Gunpowder Elementary

Located at 9540 Holiday Manor Rd, in Baltimore, Maryland, Gunpowder Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community that hosts 443 students (grades K through 5), operated by Baltimore County Public Schools.

Within Baltimore County Public Schools, which oversees 177 schools and 110,872 students, Gunpowder Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gunpowder Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 22% Asian, 21% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Gunpowder Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Gunpowder Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible 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 below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gunpowder Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.8%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -3.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Baltimore County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Gunpowder Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students).

Seven Oaks Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gunpowder Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 29%: 620 students in 2018 compared to 443 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 62% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Gunpowder Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.