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Which teacher or staff member at Lansdowne Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000415
Lansdowne Elementary
2301 Alma Rd, Baltimore, MD 21227 · (443) 809-1408 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
435 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 | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
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
19.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 23.4% |
% 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Lansdowne Elementary
Lansdowne Elementary's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Elementary this school | 603 | 72.1% | 21.1% |
| Monocacy Elementary Frederick | 523 | 67.9% | 49.2% |
| Marley Elementary Glen Burnie | 618 | 71.7% | 35.0% |
| Glen Burnie Park Elementary Glen Burnie | 555 | 76.8% | 39.0% |
| Ruth Ann Monroe Primary Hagerstown | 579 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Berkshire Elementary Baltimore | 514 | 73.3% | 21.4% |
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 Lansdowne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #775 of 853 | #102 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #784 of 853 ▼ 141 | #104 of 109 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #817 of 853 ▼ 81 | #108 of 109 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #208 of 898 | #20 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #463 of 857 | #30 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #102 of 857 | #15 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #249 of 885 | #21 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #86 of 294 | #6 of 23 |
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
603
+59 (+11%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 603 | 42.6 | 14.2:1 | 72% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 44.7 | 13.9:1 | 67% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 45.7 | 13.1:1 | 66% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 73% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 30.6 | 16.8:1 | 73% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 76% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 69% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 54% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 19 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lansdowne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (513 to 603); teachers up 39% (30.6 to 42.6).
About Lansdowne Elementary
In Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County, Lansdowne Elementary is an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 603 students enrolled. That is 25% bigger than the average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools enrolls 110,872 students in 177 schools, including Lansdowne Elementary.
Hispanic students make up 39% of enrollment at Lansdowne Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 26% White, 22% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Baltimore County's population at about 8%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
The school's 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. Income data for the school show 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County.
Lansdowne Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.1%) and its predicted rate (31.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
For Baltimore County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 110,872, Lansdowne Elementary among them.
About 0.2 miles separate Lansdowne Elementary from the closest public school, Lansdowne Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Lansdowne Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
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).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 603, up from 544 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.4:1 to 14.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Lansdowne Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other Lansdowne Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lansdowne Elementary. Lansdowne Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Lansdowne Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 610 students
- Lansdowne ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Lansdowne Middle0.2 mi · 661
- Lansdowne High0.5 mi · 1,313
- Lakeland Elementary/Middle0.7 mi · 1,070
- Morrell Park Elementary/Middle0.9 mi · 451
- Riverview Elementary0.9 mi · 552
- Baltimore Highlands Elementary1.2 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Lansdowne ElementaryHow large is Lansdowne Elementary?
Lansdowne Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lansdowne Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lansdowne Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lansdowne Elementary have?
Lansdowne Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lansdowne Elementary?
Student demographics at Lansdowne Elementary are roughly 26% White, 39% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lansdowne Elementary in?
Lansdowne Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.