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What's one thing Gunpowder Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000397
Gunpowder Elementary
9540 Holiday Manor Rd, Baltimore, MD 21236 · (410) 887-5121 · Baltimore County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
190 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
70%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
55.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 35.9% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Gunpowder Elementary
Gunpowder Elementary's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder Elementary this school | 443 | 42.9% | 45.8% |
| Catonsville Elementary Catonsville | 653 | 48.5% | 51.0% |
| Joppa View Elementary Baltimore | 491 | 53.2% | 49.7% |
| College Gardens Elementary Rockville | 506 | 43.3% | 63.6% |
| Perry Hall Elementary Baltimore | 476 | 48.3% | 63.1% |
| Medfield Heights Elementary Baltimore | 485 | 37.9% | 66.3% |
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 Gunpowder Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #399 of 853 | #46 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #408 of 853 ▲ 53 | #48 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #353 of 853 ▲ 1 | #46 of 109 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #519 of 898 | #65 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #692 of 857 | #69 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #165 of 857 | #28 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #589 of 885 | #81 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #72 of 551 | #18 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
443
-51 (-10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
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 | 443 | 27.9 | 15.9:1 | 43% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 28.3 | 17.4:1 | 39% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 31.1 | 16.4:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 28% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 35.4 | 17.5:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 21% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 8% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 31 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gunpowder Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (620 to 443); teachers down 21% (35.4 to 27.9).
About Gunpowder Elementary
Federal records list Gunpowder Elementary as an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has 443 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Baltimore County Public Schools has 110,872 students spread across 177 schools.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at Gunpowder Elementary, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 22% Asian, 21% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Baltimore County overall, about 53% of residents are White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Gunpowder Elementary are from different groups.
There are 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.9:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Of all students at Gunpowder Elementary, 43% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Baltimore County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Gunpowder Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.8%) and its predicted rate (48.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
The school is in Baltimore County, where median household income comes to about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Baltimore County counts 180 public schools with about 110,872 students.
Seven Oaks Elementary is the nearest public school to Gunpowder Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Gunpowder Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 494 students in 2020-21 to 443 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Gunpowder Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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
Nearby schools
- Seven Oaks Elementary1.1 mi · 454
- Perry Hall Elementary1.2 mi · 476
- Perry Hall Middle1.2 mi · 1,582
- Honeygo Elementary1.2 mi · 698
- Perry Hall High1.6 mi · 2,012
- Joppa View Elementary2.1 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Gunpowder ElementaryHow many students attend Gunpowder Elementary?
Gunpowder Elementary enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
Is Gunpowder Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gunpowder Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gunpowder Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gunpowder Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gunpowder Elementary?
Student demographics at Gunpowder Elementary are roughly 44% White, 7% Hispanic, 21% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Gunpowder Elementary in?
Gunpowder Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.