Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000405
Hernwood Elementary
9919 Marriottsville Rd, Randallstown, MD 21133 · (410) 887-0732 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C+Beats 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
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
229 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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
32%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
33.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -17.5pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 36.8% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Hernwood Elementary
Hernwood Elementary's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernwood Elementary this school | 350 | 65.4% | 35.7% |
| Marlton Elementary Upper Marlboro | 309 | 66.0% | 29.7% |
| Deer Park Elementary Owings Mills | 384 | 66.9% | 52.6% |
| Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS Morningside | 357 | 62.5% | 48.5% |
| Govans Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 69.3% | 28.1% |
| Winand Elementary Baltimore | 426 | 64.8% | 43.3% |
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 Hernwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #526 of 853 | #62 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #707 of 853 ▼ 261 | #89 of 109 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #678 of 853 ▼ 320 | #86 of 109 ▼ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #684 of 898 | #90 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #506 of 857 | #32 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #704 of 857 | #97 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #335 of 885 | #50 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #164 of 551 | #28 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
350
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 350 | 24.2 | 14.5:1 | 65% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 60% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 24.1 | 13.6:1 | 55% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 69% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 31.5 | 13.7:1 | 61% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 58% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 31% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 16 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hernwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (431 to 350); teachers down 23% (31.5 to 24.2).
About Hernwood Elementary
Hernwood Elementary is a small elementary school in Randallstown, Maryland, administered by Baltimore County Public Schools. The school serves 350 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Baltimore County Public Schools is made up of 177 schools with 110,872 students in all.
Hernwood Elementary's enrollment is 81% Black. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. Baltimore County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school's share is higher. Hernwood Elementary's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at Hernwood Elementary, with 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 65% of enrollment. It compares with 53% for public schools in Baltimore County.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Hernwood 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.
Hernwood Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.7%, compared with a predicted 35.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Baltimore County census figures show that the median household income is $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Baltimore County is home to 180 public schools and about 110,872 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Deer Park Middle Magnet School, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Hernwood Elementary is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 350, a 3% rise from 339 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 13.0:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Randallstown
- Deer Park Middle Magnet SchoolMiddle · 1,127 students
- Randallstown HighHigh · 1,091 students
- Randallstown ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Church Lane ElementaryElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Park Middle Magnet School1.1 mi · 1,127
- Deer Park Elementary1.3 mi · 384
- Randallstown High1.9 mi · 1,091
- Randallstown Elementary1.9 mi · 322
- Lyons Mill Elementary1.9 mi · 671
- New Town Elementary2.2 mi · 772
Frequently asked questions
About Hernwood ElementaryHow many students attend Hernwood Elementary?
Hernwood Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hernwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hernwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hernwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hernwood Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hernwood Elementary?
At Hernwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 10% Hispanic, 81% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hernwood Elementary in?
Hernwood Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
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