Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000472
Seneca Elementary
545 Carrollwood Rd, Baltimore, MD 21220 · (410) 887-5945 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
227 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
68%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
40.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 17.5% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Seneca Elementary
Seneca Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Elementary this school | 344 | 66.0% | 27.9% |
| Cecil Manor Elementary Elkton | 416 | 60.1% | 29.6% |
| Hurlock Elementary School Hurlock | 391 | 75.4% | 37.6% |
| Bakerfield Elementary Aberdeen | 460 | 68.0% | 54.1% |
| Potomac Heights Elementary Hagerstown | 351 | 66.4% | 50.3% |
| Riverside Elementary Joppa | 481 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
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 Seneca Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #671 of 853 | #85 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #694 of 853 ▲ 41 | #86 of 109 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #556 of 853 ▲ 104 | #65 of 109 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #695 of 898 | #93 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #652 of 857 | #57 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #240 of 857 | #43 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #328 of 885 | #49 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #66 of 551 | #16 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
344
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 344 | 22.1 | 15.5:1 | 66% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 62% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.2 | 16.6:1 | 62% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 28.1 | 17.3:1 | 59% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 56% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 53% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 40% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seneca Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (485 to 344); teachers down 21% (28.1 to 22.1).
About Seneca Elementary
The public elementary school Seneca Elementary is located in Baltimore, Maryland. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 344 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Seneca Elementary is run by Baltimore County Public Schools, whose 177 schools enroll 110,872 students.
Seneca Elementary has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 36% White, 12% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Baltimore County's population at about 31%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 22.1 full-time equivalents, or about 15.5 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%. It compares with 53% for public schools in Baltimore County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.2% at Seneca Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.9%.
In the county around the school, Baltimore County, the median household income is $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 180 public schools in Baltimore County, enrolling about 110,872 students in all.
Nearby, Chase Elementary is about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Seneca Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Seneca Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 344, a 12% decrease from 389 in 2020-21.
The Seneca Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Seneca Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Seneca Elementary. Seneca Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Seneca ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 472 students
- SENECA ELEM.SENECA, MO · 417 students
- Seneca ElementarySeneca, WI · 109 students
- Seneca Elementary SchoolSeneca, OR · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Chase Elementary1.0 mi · 366
- Crossroads Center1.9 mi · 32
- Hawthorne Elementary2.5 mi · 499
- Martin Boulevard Elementary2.8 mi · 253
- Middleborough Elementary2.9 mi · 288
- Chesapeake High3.0 mi · 1,052
Frequently asked questions
About Seneca ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Seneca Elementary?
Seneca Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Seneca Elementary serve?
Seneca Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seneca Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seneca Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seneca Elementary?
At Seneca Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Seneca Elementary?
Seneca Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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