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What's the one class at G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale every student should take?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000700
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale
810 Edmund St, Aberdeen, MD 21001 · (410) 273-5530 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
371 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
55.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +23.3pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 26.4% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale this school | 528 | 70.3% | 38.5% |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary Hagerstown | 498 | 69.3% | 32.1% |
| Bakerfield Elementary Aberdeen | 460 | 68.0% | 54.1% |
| Riverside Elementary Joppa | 481 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury | 564 | 68.8% | 32.7% |
| Pemberton Elementary Salisbury | 506 | 65.6% | 34.0% |
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 G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #494 of 853 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #441 of 853 ▲ 156 | #25 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #345 of 853 ▲ 279 | #19 of 32 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #324 of 898 | #15 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #429 of 857 | #13 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #234 of 857 | #9 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #270 of 885 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.6% | #47 of 294 | #1 of 18 |
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
528
+108 (+26%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 528 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 70% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 37.2 | 13.9:1 | 71% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 37.2 | 13.5:1 | 72% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 69% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 32.4 | 12.9:1 | 75% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 68% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 52% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 24 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (417 to 528); teachers up 17% (32.4 to 38).
About G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale is a medium-sized elementary school located in Aberdeen, Maryland. The school serves 528 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
A total of 55 schools make up Harford County Public Schools, with 37,771 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale. The largest is Black students, at 46%. Other students are 27% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 14% Black share among all Harford County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale counts 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.9 students for each one. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 70% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Harford County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale is B-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Maryland, G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.5% actual against a predicted 32.6%.
Federal survey data for Harford County show that the median household income is $112,265, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 55 public schools in Harford County, enrolling about 37,771 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Bakerfield Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment rise, from 420 in 2020-21 to 528 in 2024-25.
The G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Aberdeen MiddleMiddle · 1,071 students
- Bakerfield ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Halls Cross Roads ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Swan Creek SchoolCombined · 368 students
- Center for Educational OpportunityHigh · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Bakerfield Elementary0.8 mi · 460
- Aberdeen High1.0 mi · 1,396
- Center for Educational Opportunity1.1 mi · 122
- Swan Creek School1.1 mi · 368
- Aberdeen Middle1.1 mi · 1,071
- Halls Cross Roads Elementary1.3 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About G. Lisby Elementary at HillsdaleHow large is G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale?
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-05.
Is G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale an elementary, middle, or high school?
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale have?
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale?
Student demographics at G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale are roughly 27% White, 11% Hispanic, 46% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale public or private?
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.