Fullerton Elementary

Fullerton Elementary operates as a small K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, run under Baltimore County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 383 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools in total, collectively educating 110,872 students. Fullerton Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Fullerton Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Fullerton Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Fullerton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

In the area at large, Baltimore County reports that median household earnings sit near $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Fullerton Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Elmwood Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fullerton Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Fullerton Elementary's enrollment has decreased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 628 (now 383). White enrollment moved from 46% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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