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How has Mars Estates Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000424
Mars Estates Elementary
1500 E Homberg Ave, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (410) 887-0154 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
303 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 57 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
63%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
35.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Mars Estates Elementary
Mars Estates Elementary's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Estates Elementary this school | 400 | 75.8% | 27.1% |
| Lexington Park Elementary Lexington Park | 383 | 76.0% | 22.0% |
| Oakleigh Elementary Baltimore | 452 | 73.5% | 25.5% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary Great Mills | 460 | 76.3% | 36.1% |
| Shady Spring Elementary Baltimore | 375 | 73.1% | 35.6% |
| East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury | 486 | 73.5% | 25.9% |
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 Mars Estates Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #681 of 853 | #88 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #688 of 853 ▼ 34 | #84 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #625 of 853 ▲ 87 | #78 of 109 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #597 of 898 | #76 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #525 of 857 | #36 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #333 of 857 | #61 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #216 of 885 | #13 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #395 of 551 | #60 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. 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
400
+54 (+16%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
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 | 400 | 27.4 | 14.6:1 | 76% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 26.9 | 13.0:1 | 73% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 28.1 | 11.3:1 | 74% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 75% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 75% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 78% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 82% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 78% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 28 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mars Estates Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (434 to 400); teachers down 17% (33 to 27.4).
About Mars Estates Elementary
Federal records list Mars Estates Elementary as an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. It had 400 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Mars Estates Elementary falls under Baltimore County Public Schools, which has 177 schools enrolling 110,872 students.
The largest group at Mars Estates Elementary is Black students, at 55%. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 31% of Baltimore County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Its staff includes 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 0.8 students per teacher. Roughly 76% of students at Mars Estates Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 23 points.
Mars Estates Elementary is 2.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.1% versus 29.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Census data for Baltimore County show median household income comes to about $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 180 public schools and about 110,872 students.
Mars Estates Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Deep Creek Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Mars Estates Elementary's average proficiency of 27.1% compares with 28.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Mars Estates Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
A 16% rise took enrollment from 346 in 2020-21 to 400 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.4:1 in 2020-21 to 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Deep Creek Elementary0.4 mi · 385
- Stemmers Run Middle0.7 mi · 831
- Middlesex Elementary0.8 mi · 448
- Middleborough Elementary1.0 mi · 288
- Kenwood High1.0 mi · 1,900
- Hawthorne Elementary1.1 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Mars Estates ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mars Estates Elementary?
Mars Estates Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mars Estates Elementary serve?
Mars Estates Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mars Estates Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mars Estates Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mars Estates Elementary?
Student demographics at Mars Estates Elementary are roughly 11% White, 24% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Mars Estates Elementary in?
Mars Estates Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.