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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000382
Edmondson Heights Elementary
1600 Langford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21207 · (410) 887-0818 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
390 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 | 71 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
54%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
23.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.8% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 33.9% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Schools most like Edmondson Heights Elementary
Edmondson Heights Elementary's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmondson Heights Elementary this school | 556 | 70.1% | 28.6% |
| Featherbed Lane Elementary Baltimore | 572 | 71.7% | 31.2% |
| Woodmoor Elementary Baltimore | 567 | 71.8% | 25.5% |
| Melwood Elementary Upper Marlboro | 531 | 68.2% | 29.6% |
| Woodhome Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 496 | 73.6% | 19.6% |
| J. P. Ryon Elementary School Waldorf | 640 | 68.4% | 23.9% |
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 Edmondson Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #663 of 853 | #84 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #664 of 853 ▼ 172 | #80 of 109 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #787 of 853 ▼ 154 | #101 of 109 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #272 of 898 | #29 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #756 of 857 | #83 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #471 of 857 | #75 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #271 of 885 | #31 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #251 of 294 | #19 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
556
+57 (+11%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 556 | 33.6 | 16.5:1 | 70% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 68% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 70% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 71% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 69% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 66% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 73% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 48% (328) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 27 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edmondson Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (544 to 556); teachers down 1% (34 to 33.6).
About Edmondson Heights Elementary
The public elementary school Edmondson Heights Elementary is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has 556 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Baltimore County Public Schools operates 177 schools. Combined enrollment is 110,872 students.
About 63% of the student body at Edmondson Heights Elementary is Black. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. A total of 390 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore County is 53%.
Edmondson Heights Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.7% at Edmondson Heights Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.6%.
The school's county is Baltimore County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $91,768 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Baltimore County's 180 public schools enroll about 110,872 students and include Edmondson Heights Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Westowne Elementary, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Edmondson Heights Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Edmondson Heights Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 11%. The school's ratio increased from 14.3:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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- 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
- Westowne Elementary0.9 mi · 635
- Southwest Academy0.9 mi · 842
- Johnnycake Elementary1.0 mi · 592
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle1.2 mi · 272
- Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle1.2 mi · 218
- Meadowood Education Center1.3 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About Edmondson Heights ElementaryHow large is Edmondson Heights Elementary?
Edmondson Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Edmondson Heights Elementary serve?
Edmondson Heights Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edmondson Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edmondson Heights Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edmondson Heights Elementary?
At Edmondson Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 24% Hispanic, 63% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Edmondson Heights Elementary public or private?
Edmondson Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.