Old Post Road Elementary

Located at 2706 Old Philadelphia Rd, in Abingdon, Maryland, Old Post Road Elementary is a big elementary-level community that educates 850 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Harford County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Old Post Road Elementary sits 77% above that benchmark.

Old Post Road Elementary is one of 55 schools operated by Harford County Public Schools, a district that hosts 37,771 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Old Post Road Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Harford County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Old Post Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

Around the school, census data for Harford County shows median household income runs about $112,265, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Old Post Road Elementary is one of 55 public schools in Harford County (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students).

The closest other public school is Edgewood Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Old Post Road Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Old Post Road Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 839 (now 850). Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 24% across the same window.

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