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Does Dundalk Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000375
Dundalk Elementary
2717 Playfield Street, Baltimore, MD 21222 · (443) 809-7013 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
570 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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
Student demographics
70%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
23.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 12.7% |
% 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
Where Dundalk Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #814 of 853 | #109 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #802 of 853 | #106 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #792 of 853 | #102 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #55 of 898 | #3 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #689 of 857 | #68 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #187 of 857 | #32 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #221 of 885 | #14 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #162 of 294 | #14 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
757
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 757 | 47.7 | 15.9:1 | 75% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 71% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 48.1 | 15.5:1 | 74% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 78% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 41.3 | 17.0:1 | 77% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 78% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 79% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 61% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 37 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dundalk Elementary.
About Dundalk Elementary
Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Dundalk Elementary is a large elementary school. The school counts 757 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
Dundalk Elementary is one of the 177 schools that make up Baltimore County Public Schools (110,872 students in total).
Dundalk Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Black, 20% White, and 9% multiracial. In Baltimore County overall, about 8% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.9:1, with 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 75% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Baltimore County averages 53%, lower than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dundalk Elementary would score about 29.7%. It scores 17.8%, 11.8 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Baltimore County this way: the median household income is $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Dundalk Elementary, Baltimore County has 179 other public schools.
Dundalk Middle is the public school closest to Dundalk Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Dundalk Elementary is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Dundalk Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, Dundalk Elementary's enrollment grew 3%, to 757.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Dundalk Middle0.2 mi · 598
- Logan Elementary0.4 mi · 556
- Dundalk High0.5 mi · 2,087
- Southeast EDLP at Dundalk High School0.5 mi · 2
- Grange Elementary1.0 mi · 483
- Norwood Elementary1.2 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Dundalk ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dundalk Elementary?
Dundalk Elementary enrolls approximately 757 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dundalk Elementary serve?
Dundalk Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dundalk Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Dundalk Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Dundalk Elementary?
Student demographics at Dundalk Elementary are roughly 20% White, 43% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Dundalk Elementary in?
Dundalk Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.