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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012090482
Rossville Elementary
7649 Gum Spring Road, Baltimore, MD 21237 · (443) 809-8519 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
430 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 | 46 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
69%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
58.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 36.5% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Rossville Elementary
Rossville Elementary's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville Elementary this school | 726 | 59.2% | 46.7% |
| Burnt Mills Elementary Silver Spring | 747 | 62.1% | 39.0% |
| Westowne Elementary Catonsville | 635 | 56.5% | 45.2% |
| Burtonsville Elementary Burtonsville | 601 | 54.9% | 46.8% |
| Elkridge Elementary Elkridge | 798 | 45.9% | 47.4% |
| Vincent Farm Elementary White Marsh | 776 | 46.9% | 41.3% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rossville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #378 of 853 | #40 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #331 of 853 ▲ 123 | #39 of 109 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #320 of 853 ▲ 118 | #40 of 109 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #79 of 898 | #4 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #632 of 857 | #53 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #209 of 857 | #36 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #422 of 885 | #63 of 110 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 726 | 47.3 | 15.4:1 | 59% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 43.7 | 16.1:1 | 53% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 40.9 | 15.0:1 | 51% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rossville Elementary.
About Rossville Elementary
Rossville Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. The latest federal count shows 726 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students, so this school is 51% bigger than average.
Baltimore County Public Schools has 110,872 students in 177 schools, and Rossville Elementary is one of those schools.
Rossville Elementary has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 48%. Other reported shares: 19% White, 18% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 31% Black among all Baltimore County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Rossville Elementary is 59%.
Rossville Elementary scores 46.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Baltimore County, the median household income is $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Rossville Elementary is one of 180 public schools in the county.
Nottingham Middle is the public school closest to Rossville Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 31.1% on proficiency, and Rossville Elementary is above that at 46.7%.
Federal data place Rossville Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Rossville Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Other Rossville Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rossville Elementary. Rossville Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Rossville Elementary SchoolRossville, GA · 447 students
- Rossville Elementary SchoolRossville, IN · 440 students
- Rossville ElemRossville, KS · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Nottingham Middle1.0 mi · 1,279
- Shady Spring Elementary1.2 mi · 375
- Overlea High1.3 mi · 1,474
- Fullerton Elementary1.5 mi · 383
- Elmwood Elementary1.7 mi · 396
- Rosedale Center1.8 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Rossville ElementaryHow large is Rossville Elementary?
Rossville Elementary enrolls approximately 726 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rossville Elementary serve?
Rossville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rossville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rossville Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rossville Elementary?
Student demographics at Rossville Elementary are roughly 19% White, 10% Hispanic, 48% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rossville Elementary?
Rossville 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.