Dundalk Elementary

Dundalk Elementary operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 757 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% bigger than the state mean of about 481.

Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Dundalk Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Dundalk Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 27% Black, 20% White, 9% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dundalk Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.7%, the actual is 17.8%, a residual of -11.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Baltimore County reports that median household earnings sit near $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Baltimore County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), Dundalk Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Dundalk Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dundalk Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 22.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dundalk Elementary's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 703 (now 757). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 13% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Dundalk Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.