Forest Lakes Elementary

Forest Lakes Elementary is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Forest Hill, Maryland, overseen by Harford County Public Schools, teacheing 447 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Harford County Public Schools, which oversees 55 schools and 37,771 students, Forest Lakes Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Forest Lakes Elementary reports that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Forest Lakes Elementary reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harford County (around 39%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forest Lakes Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.6%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harford County put the typical household earns roughly $112,265 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forest Lakes Elementary is one of 55 public schools in Harford County (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students).

Nearest neighbor: Forest Hill Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forest Lakes Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Forest Lakes Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forest Lakes Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 445 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 88% to 80%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.