Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000400
Harford Hills Elementary
8902 Old Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234 · (410) 887-5236 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
220 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 | 21 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
72%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
46.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 32.4% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Harford Hills Elementary
Harford Hills Elementary's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harford Hills Elementary this school | 373 | 59.0% | 37.9% |
| Fruitland Primary Fruitland | 445 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Cecil Manor Elementary Elkton | 416 | 60.1% | 29.6% |
| Greenview Knolls Elementary Great Mills | 294 | 57.1% | 46.9% |
| Green Holly Elementary School Lexington Park | 478 | 63.0% | 55.8% |
| Fullerton Elementary Baltimore | 383 | 52.2% | 46.3% |
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 Harford Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #501 of 853 | #60 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #490 of 853 ▲ 25 | #61 of 109 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #471 of 853 ▲ 94 | #60 of 109 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #645 of 898 | #86 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #700 of 857 | #71 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #121 of 857 | #20 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #424 of 885 | #64 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #306 of 551 | #47 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
373
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 373 | 23.4 | 15.9:1 | 59% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 24.7 | 16.9:1 | 58% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 24.2 | 16.4:1 | 62% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 49% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 25.6 | 16.5:1 | 46% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 43% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 41% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 19% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 20 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harford Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (422 to 373); teachers down 9% (25.6 to 23.4).
About Harford Hills Elementary
Harford Hills Elementary is one of the public schools in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a small elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 373 students. That puts enrollment 22% below the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools with a combined 110,872 students. Harford Hills Elementary is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Harford Hills Elementary, about 36 are Black, the largest group. It is also 34% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Harford Hills Elementary reports a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher, from 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 2.1 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Harford Hills Elementary, 59% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Harford Hills Elementary outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Harford Hills Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.9%, compared with a predicted 39.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Baltimore County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $91,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 180 public schools and about 110,872 students.
Pine Grove Middle is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Harford Hills Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Harford Hills Elementary places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Harford Hills Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 370 to 373, a small change. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.6 to 15.9 over 4 years.
Harford Hills Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Harford Hills ElementaryHow many students attend Harford Hills Elementary?
Harford Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harford Hills Elementary serve?
Harford Hills Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Harford Hills Elementary have?
Harford Hills Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harford Hills Elementary?
At Harford Hills Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 16% Hispanic, 36% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harford Hills Elementary?
Harford Hills Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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