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What's the state of after-school transportation at Lyons Mill Elementary?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001730
Lyons Mill Elementary
9435 Lyons Mill Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117 · (443) 809-1719 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
336 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 | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
Student demographics
30%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
42.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 40.1% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Where Lyons Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #454 of 853 | #53 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #447 of 853 | #55 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #524 of 853 | #62 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #123 of 898 | #9 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #814 of 857 | #95 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #718 of 857 | #98 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #519 of 885 | #73 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #287 of 551 | #43 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
671
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 671 | 38.7 | 17.4:1 | 50% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 39.3 | 16.4:1 | 47% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 39.7 | 15.7:1 | 52% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 44% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 44.3 | 17.3:1 | 39% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 40% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyons Mill Elementary.
About Lyons Mill Elementary
Students in Owings Mills, Maryland, attend Lyons Mill Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 671 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Maryland is roughly 481 students; this school is 40% above that.
Baltimore County Public Schools serves 110,872 students across 177 schools.
Lyons Mill Elementary's enrollment is 83% Black. The remaining shares are 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore County's population at about 31%. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Baltimore County average 53%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lyons Mill Elementary is 2.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.7% actual, 44.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
In Baltimore County (population about 850,796), the median household income is $91,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 180 public schools in Baltimore County, enrolling about 110,872 students in all.
Randallstown High is located about 0.8 miles from Lyons Mill Elementary. The five-mile area around Lyons Mill Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Lyons Mill Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Lyons Mill Elementary enrolled 685; in 2024-25, 671. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.2:1 to 17.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Lyons Mill Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Owings Mills
- New Town HighHigh · 1,414 students
- Owings Mills HighHigh · 1,040 students
- New Town ElementaryElementary · 772 students
- Owings Mills ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Timber Grove ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Deer Park ElementaryElementary · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Randallstown High0.8 mi · 1,091
- Deer Park Elementary0.8 mi · 384
- New Town High0.9 mi · 1,414
- Deer Park Middle Magnet School0.9 mi · 1,127
- New Town Elementary1.0 mi · 772
- Randallstown Elementary1.8 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Lyons Mill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lyons Mill Elementary?
Lyons Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lyons Mill Elementary serve?
Lyons Mill Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lyons Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lyons Mill Elementary is approximately 17.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lyons Mill Elementary?
At Lyons Mill Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 83% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lyons Mill Elementary in?
Lyons Mill Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.