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What's the biggest difference between Glyndon Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001346
Glyndon Elementary
445 Glyndon Dr, Reisterstown, MD 21136 · (410) 887-1130 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
320 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 52 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
69%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
40.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
33.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 33.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 28.7% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Glyndon Elementary
Glyndon Elementary's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyndon Elementary this school | 476 | 67.2% | 33.8% |
| Oakleigh Elementary Baltimore | 452 | 73.5% | 25.5% |
| Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Silver Spring | 485 | 61.9% | 52.0% |
| Elmwood Elementary Baltimore | 396 | 65.2% | 22.2% |
| Meade Heights Elementary Ft. Meade | 494 | 65.8% | 35.1% |
| Freetown Elementary Glen Burnie | 530 | 72.1% | 40.8% |
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 Glyndon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #573 of 853 | #70 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #548 of 853 ▲ 13 | #68 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #560 of 853 ▲ 53 | #66 of 109 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #435 of 898 | #51 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #818 of 857 | #96 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #217 of 857 | #37 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #309 of 885 | #41 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #296 of 551 | #45 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
476
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 476 | 27.2 | 17.5:1 | 67% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 30.3 | 15.2:1 | 66% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 29.6 | 18.1:1 | 65% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 67% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 61% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 59% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 47% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 20% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glyndon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (540 to 476); teachers down 9% (30 to 27.2).
About Glyndon Elementary
Glyndon Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Reisterstown, Maryland. Total enrollment is 476 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Within Baltimore County Public Schools, Glyndon Elementary is one of 177 schools. The district enrolls 110,872 students.
The biggest share of students at Glyndon Elementary, 47%, is Black. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 31% Black among all Baltimore County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Based on 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Glyndon Elementary has a ratio of 17.5:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 67%. The average for public schools in Baltimore County is 53%.
Glyndon Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Test results at Glyndon Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.8% actual, 34.4% predicted).
In Baltimore County, home to about 850,796 people, the median household earns about $91,768 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Baltimore County number 180, with about 110,872 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Reisterstown Elementary, is the closest to Glyndon Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Glyndon Elementary. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Glyndon Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Glyndon Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 7% across 4 years, from 512 in 2020-21 to 476 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Reisterstown
- Franklin HighHigh · 1,481 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Reisterstown ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Cedarmere ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- Chatsworth SchoolElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Reisterstown Elementary0.9 mi · 518
- Chatsworth School0.9 mi · 301
- Franklin Middle1.1 mi · 1,150
- Franklin Elementary1.2 mi · 392
- Franklin High1.4 mi · 1,481
- Timber Grove Elementary1.9 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Glyndon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Glyndon Elementary?
Glyndon Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glyndon Elementary serve?
Glyndon Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Glyndon Elementary have?
Glyndon Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Glyndon Elementary?
Student demographics at Glyndon Elementary are roughly 13% White, 26% Hispanic, 47% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Glyndon Elementary in?
Glyndon Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
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