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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Summit Park Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000481
Summit Park Elementary
6920 Diana Rd, Baltimore, MD 21209 · (410) 887-1210 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
217 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
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
62.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 61.5% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Summit Park Elementary
Summit Park Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Park Elementary this school | 520 | 41.7% | 62.5% |
| Seven Oaks Elementary Baltimore | 454 | 42.1% | 53.7% |
| Medfield Heights Elementary Baltimore | 485 | 37.9% | 66.3% |
| Swansfield Elementary Columbia | 594 | 38.2% | 54.3% |
| Rosemary Hills Elementary Silver Spring | 499 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Pine Grove Elementary Baltimore | 418 | 48.6% | 49.6% |
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 Summit Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #186 of 853 | #23 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #205 of 853 ▼ 39 | #26 of 109 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #258 of 853 ▼ 116 | #28 of 109 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #339 of 898 | #38 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #653 of 857 | #58 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #223 of 857 | #39 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #598 of 885 | #83 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #136 of 294 | #8 of 23 |
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
520
+141 (+37%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 520 | 33.4 | 15.6:1 | 42% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 29% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 26.1 | 12.6:1 | 34% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 33.1 | 14.3:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 6% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 13 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (473 to 520); teachers up 1% (33.1 to 33.4).
About Summit Park Elementary
Summit Park Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Baltimore, Maryland. The school enrolls 520 students in pre-K through 5.
Besides Summit Park Elementary, Baltimore County Public Schools runs 176 other schools. The district enrolls 110,872 students.
About 40% of students at Summit Park Elementary are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 36% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Baltimore County, the White share is about 53%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Summit Park Elementary has 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The school's 15.6:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. The school has 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points below the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Summit Park Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.5%; the prediction is 49.5%.
In Baltimore County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 110,872, Summit Park Elementary among them.
Wellwood International School is about 0.9 miles from Summit Park Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Summit Park Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 141 students, from 379 to 520. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.8:1).
On allk12, people connected to Summit Park Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Other Summit Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Summit Park Elementary. Summit Park Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW CITY, NY · 659 students
Nearby schools
- Wellwood International School0.9 mi · 316
- Pikesville High1.1 mi · 908
- Pikesville Middle1.5 mi · 943
- The Mount Washington School1.7 mi · 516
- Frederick Douglass High1.8 mi · 539
- Cross Country Elementary/Middle1.8 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Park ElementaryHow large is Summit Park Elementary?
Summit Park Elementary enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Summit Park Elementary serve?
Summit Park Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Summit Park Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Summit Park Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summit Park Elementary?
At Summit Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 10% Hispanic, 36% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Summit Park Elementary public or private?
Summit Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.