Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000474
Shady Spring Elementary
8868 Goldenwood Rd, Baltimore, MD 21237 · (410) 887-0509 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
274 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 | 48 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
56%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
29.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
27.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 47.0% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Shady Spring Elementary
Shady Spring Elementary's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Spring Elementary this school | 375 | 73.1% | 35.6% |
| Mars Estates Elementary Baltimore | 400 | 75.8% | 27.1% |
| Oakleigh Elementary Baltimore | 452 | 73.5% | 25.5% |
| Lexington Park Elementary Lexington Park | 383 | 76.0% | 22.0% |
| West Salisbury Salisbury | 409 | 68.0% | N/A |
| Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary Waldorf | 412 | 67.7% | 39.1% |
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 Shady Spring Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #529 of 853 | #63 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #629 of 853 ▼ 306 | #76 of 109 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #729 of 853 ▼ 203 | #92 of 109 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #639 of 898 | #84 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #426 of 857 | #26 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #431 of 857 | #72 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #244 of 885 | #19 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.5% | #7 of 551 | #2 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
375
-165 (-31%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 375 | 27.1 | 13.9:1 | 73% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 26.3 | 14.9:1 | 67% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 27.2 | 13.7:1 | 71% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 74% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 40.1 | 17.5:1 | 77% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 77% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 70% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 57% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Spring Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (701 to 375); teachers down 33% (40.1 to 27.1).
About Shady Spring Elementary
Shady Spring Elementary serves students in Baltimore, Maryland, as a small elementary school. The school counts 375 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 481 average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools has a total of 177 schools and 110,872 students, Shady Spring Elementary among them.
A majority of students at Shady Spring Elementary, 62%, are Black. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. Baltimore County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Shady Spring Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Federal data list 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shady Spring Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 73% of students at Shady Spring Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Baltimore County average 53%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Shady Spring Elementary would score about 31.0%. It scores 35.6%, 4.7 points above that figure.
Baltimore County has these Census figures: median household income is about $91,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Baltimore County number 180 and enroll about 110,872.
The closest public school to Shady Spring Elementary is Overlea High, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Shady Spring Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 35.6% is above the 31.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Shady Spring Elementary went from 540 students to 375. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.9:1 to 13.9:1.
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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
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Other Shady Spring Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Shady Spring Elementary. Shady Spring Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Shady Spring ElementaryShady Spring, WV · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Overlea High0.7 mi · 1,474
- Golden Ring Middle0.7 mi · 805
- Red House Run Elementary0.8 mi · 694
- Rosedale Center0.9 mi · 108
- McCormick Elementary1.0 mi · 295
- Elmwood Elementary1.1 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Shady Spring ElementaryHow large is Shady Spring Elementary?
Shady Spring Elementary enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shady Spring Elementary serve?
Shady Spring Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Shady Spring Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Shady Spring Elementary.
How diverse is Shady Spring Elementary?
Shady Spring Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 22% Hispanic, 62% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Shady Spring Elementary?
Shady Spring Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
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