Chase Elementary

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Chase Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community, part of Baltimore County Public Schools. It teaches 366 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Chase Elementary is one of 177 schools operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, a district that works with 110,872 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Chase Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chase Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Chase Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baltimore County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Chase Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Baltimore County shows median household income runs about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Baltimore County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), Chase Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Crossroads Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Chase Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 368 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 26% across the same window.

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