Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000398
Halethorpe Elementary
4300 Maple Ave, Halethorpe, MD 21227 · (410) 887-1406 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
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
10.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
177 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
76%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
34.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 35.6% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Halethorpe Elementary
Halethorpe Elementary's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halethorpe Elementary this school | 273 | 64.8% | 33.9% |
| Germantown Elementary Germantown | 314 | 52.2% | 41.2% |
| Arbutus Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 61.0% | 44.3% |
| Joppa View Elementary Baltimore | 491 | 53.2% | 49.7% |
| Perry Hall Elementary Baltimore | 476 | 48.3% | 63.1% |
| Gunpowder Elementary Baltimore | 443 | 42.9% | 45.8% |
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 Halethorpe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #569 of 853 | #69 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #593 of 853 ▼ 129 | #73 of 109 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #644 of 853 ▼ 70 | #80 of 109 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #782 of 898 | #103 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #65 of 857 | #3 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #15 of 857 | #2 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #342 of 885 | #52 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #37 of 551 | #11 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
273
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 273 | 25.3 | 10.8:1 | 65% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 25.1 | 11.2:1 | 65% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 25.3 | 10.8:1 | 60% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 69% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 30.2 | 13.9:1 | 71% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 68% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 50% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 25% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Halethorpe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (421 to 273); teachers down 16% (30.2 to 25.3).
About Halethorpe Elementary
Halethorpe Elementary is a public elementary school run by Baltimore County Public Schools in Halethorpe, Maryland. The school serves 273 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Maryland is roughly 481 students; this school is 43% smaller than that.
Across its 177 schools, Baltimore County Public Schools enrolls 110,872 students. Halethorpe Elementary is one of those schools.
At Halethorpe Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 33%. After that, the student body is 26% Asian, 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Baltimore County is about 53% White. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 10.8:1 comes from the school's 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Halethorpe Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Halethorpe Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Halethorpe Elementary would score about 35.9%. It scores 33.9%, 2.0 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Baltimore County this way: the median household income is $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Baltimore County has 180 public schools and roughly 110,872 students.
Arbutus Elementary is the public school closest to Halethorpe Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Halethorpe Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.9% against a local average of 29.5%.
Halethorpe Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 273 students in 2024-25, 47 fewer than the 320 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Halethorpe Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Arbutus Elementary0.7 mi · 410
- Relay Elementary1.1 mi · 581
- Arbutus Middle1.2 mi · 974
- Maiden Choice School1.2 mi · 118
- Riverview Elementary1.6 mi · 552
- Lansdowne Elementary1.6 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Halethorpe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Halethorpe Elementary?
Halethorpe Elementary enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Halethorpe Elementary serve?
Halethorpe Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Halethorpe Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Halethorpe Elementary is approximately 10.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Halethorpe Elementary?
Halethorpe Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 20% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Halethorpe Elementary in?
Halethorpe Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
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