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What advice would you give to incoming students at Fullerton Elementary?
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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000391
Fullerton Elementary
4400 Fullerton Ave, Baltimore, MD 21236 · (410) 887-5234 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
200 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
71%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
57.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 38.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 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 Fullerton Elementary
Fullerton Elementary's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton Elementary this school | 383 | 52.2% | 46.3% |
| Gale-Bailey Elementary School Marbury | 344 | 51.7% | 45.1% |
| Malcolm Elementary School Waldorf | 415 | 50.1% | 35.6% |
| Warren Elementary Cockeysville | 381 | 51.4% | 45.2% |
| Kenilworth Elementary Bowie | 364 | 48.6% | 34.8% |
| Harford Hills Elementary Baltimore | 373 | 59.0% | 37.9% |
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 Fullerton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #389 of 853 | #43 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #314 of 853 ▲ 112 | #34 of 109 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #322 of 853 ▲ 178 | #42 of 109 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #629 of 898 | #82 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #555 of 857 | #40 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #134 of 857 | #23 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #504 of 885 | #71 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #23 of 551 | #4 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
383
-191 (-33%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 383 | 25.9 | 14.8:1 | 52% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 27.2 | 15.0:1 | 51% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 27.7 | 14.8:1 | 58% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 49% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 41% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 40% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 15% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fullerton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (628 to 383); teachers down 26% (35 to 25.9).
About Fullerton Elementary
Fullerton Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Baltimore, Maryland. Federal data show 383 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 20% below that mark.
Baltimore County Public Schools operates 177 schools. Combined enrollment is 110,872 students.
The biggest share of students at Fullerton Elementary, 38%, is Black. Next come 32% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Fullerton Elementary has 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 52% at Fullerton Elementary. The figure for public schools in Baltimore County is close, at 53%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.3% at Fullerton Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore County show that median household income comes to about $91,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Baltimore County counts 180 public schools with about 110,872 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Elmwood Elementary, is about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fullerton Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 33% across 4 years, from 574 in 2020-21 to 383 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.8:1, from 15.9:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
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- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Other Fullerton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fullerton Elementary. Fullerton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Fullerton Elementary SchoolAddison, IL · 384 students
- FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFULLERTON, NE · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Elmwood Elementary0.8 mi · 396
- Overlea High0.9 mi · 1,474
- City Neighbors Charter School1.2 mi · 231
- Parkville Middle1.2 mi · 900
- Woodhome Elementary/Middle1.3 mi · 496
- Glenmount Elementary/Middle1.4 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Fullerton ElementaryHow many students attend Fullerton Elementary?
Fullerton Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fullerton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fullerton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fullerton Elementary have?
Fullerton Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Fullerton Elementary?
Fullerton Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 18% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Fullerton Elementary?
Fullerton Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.