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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000430
Middlesex Elementary
142 Bennett Rd, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (410) 887-0170 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
360 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 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
73%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
26.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.5% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 25.3% |
% 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Middlesex Elementary
Middlesex Elementary's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Elementary this school | 448 | 80.4% | 25.0% |
| Sussex Elementary Baltimore | 475 | 78.9% | 27.5% |
| Hilltop Elementary Glen Burnie | 521 | 81.4% | 27.1% |
| Maple Elementary School Cambridge | 483 | 79.7% | 32.4% |
| Bester Elementary Hagerstown | 490 | 84.7% | 18.9% |
| Eastern Elementary Hagerstown | 439 | 74.5% | 33.9% |
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 Middlesex Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #718 of 853 | #94 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #739 of 853 ▼ 130 | #97 of 109 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #757 of 853 ▼ 65 | #97 of 109 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #507 of 898 | #61 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #240 of 857 | #8 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #84 of 857 | #11 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #182 of 885 | #4 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #294 of 551 | #44 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
448
+78 (+21%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 448 | 35.7 | 12.6:1 | 80% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 32.7 | 13.0:1 | 76% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 28.3 | 13.2:1 | 74% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 78% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 72% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 76% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 67% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 54% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 30 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middlesex Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (509 to 448); teachers up 2% (35 to 35.7).
About Middlesex Elementary
Middlesex Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 448 students.
Baltimore County Public Schools is made up of 177 schools with 110,872 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Middlesex Elementary is Black, with 33% of students. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Baltimore County overall, the Black share is about 31%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Middlesex Elementary is 12.6:1, based on 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Baltimore County is 53%.
Middlesex Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.0%, compared with a predicted 26.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Baltimore County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $91,768 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Middlesex Elementary shares Baltimore County with 179 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Middlesex Elementary is closest to Stemmers Run Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Middlesex Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Middlesex Elementary at 6th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Middlesex Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 21% gain took enrollment from 370 in 2020-21 to 448 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
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
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Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
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Other Middlesex Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Middlesex Elementary. Middlesex Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Middlesex ElementaryLocust Hill, VA · 620 students
- Middlesex Elementary SchoolCarlisle, PA · 419 students
- Middlesex ElementaryMiddlesex, NC · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Stemmers Run Middle0.3 mi · 831
- Kenwood High0.5 mi · 1,900
- Mars Estates Elementary0.8 mi · 400
- Orems Elementary0.8 mi · 402
- Hawthorne Elementary0.8 mi · 499
- Martin Boulevard Elementary0.9 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Middlesex ElementaryHow large is Middlesex Elementary?
Middlesex Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Middlesex Elementary serve?
Middlesex Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Middlesex Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Middlesex Elementary.
How diverse is Middlesex Elementary?
Middlesex Elementary reports a student body of 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Middlesex Elementary?
Middlesex Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.