Lyons Mill Elementary

Lyons Mill Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Owings Mills, Maryland, operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, educateing 671 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 40% bigger than typical.

Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools in total, collectively educating 110,872 students. Lyons Mill Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lyons Mill Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (83%). Other groups include 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Lyons Mill Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Lyons Mill Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Lyons Mill Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Baltimore County shows median household income runs about $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Lyons Mill Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Baltimore County (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students).

Nearest neighbor: Randallstown High, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lyons Mill Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.1%.

Lyons Mill Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Lyons Mill Elementary's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 764 (now 671). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 74% to 83%.

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