Edgewood Elementary

Edgewood Elementary, a mid-sized elementary campus in Edgewood, Maryland, run under Harford County Public Schools, hosts 428 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Harford County Public Schools runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 37,771 students. Edgewood Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Edgewood Elementary logs that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 22% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Edgewood Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harford County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Edgewood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.2%; this one delivers 32.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harford County) logs that median household earnings sit near $112,265, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Edgewood Elementary is one of 55 public schools in Harford County (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students).

Deerfield Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edgewood Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 29.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 394 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.