Elmwood Elementary

Elmwood Elementary is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County Public Schools, with 396 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Elmwood Elementary is one of 177 schools operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, a district that hosts 110,872 students overall.

On demographics, Elmwood Elementary reports that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Baltimore County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Elmwood Elementary records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Elmwood Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.7%; actual is 22.2%, a gap of -13.4 points.

In the area at large, Baltimore County reports that median household earnings sit near $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Elmwood Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Overlea High, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elmwood Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elmwood Elementary has contracted 32%, going from 586 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.