Prettyboy Elementary

Prettyboy Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community in Freeland, Maryland, run under Baltimore County Public Schools. The school instructs 405 students in grades K through 5.

Within Baltimore County Public Schools, which oversees 177 schools and 110,872 students, Prettyboy Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Prettyboy Elementary shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Prettyboy Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Baltimore County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Prettyboy Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 67.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Baltimore County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Prettyboy Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Seventh District Elementary, roughly 3.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Prettyboy Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prettyboy Elementary has declined 9%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.