Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000426
McCormick Elementary
5101 Hazelwood Ave, Baltimore, MD 21206 · (410) 887-0500 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
237 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
46%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
22.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
13.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 13.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 22.1% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 McCormick Elementary
McCormick Elementary's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick Elementary this school | 295 | 80.3% | 22.3% |
| Abbottston Elementary Baltimore | 330 | 81.8% | 18.8% |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School Baltimore | 363 | 81.3% | 19.7% |
| Deep Creek Elementary Baltimore | 385 | 80.3% | 21.0% |
| Glen Avenue School Salisbury | 386 | 82.4% | 29.3% |
| Frederick Elementary Baltimore | 320 | 88.8% | 11.2% |
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 McCormick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #758 of 853 | #99 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #817 of 853 ▼ 151 | #109 of 109 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #799 of 853 ▼ 150 | #105 of 109 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #755 of 898 | #99 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #425 of 857 | #25 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #572 of 857 | #84 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #183 of 885 | #5 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #154 of 551 | #26 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
295
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 295 | 21.3 | 13.9:1 | 80% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 22.2 | 13.2:1 | 75% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 21.2 | 16.1:1 | 78% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 80% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 24.8 | 14.8:1 | 69% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 71% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 66% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 56% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 19 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCormick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (367 to 295); teachers down 14% (24.8 to 21.3).
About McCormick Elementary
McCormick Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Baltimore, Maryland. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 295 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 39% below the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
District-wide, Baltimore County Public Schools has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
More than half of the students at McCormick Elementary are Black (72%). The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore County's population at about 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McCormick Elementary scores 46%.
The school's 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Income data for the school show 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Baltimore County averages 53%, lower than here.
McCormick Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (22.3%) and its predicted rate (26.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Census data for Baltimore County 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, McCormick Elementary among them.
Elmwood Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from McCormick Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, McCormick Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around McCormick Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 308 to 295, a 4% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
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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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Other McCormick Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named McCormick Elementary. McCormick Elementary is the 4th largest of the 8.
- McCormick Elementary SchoolLoveland, OH · 587 students
- McCormick Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 502 students
- MCCORMICK ELEMENTARYFARMINGTON, NM · 426 students
- McCormick ElementaryMullins, SC · 295 students
- McCormick Elementary SchoolMoon Township, PA · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Elmwood Elementary0.5 mi · 396
- Overlea High0.8 mi · 1,474
- Red House Run Elementary0.8 mi · 694
- City Neighbors Charter School0.9 mi · 231
- Hazelwood Elementary/Middle1.0 mi · 524
- Shady Spring Elementary1.0 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About McCormick ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McCormick Elementary?
McCormick Elementary enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McCormick Elementary serve?
McCormick Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McCormick Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McCormick Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at McCormick Elementary?
Student demographics at McCormick Elementary are roughly 7% White, 12% Hispanic, 72% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is McCormick Elementary public or private?
McCormick Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
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