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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000454
Pot Spring Elementary
2410 Spring Lake Dr, Timonium, MD 21093 · (410) 887-7648 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
195 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 | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
Student demographics
71%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
65.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 65.6% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 18 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 →
Where Pot Spring Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #147 of 853 | #20 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #150 of 853 | #19 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #211 of 853 | #24 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #539 of 898 | #67 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #771 of 857 | #88 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #154 of 857 | #24 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #570 of 885 | #79 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #410 of 551 | #63 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
434
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 45% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 26.7 | 16.2:1 | 42% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 27.1 | 16.1:1 | 47% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 44% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 50% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 33% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 12% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 33 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pot Spring Elementary.
About Pot Spring Elementary
This page covers Pot Spring Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Timonium, Maryland. It has an enrollment of 434 students in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, with 110,872 students enrolled.
At Pot Spring Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Baltimore County residents are about 53% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 26 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 13.8:1. About 45% of students at Pot Spring Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Pot Spring Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in Maryland. Predicted: 47.6%. Actual: 65.7%.
In Baltimore County, the median household earns about $91,768 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Baltimore County has 180 public schools with about 110,872 students, including Pot Spring Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Dulaney High is about 0.5 miles from Pot Spring Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 65.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Pot Spring Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Pot Spring Elementary enrolled 446 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 434. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.7:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Pot Spring Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Timonium
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Mays Chapel ElementaryElementary · 657 students
- Pinewood ElementaryElementary · 598 students
- Timonium ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Dulaney High0.5 mi · 1,889
- Padonia International Elementary1.0 mi · 505
- Timonium Elementary1.1 mi · 445
- Warren Elementary1.4 mi · 381
- Pinewood Elementary1.5 mi · 598
- Cockeysville Middle1.5 mi · 928
Frequently asked questions
About Pot Spring ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pot Spring Elementary?
Pot Spring Elementary enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pot Spring Elementary serve?
Pot Spring Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pot Spring Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pot Spring Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pot Spring Elementary?
At Pot Spring Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pot Spring Elementary?
Pot Spring 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.