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What's the state of after-school transportation at Joppatowne Elementary?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000704
Joppatowne Elementary
407 Trimble Rd, Joppa, MD 21085 · (410) 612-1546 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
323 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
39.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
26.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 22.3% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Joppatowne Elementary
Joppatowne Elementary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppatowne Elementary this school | 495 | 65.3% | 30.3% |
| Riverside Elementary Joppa | 481 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| Green Holly Elementary School Lexington Park | 478 | 63.0% | 55.8% |
| Cecil Manor Elementary Elkton | 416 | 60.1% | 29.6% |
| Fruitland Primary Fruitland | 445 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Bakerfield Elementary Aberdeen | 460 | 68.0% | 54.1% |
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 Joppatowne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #636 of 853 | #31 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #640 of 853 ▲ 16 | #31 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #570 of 853 ▲ 52 | #30 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #389 of 898 | #17 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #241 of 857 | #6 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #276 of 857 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #338 of 885 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #297 of 551 | #3 of 14 |
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
495
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 495 | 39.4 | 12.6:1 | 65% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 39.8 | 12.4:1 | 66% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 39.8 | 12.6:1 | 67% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 55% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 35.9 | 15.7:1 | 42% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 43% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 37% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 23% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joppatowne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (562 to 495); teachers up 10% (35.9 to 39.4).
About Joppatowne Elementary
Joppatowne Elementary is an elementary school in Joppa, Maryland, reachable at (410) 612-1546. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 495 students.
Across its 55 schools, Harford County Public Schools enrolls 37,771 students. Joppatowne Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Joppatowne Elementary, at 44%. Other reported shares: 35% Black, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Harford County's residents are about 73% White, 29 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.6:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%. The average for public schools in Harford County is 39%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Joppatowne Elementary is 5.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.3% actual, 35.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harford County, the median household income is $112,265, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Joppatowne Elementary is one of 55 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Joppatowne Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Joppatowne High. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Joppatowne Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 495 students in 2024-25, 41 fewer than the 536 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.6:1.
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Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Joppa
- Joppatowne HighHigh · 882 students
- Magnolia MiddleMiddle · 689 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Joppatowne High0.7 mi · 882
- Magnolia Elementary1.7 mi · 545
- Riverside Elementary1.9 mi · 481
- Magnolia Middle1.9 mi · 689
- Edgewood Elementary3.4 mi · 428
- Oliver Beach Elementary3.5 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Joppatowne ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Joppatowne Elementary?
Joppatowne Elementary enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Joppatowne Elementary serve?
Joppatowne Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joppatowne Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joppatowne Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Joppatowne Elementary?
Student demographics at Joppatowne Elementary are roughly 44% White, 9% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Joppatowne Elementary?
Joppatowne Elementary is overseen by Harford County Public Schools in Harford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.