Fountain Green Elementary

Set in Bel Air, Maryland, Fountain Green Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, overseen by Harford County Public Schools. It serves 443 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Fountain Green Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Harford County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Fountain Green Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Harford County's rate of about 39%.

With demographic context factored in, Fountain Green Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.7%, the actual is 69.5%, a residual of +8.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harford County put median household earnings sit near $112,265, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Harford County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students), of which Fountain Green Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Prospect Mill Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fountain Green Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 59.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fountain Green Elementary's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 443). Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Fountain Green Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.