Relay Elementary

Relay Elementary is a moderately sized elementary campus in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by Baltimore County Public Schools. The school serves 581 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Relay Elementary sits 21% above that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Relay Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 14% Asian, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Relay Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Relay Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 47.9%, a residual of +4.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Baltimore County put the typical household earns roughly $91,768 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Relay Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Halethorpe Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Relay Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Relay Elementary's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 581). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 54% to 42%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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