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What tradition at Meadowvale Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000707
Meadowvale Elementary
910 Grace View Dr, Havre De Grace, MD 21078 · (410) 939-6622 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
230 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 | 73 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
57%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
53.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 31.0% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Meadowvale Elementary
Meadowvale Elementary's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowvale Elementary this school | 552 | 41.7% | 39.2% |
| Barstow Elementary Prince Frederick | 630 | 41.1% | 62.1% |
| William Winchester Elementary Westminster | 587 | 40.0% | 63.5% |
| Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 532 | 40.4% | 61.2% |
| Sunset Elementary Pasadena | 520 | 41.3% | 41.5% |
| Cranberry Station Elementary Westminster | 593 | 44.4% | 53.3% |
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 Meadowvale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #478 of 853 | #24 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #596 of 853 ▼ 59 | #29 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #370 of 853 ▲ 94 | #22 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #282 of 898 | #12 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #724 of 857 | #27 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #429 of 857 | #14 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #599 of 885 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #170 of 294 | #11 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
552
+98 (+22%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 552 | 34.2 | 16.1:1 | 42% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 34.7 | 15.7:1 | 44% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 33.8 | 16.0:1 | 41% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 37% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 32.8 | 15.7:1 | 29% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 23% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 19% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadowvale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (515 to 552); teachers up 4% (32.8 to 34.2).
About Meadowvale Elementary
Meadowvale Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Havre De Grace, Maryland. The school's 552 students are in pre-K through 5.
Meadowvale Elementary sits within Harford County Public Schools, which has 55 schools and 37,771 students.
Meadowvale Elementary's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups include 18% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Harford County residents are about 73% White. By the diversity index, Meadowvale Elementary comes in at 57%.
The school reports 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 42% of students.
Meadowvale Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Meadowvale Elementary is 10.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.2% actual, 49.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
In the county around the school, Harford County, median household income is about $112,265, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meadowvale Elementary is among the 55 public schools in Harford County.
The shortest distance from Meadowvale Elementary to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Havre de Grace Middle. The five-mile area around Meadowvale Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 41.0% proficiency; Meadowvale Elementary posts 39.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 454 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a gain of 98 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.1:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Havre De Grace
- Havre de Grace HighHigh · 822 students
- Havre de Grace MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Havre de Grace ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Roye-Williams ElementaryElementary · 444 students
Other Meadowvale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Meadowvale Elementary. Meadowvale Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARYELK RIVER, MN · 554 students
- Meadowvale Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Havre de Grace Middle1.3 mi · 617
- Havre de Grace High1.3 mi · 822
- Havre de Grace Elementary1.5 mi · 593
- Perryville Middle2.0 mi · 512
- Perryville Elementary2.0 mi · 423
- Perryville High2.7 mi · 858
Frequently asked questions
About Meadowvale ElementaryHow large is Meadowvale Elementary?
Meadowvale Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Meadowvale Elementary serve?
Meadowvale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Meadowvale Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Meadowvale Elementary.
How diverse is Meadowvale Elementary?
Meadowvale Elementary reports a student body of 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadowvale Elementary?
Meadowvale Elementary is overseen by Harford County Public Schools in Harford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.