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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Colgate Elementary?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000367
Colgate Elementary
7735 Gough Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 · (443) 809-7010 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
356 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
45%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
20.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
19.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.6% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.5% | 20.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Colgate Elementary
Colgate Elementary's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Elementary this school | 533 | 66.8% | 18.9% |
| Viers Mill Elementary Silver Spring | 556 | 69.6% | 33.9% |
| Gaithersburg Elementary Gaithersburg | 603 | 67.5% | 20.9% |
| Wheaton Woods Elementary Rockville | 556 | 64.7% | 40.2% |
| Rolling Terrace Elementary Takoma Park | 645 | 68.8% | 21.1% |
| New Hampshire Estates Elem Silver Spring | 455 | 69.2% | N/A |
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 Colgate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #798 of 853 | #106 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #749 of 853 ▼ 51 | #100 of 109 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #813 of 853 ▲ 9 | #107 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #311 of 898 | #34 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #640 of 857 | #54 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #588 of 857 | #86 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #314 of 885 | #44 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.7% | #55 of 294 | #4 of 23 |
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
533
+75 (+16%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 533 | 34.6 | 15.4:1 | 67% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 33.3 | 15.7:1 | 69% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 33.3 | 15.1:1 | 71% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 74% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 29.7 | 14.3:1 | 79% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 79% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 79% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 57% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 16 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colgate Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (424 to 533); teachers up 16% (29.7 to 34.6).
About Colgate Elementary
Colgate Elementary is a public elementary school run by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore, Maryland. Enrolled students number 533 students, in pre-K through 5.
Colgate Elementary is one of 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, which enrolls 110,872 students in total.
A majority of students at Colgate Elementary, 72%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 8%. By the diversity index, Colgate Elementary comes in at 45%.
Teacher staffing is 34.6 full-time equivalents, or about 15.4 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 67% of students, or 356, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Colgate Elementary is -15.8 points, in the bottom 10% of Maryland. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.9%, and the predicted rate is 34.7%.
In Baltimore County (population about 850,796), median household income is about $91,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Colgate Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County, which together enroll about 110,872 students.
The nearest public school is Berkshire Elementary, at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Colgate Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Colgate Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students grew from 458 to 533 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Colgate Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Berkshire Elementary0.6 mi · 514
- Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 774
- Claremont School1.0 mi · 46
- Patterson High1.0 mi · 1,330
- Clay Hill Public Charter School1.1 mi · 335
- Holabird Middle1.3 mi · 1,027
Frequently asked questions
About Colgate ElementaryHow large is Colgate Elementary?
Colgate Elementary enrolls approximately 533 students in grades PK-05.
Is Colgate Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colgate Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Colgate Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Colgate Elementary.
How diverse is Colgate Elementary?
Colgate Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 72% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Colgate Elementary in?
Colgate Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.