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What's one thing West Towson Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001696
West Towson Elementary
6916 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204 · (410) 887-3893 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
79 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 | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
57%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
81.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.4% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.6% | 67.6% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 West Towson Elementary
West Towson Elementary's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Towson Elementary this school | 445 | 17.8% | 75.5% |
| Atholton Elementary Columbia | 516 | 15.9% | 62.3% |
| Lisbon Elementary Woodbine | 480 | 14.4% | 62.6% |
| Kemptown Elementary Monrovia | 448 | 14.1% | 65.2% |
| Greenwood Elementary Brookeville | 534 | 12.0% | 73.0% |
| Belmont Elementary Olney | 343 | 16.3% | 67.5% |
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 West Towson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #54 of 853 | #12 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #71 of 853 ▲ 34 | #11 of 109 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #46 of 853 ▼ 1 | #8 of 109 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #515 of 898 | #64 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #834 of 857 | #106 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #422 of 857 | #71 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #808 of 885 | #101 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #332 of 551 | #49 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
445
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 445 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 25.2 | 16.2:1 | 13% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 25.7 | 14.9:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 7% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 32.5 | 15.3:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 7% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Towson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (497 to 445); teachers down 23% (32.5 to 25).
About West Towson Elementary
West Towson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, under Baltimore County Public Schools. The school serves 445 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Baltimore County Public Schools counts 110,872 students in its 177 schools, and West Towson Elementary is one of them.
Roughly 62% of students at West Towson Elementary are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Baltimore County, the White share is about 53%. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Towson Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.8:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 18%. The rate at public schools in Baltimore County averages 53%, higher than here.
allk12 grades West Towson Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West Towson Elementary is 11.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 75.5% actual, 63.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
Federal survey data for Baltimore County show that the median household income is $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 180 public schools in Baltimore County, enrolling about 110,872 students in all.
The school nearest to West Towson Elementary is Ridge/Ruxton School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. West Towson Elementary places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, West Towson Elementary is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (435) to 2024-25 (445). The ratio was 14.0:1 in 2020-21 and 17.8:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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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Frequently asked questions
About West Towson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Towson Elementary?
West Towson Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Towson Elementary serve?
West Towson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Towson Elementary?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at West Towson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at West Towson Elementary?
Student demographics at West Towson Elementary are roughly 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is West Towson Elementary in?
West Towson Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.