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What advice would you give to incoming students at Johnnycake Elementary?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000410
Johnnycake Elementary
5910 Craigmont Rd, Baltimore, MD 21228 · (410) 887-0823 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
415 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
67%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
36.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 21.5% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Johnnycake Elementary
Johnnycake Elementary's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnycake Elementary this school | 592 | 70.1% | 30.5% |
| Timber Grove Elementary Owings Mills | 608 | 68.8% | 30.1% |
| Ducketts Lane Elementary Elkridge | 573 | 60.6% | 44.6% |
| Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Silver Spring | 485 | 61.9% | 52.0% |
| Vansville Elementary Beltsville | 677 | 67.2% | 37.8% |
| Reisterstown Elementary Reisterstown | 518 | 61.6% | 24.7% |
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 Johnnycake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #633 of 853 | #78 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #574 of 853 ▲ 101 | #70 of 109 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #610 of 853 ▲ 11 | #74 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #224 of 898 | #22 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #712 of 857 | #73 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #264 of 857 | #47 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #273 of 885 | #32 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #169 of 551 | #30 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
592
+61 (+11%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 592 | 36.8 | 16.1:1 | 70% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 33.3 | 17.1:1 | 69% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 38.5 | 14.3:1 | 68% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 78% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 45.1 | 16.1:1 | 74% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 75% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 71% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 53% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 21 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnnycake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (727 to 592); teachers down 18% (45.1 to 36.8).
About Johnnycake Elementary
Johnnycake Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, administered by Baltimore County Public Schools. Enrollment is 592 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Baltimore County Public Schools is the district for Johnnycake Elementary. It has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Johnnycake Elementary, at 45%. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Baltimore County residents are about 31% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 36.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.1:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%. Among public schools in Baltimore County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
On BeatsExpectations, Johnnycake Elementary is 2.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
In Baltimore County (population about 850,796), the median household income is $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 180 public schools in Baltimore County, enrolling about 110,872 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Southwest Academy is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Johnnycake Elementary. On proficiency, Johnnycake Elementary is behind the 37.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 61 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.3 to 16.1 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Johnnycake Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Academy0.5 mi · 842
- Westowne Elementary0.6 mi · 635
- Edmondson Heights Elementary1.0 mi · 556
- Woodbridge Elementary1.2 mi · 484
- Catonsville Elementary1.5 mi · 653
- Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School1.6 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Johnnycake ElementaryHow large is Johnnycake Elementary?
Johnnycake Elementary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-05.
Is Johnnycake Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnnycake Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Johnnycake Elementary have?
Johnnycake Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Johnnycake Elementary?
At Johnnycake Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 33% Hispanic, 45% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Johnnycake Elementary public or private?
Johnnycake Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.