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What's the biggest difference between Essex Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000384
Essex Elementary
100 Mace Ave, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (410) 887-0117 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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
16.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
339 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 | 57 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
71%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
27.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 27 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 24.4% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
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 Essex Elementary
Essex Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Elementary this school | 481 | 70.5% | 29.2% |
| Lincolnshire Elementary Hagerstown | 503 | 69.2% | 36.4% |
| Point Pleasant Elementary Glen Burnie | 486 | 71.2% | 38.7% |
| Grange Elementary Baltimore | 483 | 71.6% | 29.7% |
| Holly Hall Elementary Elkton | 432 | 69.7% | 25.4% |
| Logan Elementary Baltimore | 556 | 73.6% | 28.9% |
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 Essex Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #655 of 853 | #82 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #638 of 853 ▼ 12 | #79 of 109 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #750 of 853 ▼ 221 | #96 of 109 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #420 of 898 | #49 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #747 of 857 | #81 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #162 of 857 | #27 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #267 of 885 | #30 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #411 of 551 | #64 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. 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
481
+46 (+11%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 481 | 29.2 | 16.4:1 | 70% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 27.6 | 16.1:1 | 67% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 28.1 | 16.4:1 | 72% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 59% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 29.9 | 17.3:1 | 55% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 55% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 48% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 25% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 20 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Essex Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (517 to 481); teachers down 2% (29.9 to 29.2).
About Essex Elementary
Essex Elementary is one of the public schools in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 481 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, Baltimore County Public Schools, has 110,872 students enrolled across 177 schools.
The largest group at Essex Elementary is White students, at 43%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Baltimore County is about 53% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Essex Elementary scores 71%.
Staffing at Essex Elementary comes to 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. On the income side, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points above the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County.
Essex Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Maryland public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Essex Elementary, the prediction is 32.5% and the result is 29.2%.
Baltimore County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $91,768 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Essex Elementary shares Baltimore County with 179 other public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Essex Elementary from the closest public school, Sussex Elementary. The five-mile area around Essex Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Essex Elementary at 3rd of 9.
Essex Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 435 to 481. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Essex Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other Essex Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Essex Elementary. Essex Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Essex Elementary SchoolEssex Junction, VT · 484 students
- Essex Elementary SchoolCenterbrook, CT · 307 students
- Essex ElementaryEssex, MA · 215 students
- Essex Elementary SchoolEssex, IA · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Sussex Elementary0.7 mi · 475
- Eastern Technical High School1.1 mi · 1,330
- Deep Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 385
- Kenwood High1.5 mi · 1,900
- Stemmers Run Middle1.5 mi · 831
- Mars Estates Elementary1.6 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Essex ElementaryHow many students attend Essex Elementary?
Essex Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
Is Essex Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Essex Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Essex Elementary have?
Essex Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Essex Elementary?
Essex Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Essex Elementary?
Essex Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.