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If you could change one rule at North Bend Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039090476
North Bend Elementary
1445 N Bend Rd, Jarrettsville, MD 21084 · (410) 692-7815 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
90 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
69.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +17.6pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
467
+92 (+25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.8:1
% White
90%
was 90%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About North Bend Elementary
Set in Jarrettsville, Maryland, North Bend Elementary is an average-sized elementary school, operated by Harford County Public Schools. It teaches 467 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Harford County Public Schools comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 37,771 students; North Bend Elementary is among them.
Looking at the student body, North Bend Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder looks like 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Harford County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Bend Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harford County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Bend Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.8%, the actual is 58.6%, a residual of -4.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Harford County put median household income runs about $112,265, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Harford County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students), North Bend Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Jarrettsville Elementary, around 2.5 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, North Bend Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.2%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Bend Elementary has rose 25%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 467 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.
On allk12, members of the North Bend Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Jarrettsville
- Jarrettsville ElementaryElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Jarrettsville Elementary2.5 mi · 467
- North Harford Middle4.1 mi · 849
- North Harford Elementary4.3 mi · 424
- North Harford High4.4 mi · 1,204
- Forest Hill Elementary5.0 mi · 451
- Forest Lakes Elementary5.9 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About North Bend ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at North Bend Elementary?
North Bend Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Bend Elementary serve?
North Bend Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does North Bend Elementary have?
North Bend Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Bend Elementary?
At North Bend Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Bend Elementary?
North Bend 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.