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What advice would you give to incoming students at Ring Factory Elementary?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039090447
Ring Factory Elementary
1400 Emmorton Rd, Bel Air, MD 21014 · (410) 638-4186 · Harford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
111 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
77.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 59.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 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 Ring Factory Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #104 of 853 | #9 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #122 of 853 | #9 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #84 of 853 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #294 of 898 | #14 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #705 of 857 | #25 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #631 of 857 | #22 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #787 of 885 | #26 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #265 of 294 | #16 of 18 |
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
541
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 541 | 33.8 | 16.0:1 | 21% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 35.1 | 15.5:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 36.4 | 14.7:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 12% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 32.7 | 16.3:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 28 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ring Factory Elementary.
About Ring Factory Elementary
This page covers Ring Factory Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Bel Air, Maryland. School enrollment was 541 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 55 schools in Harford County Public Schools totals 37,771 students.
White students are the majority at Ring Factory Elementary, with 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. County-wide, about 73% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ring Factory Elementary was 16.0:1. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 21%. It compares with 39% for public schools in Harford County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ring Factory Elementary is 7.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 69.8% actual, 62.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
In the county around the school, Harford County, the median household income is $112,265, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 55 public schools in Harford County, enrolling about 37,771 students in all.
Nearest public school: Patterson Mill Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 59.2% on proficiency, and Ring Factory Elementary is above that at 69.8%.
Ring Factory Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 541, a 4% increase from 520 in 2020-21.
The Ring Factory Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Bel Air
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
- Bel Air MiddleMiddle · 1,080 students
- Homestead/Wakefield ElementaryElementary · 1,071 students
- Harford Technical HighHigh · 954 students
Nearby schools
- Patterson Mill Middle School0.6 mi · 716
- Patterson Mill High School0.6 mi · 839
- Homestead/Wakefield Elementary0.9 mi · 1,071
- Bel Air Middle1.2 mi · 1,080
- Bel Air High1.5 mi · 1,341
- Emmorton Elementary1.9 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Ring Factory ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ring Factory Elementary?
Ring Factory Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ring Factory Elementary serve?
Ring Factory Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ring Factory Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ring Factory Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ring Factory Elementary?
Student demographics at Ring Factory Elementary are roughly 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ring Factory Elementary public or private?
Ring Factory Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.