Oakleigh Elementary

Oakleigh Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, educates 452 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Baltimore County Public Schools comprises 177 schools with combined enrollment of 110,872 students; Oakleigh Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Oakleigh Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Oakleigh Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakleigh Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.8%, the actual is 25.5%, a residual of -5.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Baltimore County shows median household income runs about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Oakleigh Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: White Oak School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakleigh Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakleigh Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakleigh Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 452). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 8% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Oakleigh Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.