Fort Garrison Elementary

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Fort Garrison Elementary is an intimate elementary campus, run under Baltimore County Public Schools. It enrolls 283 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Fort Garrison Elementary sits 41% below that benchmark.

Across the 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (110,872 students total), Fort Garrison Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Fort Garrison Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Fort Garrison Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fort Garrison Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 82.4%, a residual of +20.6 points.

Around the school, Baltimore County reports that median household income runs about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Fort Garrison Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Pikesville Middle, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort Garrison Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Fort Garrison Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 289 (now 283). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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