Harford Hills Elementary

Harford Hills Elementary operates as a cozy K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 373 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Harford Hills Elementary is one of 177 schools operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, a district that teaches 110,872 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harford Hills Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Harford Hills Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Baltimore County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Harford Hills Elementary is one.

Pine Grove Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harford Hills Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harford Hills Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 51% to 34%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.