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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sussex Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000482
Sussex Elementary
515 S Woodward Dr, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (410) 887-0182 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
375 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 | 50 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
Student demographics
75%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
34.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.2pp 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 20 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 23.6% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Where Sussex Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #674 of 853 | #86 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #740 of 853 | #98 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #653 of 853 | #81 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #436 of 898 | #52 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #561 of 857 | #43 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #40 of 857 | #3 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #195 of 885 | #8 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #515 of 551 | #77 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
475
+50 (+12%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 475 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 79% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 29.3 | 15.2:1 | 73% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 74% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 78% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 30.5 | 15.8:1 | 73% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 77% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 83% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 56% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sussex Elementary.
About Sussex Elementary
Federal records list Sussex Elementary as an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. A total of 475 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Sussex Elementary falls under Baltimore County Public Schools, which has 177 schools enrolling 110,872 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Sussex Elementary. The largest is White students, at 29%. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 28% Black, 12% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Baltimore County's population at about 53%. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Sussex Elementary is 79%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 26 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sussex Elementary, the prediction is 27.5% and the result is 27.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore County show that 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. Sussex Elementary is one of 180 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Essex Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Sussex Elementary is behind the 34.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Sussex Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment climbed 12% from its 2020-21 level of 425.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Sussex Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Sussex ElementaryHow many students attend Sussex Elementary?
Sussex Elementary enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sussex Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sussex Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sussex Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sussex Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sussex Elementary?
Student demographics at Sussex Elementary are roughly 29% White, 29% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Sussex Elementary in?
Sussex Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.