Havre de Grace Elementary

Havre de Grace Elementary is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Havre De Grace, Maryland, part of Harford County Public Schools, educateing 593 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

Across the 55 schools in Harford County Public Schools (37,771 students total), Havre de Grace Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Havre de Grace Elementary logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Harford County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Havre de Grace Elementary has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Havre de Grace Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Harford County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Havre de Grace Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 43.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harford County put median household earnings sit near $112,265, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Harford County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students), of which Havre de Grace Elementary is one.

Havre de Grace Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Havre de Grace Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Havre de Grace Elementary has ticked up 21%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 593 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 53% to 45% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.