Pinewood Elementary

Pinewood Elementary is a moderately sized primary school in Timonium, Maryland, one of the schools within Baltimore County Public Schools. The school hosts 598 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Across the 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (110,872 students total), Pinewood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Pinewood Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Pinewood Elementary logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Pinewood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, Pinewood Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 65.6%; Pinewood Elementary posts 79.5%, +13.9 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Baltimore County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Pinewood Elementary is one.

Padonia International Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pinewood Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 549 students in 2018 compared to 598 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 66% to 59% over that span.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.