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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000383
Elmwood Elementary
531 Dale Ave, Baltimore, MD 21206 · (410) 887-5232 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
258 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 60 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
Student demographics
66%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
23.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +15.1pp 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 27 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 12.1% |
% 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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% 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 →
Where Elmwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #760 of 853 | #100 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #634 of 853 | #77 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #793 of 853 | #103 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #602 of 898 | #77 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #461 of 857 | #29 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #279 of 857 | #50 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #339 of 885 | #51 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #48 of 551 | #14 of 84 |
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
396
-128 (-24%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 65% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 32.1 | 14.2:1 | 65% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 37.3 | 12.5:1 | 64% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 67% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 34.8 | 16.8:1 | 61% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 73% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 64% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 42% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmwood Elementary.
About Elmwood Elementary
Elmwood Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school had 396 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Across its 177 schools, Baltimore County Public Schools enrolls 110,872 students. Elmwood Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Elmwood Elementary is 51% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Baltimore County overall, about 31% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Elmwood Elementary comes in at 66%.
The school has about 14.1 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 12 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Elmwood Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools: 22.2% actual against 35.7% predicted.
Among Baltimore County residents, median household income is about $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Elmwood Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County, which together enroll about 110,872 students.
The closest other public school is Overlea High, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Elmwood Elementary's average proficiency of 22.2% compares with 32.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The student count in 2024-25 was 396, 24% below the 524 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Overlea High0.5 mi · 1,474
- McCormick Elementary0.5 mi · 295
- City Neighbors Charter School0.8 mi · 231
- Fullerton Elementary0.8 mi · 383
- Shady Spring Elementary1.1 mi · 375
- Glenmount Elementary/Middle1.1 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Elmwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elmwood Elementary?
Elmwood Elementary enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Elmwood Elementary serve?
Elmwood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Elmwood Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Elmwood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elmwood Elementary?
At Elmwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 21% Hispanic, 51% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Elmwood Elementary public or private?
Elmwood 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.