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What do you wish you knew before starting at Magnolia Elementary?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000706
Magnolia Elementary
901 Trimble Rd, Joppa, MD 21085 · (410) 612-1553 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
480 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 | 60 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
56%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
29.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 24.7% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Magnolia Elementary
Magnolia Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Elementary this school | 545 | 88.1% | 26.4% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Princess Anne | 507 | 82.4% | 34.9% |
| Franklin Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 490 | 86.5% | 16.4% |
| Cora L. Rice Elementary Landover | 516 | 89.7% | 32.6% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Baltimore | 499 | 83.2% | 18.1% |
| Panorama Elementary Temple Hills | 554 | 91.0% | 27.6% |
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 Magnolia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #689 of 853 | #32 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #733 of 853 ▼ 114 | #32 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #721 of 853 ▼ 66 | #32 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #285 of 898 | #13 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #204 of 857 | #4 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #435 of 857 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #112 of 885 | #1 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #259 of 294 | #14 of 18 |
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
545
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 545 | 44.6 | 12.2:1 | 88% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 48.1 | 11.0:1 | 87% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 44.6 | 11.2:1 | 88% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 85% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 40.3 | 13.3:1 | 84% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 83% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 84% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 68% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (535 to 545); teachers up 11% (40.3 to 44.6).
About Magnolia Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Magnolia Elementary serves students in Joppa, Maryland. Enrolled students number 545 students, in pre-K through 5.
Magnolia Elementary reports to Harford County Public Schools, which has 55 schools and 37,771 students.
By race and ethnicity, Magnolia Elementary is 63% Black. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 11% White. Census figures show Harford County is about 14% Black. Magnolia Elementary has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.2:1, with 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Magnolia Elementary is 88%. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Harford County is 49 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Magnolia Elementary would be expected to post about 22.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Harford County show that median household income is about $112,265, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Magnolia Elementary is one of 55 public schools in Harford County, which together enroll about 37,771 students.
Nearby, Magnolia Middle is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.4%; Magnolia Elementary's is 26.4%, ranking 7th of 9.
Magnolia Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The number of students grew from 517 to 545 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Joppatowne ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 481 students
Other Magnolia Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Magnolia Elementary. Magnolia Elementary is the 5th largest of the 14.
- Magnolia ElementaryLanham, MD · 442 students
- Magnolia ElementaryLumberton, NC · 779 students
- Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 703 students
- Magnolia Elementary SchoolPEARLAND, TX · 703 students
- Magnolia ElementaryOakdale, CA · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia Middle0.2 mi · 689
- Riverside Elementary0.8 mi · 481
- Joppatowne High1.1 mi · 882
- Joppatowne Elementary1.7 mi · 495
- Edgewood Elementary2.0 mi · 428
- Deerfield Elementary2.3 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia ElementaryHow large is Magnolia Elementary?
Magnolia Elementary enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
Is Magnolia Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Magnolia Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Magnolia Elementary have?
Magnolia Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Magnolia Elementary?
Student demographics at Magnolia Elementary are roughly 11% White, 13% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Magnolia Elementary in?
Magnolia Elementary is part of Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.