Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000386
Fifth District Elementary
3725 Mount Carmel Rd, Upperco, MD 21155 · (443) 809-1726 · Baltimore County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
41 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
23%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
86.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.7% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 72.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Fifth District Elementary
Fifth District Elementary's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth District Elementary this school | 262 | 15.6% | 80.9% |
| Seventh District Elementary Parkton | 346 | 14.5% | 72.3% |
| Deale Elementary Deale | 203 | 19.7% | 58.8% |
| Mayo Elementary Edgewater | 351 | 17.4% | 64.0% |
| Kingsville Elementary Kingsville | 326 | 19.3% | 75.1% |
| Lake Shore Elementary Pasadena | 280 | 25.0% | 60.5% |
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 Fifth District Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #26 of 853 | #5 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #26 of 853 ▲ 45 | #4 of 109 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #20 of 853 ▲ 2 | #4 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #803 of 898 | #106 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #660 of 857 | #62 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #776 of 857 | #104 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #827 of 885 | #102 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #186 of 551 | #31 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
262
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 262 | 16.8 | 15.6:1 | 16% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 17.8 | 15.4:1 | 15% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 16% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 12% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 19.6 | 16.2:1 | 14% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 14% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 14% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 5% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 17 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fifth District Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (317 to 262); teachers down 15% (19.6 to 16.8).
About Fifth District Elementary
Fifth District Elementary sits in Upperco, Maryland, and is classified as an elementary school. A total of 262 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 46% lower.
A total of 177 schools make up Baltimore County Public Schools, with 110,872 students enrolled.
Fifth District Elementary's enrollment is 87% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Baltimore County is about 53% White. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Fifth District Elementary's 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.6:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 16%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 37 points.
Fifth District Elementary scores 15.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 80.9% actual versus 65.0% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Baltimore County has these Census figures: the median household income is $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Baltimore County has 180 public schools and roughly 110,872 students.
The school nearest to Fifth District Elementary is Spring Garden Elementary, at a distance of about 3.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fifth District Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Fifth District Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 262, a 7% decrease from 281 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Spring Garden Elementary3.4 mi · 439
- Shiloh Middle4.5 mi · 631
- Hampstead Elementary4.5 mi · 400
- North Carroll Middle5.5 mi · 626
- Prettyboy Elementary5.7 mi · 405
- Hereford High6.3 mi · 1,175
Frequently asked questions
About Fifth District ElementaryHow large is Fifth District Elementary?
Fifth District Elementary enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fifth District Elementary serve?
Fifth District Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fifth District Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fifth District Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fifth District Elementary?
Student demographics at Fifth District Elementary are roughly 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Fifth District Elementary?
Fifth District Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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