70% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 65% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 40% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlesmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (458 to 373); teachers down 13% (28.6 to 25).
About Charlesmont Elementary
Baltimore, Maryland, is home to Charlesmont Elementary, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 373 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for elementary schools in Maryland, which is about 481.
The district for Charlesmont Elementary is Baltimore County Public Schools, with 177 schools and 110,872 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Charlesmont Elementary, at 44%. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 53% of Baltimore County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 25 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.9:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Charlesmont Elementary is 69%. On average, public schools in Baltimore County report 53%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Charlesmont Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Charlesmont Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.8% is 12.7 points above the 33.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Baltimore County has about 850,796 residents, and the median household income is $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Charlesmont Elementary, Baltimore County has 179 other public schools.
Battle Monument School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Charlesmont Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Charlesmont Elementary at 1st of 8.
Charlesmont Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Charlesmont Elementary's enrollment grew from 349 in 2020-21 to 373 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Charlesmont Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Battle Monument School0.1 mi · 63
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- Bear Creek Elementary0.4 mi · 461
- Patapsco High and Center for Arts0.6 mi · 1,385
- Battle Grove Elementary0.7 mi · 333
- Sandy Plains Elementary0.9 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Charlesmont ElementaryHow large is Charlesmont Elementary?
Charlesmont Elementary enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Charlesmont Elementary serve?
Charlesmont Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Charlesmont Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Charlesmont Elementary.
How diverse is Charlesmont Elementary?
Charlesmont Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Charlesmont Elementary?
Charlesmont Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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