Glyndon Elementary

Glyndon Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in Reisterstown, Maryland, operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, with 476 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Glyndon Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Glyndon Elementary reports that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Baltimore County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Glyndon Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Glyndon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Baltimore County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Glyndon Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 33.8%.

Around the school, Baltimore County reports that median household income runs about $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Glyndon Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students).

Reisterstown Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Glyndon Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glyndon Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Glyndon Elementary's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 540 (now 476). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 14% to 26%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Glyndon Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.