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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Scotts Branch Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000471
Scotts Branch Elementary
8220 Tawnmoore Rd, Baltimore, MD 21207 · (410) 887-0761 · Baltimore County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
325 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
26%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
33.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 25.2% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Scotts Branch Elementary
Scotts Branch Elementary's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Branch Elementary this school | 457 | 71.1% | 30.0% |
| Winfield Elementary Baltimore | 447 | 70.7% | 35.2% |
| Govans Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 69.3% | 28.1% |
| North Bend Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 482 | 77.2% | 45.5% |
| Hebbville Elementary Baltimore | 474 | 68.1% | 34.9% |
| Deer Park Elementary Owings Mills | 384 | 66.9% | 52.6% |
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 Scotts Branch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #641 of 853 | #80 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #665 of 853 ▼ 51 | #81 of 109 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #666 of 853 ▼ 100 | #83 of 109 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #487 of 898 | #58 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #742 of 857 | #79 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #762 of 857 | #103 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #261 of 885 | #27 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #107 of 551 | #20 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
457
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 457 | 27.9 | 16.4:1 | 71% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 30.9 | 15.1:1 | 70% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 26.9 | 17.4:1 | 71% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 77% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 34.2 | 17.6:1 | 75% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 77% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 72% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 63% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 23 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scotts Branch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (601 to 457); teachers down 18% (34.2 to 27.9).
About Scotts Branch Elementary
Scotts Branch Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, under Baltimore County Public Schools. The school counted 457 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Scotts Branch Elementary is among 177 schools run by Baltimore County Public Schools, which serves 110,872 students.
Of every 100 students at Scotts Branch Elementary, about 86 are Black. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic. Census figures show Baltimore County is about 31% Black. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Scotts Branch Elementary are from different groups.
Scotts Branch Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1, with 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 71% at Scotts Branch Elementary. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore County is 53%.
Scotts Branch Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.0%) and its predicted rate (32.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore County show that the median household earns about $91,768 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Baltimore County, 180 public schools serve about 110,872 students.
Scotts Branch Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Northwest Academy of Health Sciences, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Scotts Branch Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Scotts Branch Elementary at 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Scotts Branch Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 63 students, from 520 to 457. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.4:1 to 16.4:1.
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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
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- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
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- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Academy of Health Sciences0.6 mi · 808
- Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill Academy0.7 mi · 1
- Milford Mill Academy0.7 mi · 1,471
- Winfield Elementary0.9 mi · 447
- Winand Elementary1.0 mi · 426
- Hebbville Elementary1.1 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Scotts Branch ElementaryHow many students attend Scotts Branch Elementary?
Scotts Branch Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
Is Scotts Branch Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scotts Branch Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Scotts Branch Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Scotts Branch Elementary.
How diverse is Scotts Branch Elementary?
Scotts Branch Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 11% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Scotts Branch Elementary?
Scotts Branch 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.