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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000445
Perry Hall Elementary
9021 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD 21236 · (410) 887-5105 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
230 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
74%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
68.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 64.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Perry Hall Elementary
Perry Hall Elementary's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Hall Elementary this school | 476 | 48.3% | 63.1% |
| Joppa View Elementary Baltimore | 491 | 53.2% | 49.7% |
| Gunpowder Elementary Baltimore | 443 | 42.9% | 45.8% |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary Germantown | 601 | 40.1% | 70.5% |
| Catonsville Elementary Catonsville | 653 | 48.5% | 51.0% |
| Arbutus Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 61.0% | 44.3% |
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 Perry Hall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #178 of 853 | #21 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #204 of 853 ▼ 68 | #25 of 109 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #169 of 853 ▲ 63 | #21 of 109 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #434 of 898 | #50 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #777 of 857 | #90 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #48 of 857 | #5 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #542 of 885 | #76 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.9% | #27 of 551 | #6 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
476
-116 (-20%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 476 | 28.4 | 16.8:1 | 48% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 29.6 | 14.6:1 | 46% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 27.7 | 16.0:1 | 48% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 42% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 43.6 | 17.6:1 | 39% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 37% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 35% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 15% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 29 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Hall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (766 to 476); teachers down 35% (43.6 to 28.4).
About Perry Hall Elementary
Perry Hall Elementary is an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, and it is part of Baltimore County Public Schools. The school has 476 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Perry Hall Elementary is one of 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, which enrolls 110,872 students in total.
The largest group at Perry Hall Elementary is White students, at 31%. The school is also 30% Asian, 23% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 53% White share among all Baltimore County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Teacher count: 28.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.8:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 2.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%.
In Maryland, Perry Hall Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.1% compared with a predicted 45.6%.
The school's county is Baltimore County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 110,872, Perry Hall Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Perry Hall Elementary is closest to Perry Hall Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Perry Hall Elementary places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 20%, from 592 to 476.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Perry Hall Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
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
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Perry Hall Middle0.2 mi · 1,582
- Seven Oaks Elementary0.7 mi · 454
- Perry Hall High0.9 mi · 2,012
- Gunpowder Elementary1.2 mi · 443
- Honeygo Elementary1.3 mi · 698
- Joppa View Elementary1.5 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Hall ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Hall Elementary?
Perry Hall Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Perry Hall Elementary serve?
Perry Hall Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Perry Hall Elementary?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Perry Hall Elementary.
How diverse is Perry Hall Elementary?
Perry Hall Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 23% Black, 30% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Perry Hall Elementary?
Perry Hall 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.