Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000387
Fort Garrison Elementary
3310 Woodvalley Dr, Baltimore, MD 21208 · (410) 887-1203 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
59 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
56%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
87.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
85.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.8% | 85.4% |
| 2023-24 | 82.6% | 73.9% |
% 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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% 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 21 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 Fort Garrison Elementary
Fort Garrison Elementary's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Garrison Elementary this school | 283 | 20.8% | 82.4% |
| Belmont Elementary Olney | 343 | 16.3% | 67.5% |
| Jones Elementary Severna Park | 334 | 15.9% | 70.6% |
| North Chevy Chase Elementary Chevy Chase | 237 | 20.7% | 73.5% |
| Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter Frederick | 317 | 27.4% | 52.5% |
| Millersville Elementary Millersville | 386 | 20.7% | 55.1% |
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 Fort Garrison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #17 of 853 | #3 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #9 of 853 ▲ 50 | #3 of 109 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #16 of 853 ▲ 17 | #3 of 109 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #773 of 898 | #101 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #184 of 857 | #6 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #434 of 857 | #73 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #779 of 885 | #97 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #507 of 551 | #75 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
283
0 (0%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 283 | 23.4 | 12.1:1 | 21% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 21.8 | 13.1:1 | 22% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 22.8 | 11.9:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 19.8 | 14.6:1 | 7% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 2% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 21 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Garrison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (289 to 283); teachers up 18% (19.8 to 23.4).
About Fort Garrison Elementary
Fort Garrison Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Baltimore, Maryland. It has an enrollment of 283 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
In Baltimore County Public Schools, 177 schools enroll a combined 110,872 students.
The largest group at Fort Garrison Elementary is White students, at 61%. The remaining students are 24% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Baltimore County, the White share is about 53%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fort Garrison Elementary scores 56%.
Staffing at Fort Garrison Elementary comes to 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1:1. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. On the income side, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Baltimore County averages 53%, higher than here.
BeatsExpectations places Fort Garrison Elementary in the top 10% of Maryland schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 20.6 points above it (82.4% actual, 61.9% predicted).
Looking at the county, Baltimore County, the median household earns about $91,768 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Fort Garrison Elementary, Baltimore County has 180 public schools.
Pikesville Middle is about 1.6 miles from Fort Garrison Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Fort Garrison Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Fort Garrison Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (283) and 2024-25 (283).
This page is set up for the Fort Garrison Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Pikesville Middle1.6 mi · 943
- Pikesville High1.6 mi · 908
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- Summit Park Elementary1.8 mi · 520
- Cross Country Elementary/Middle2.5 mi · 740
- Frederick Douglass High2.5 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Garrison ElementaryHow large is Fort Garrison Elementary?
Fort Garrison Elementary enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fort Garrison Elementary serve?
Fort Garrison Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fort Garrison Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Fort Garrison Elementary.
How diverse is Fort Garrison Elementary?
Fort Garrison Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Garrison Elementary?
Fort Garrison Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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