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Enrollment
850
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000716
Old Post Road Elementary
2706 Old Philadelphia Rd, Abingdon, MD 21009 · (410) 612-1566 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
677 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 | 79 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
72%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
45.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 33.1% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Old Post Road Elementary
Old Post Road Elementary's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Post Road Elementary this school | 850 | 79.6% | 38.0% |
| Deerfield Elementary Edgewood | 708 | 74.9% | 32.6% |
| Pangborn Elementary Hagerstown | 749 | 76.0% | 35.4% |
| Salem Avenue Elementary Hagerstown | 713 | 83.0% | 43.0% |
| Beaver Run School Salisbury | 741 | 71.1% | N/A |
| Victory Villa Elementary Baltimore | 612 | 74.2% | 31.9% |
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 Old Post Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #499 of 853 | #26 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #534 of 853 ▼ 28 | #27 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #482 of 853 ▲ 37 | #27 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #27 of 898 | #3 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #261 of 857 | #8 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #112 of 857 | #2 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #191 of 885 | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #272 of 294 | #17 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
850
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,327
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 850 | 66.8 | 12.7:1 | 80% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 65.1 | 13.7:1 | 80% (712) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 59.9 | 14.1:1 | 80% (673) |
| 2020-21 | 836 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 76% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 839 | 64.3 | 13.0:1 | 70% (588) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 62 | 13.5:1 | 77% (642) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 66 | 12.8:1 | 67% (568) |
| 2000-01 | 1,067 | 65 | 16.4:1 | 39% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 1,327 | 63 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Post Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (839 to 850); teachers up 4% (64.3 to 66.8).
About Old Post Road Elementary
Federal records list Old Post Road Elementary as an elementary school in Abingdon, Maryland. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 850 students. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students, so this school is 77% above average.
Old Post Road Elementary is part of Harford County Public Schools, where 55 schools serve 37,771 students.
Old Post Road Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 39%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Harford County, the Black share is about 14%. By the diversity index, Old Post Road Elementary comes in at 72%.
Old Post Road Elementary counts 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.7 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Harford County, the school's rate is higher.
Old Post Road Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.0%) and its predicted rate (27.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harford County show that median household income is about $112,265, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 55 public schools in Harford County, with a combined enrollment of about 37,771.
Nearby, Edgewood Elementary is about 1.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Old Post Road Elementary ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Old Post Road Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 836 to 850, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 12.7:1.
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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 Abingdon
- Abingdon ElementaryElementary · 641 students
- William S. James ElementaryElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Elementary1.8 mi · 428
- Edgewood Middle2.0 mi · 936
- Deerfield Elementary2.0 mi · 708
- Edgewood High2.0 mi · 1,440
- William S. James Elementary2.2 mi · 463
- Abingdon Elementary2.4 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Old Post Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Old Post Road Elementary?
Old Post Road Elementary enrolls approximately 850 students in grades PK-05.
Is Old Post Road Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Old Post Road Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Old Post Road Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Old Post Road Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Old Post Road Elementary?
At Old Post Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 24% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Old Post Road Elementary in?
Old Post Road Elementary is part of Harford County Public Schools.
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