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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000936
Westchester Elementary
2300 Old Frederick Rd, Baltimore, MD 21228 · (410) 887-1088 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
176 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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
64%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
58.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
60.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 60.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 55.7% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Westchester Elementary
Westchester Elementary's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester Elementary this school | 662 | 26.6% | 59.2% |
| Emmorton Elementary Bel Air | 584 | 22.6% | 71.8% |
| Rachel Carson Elementary Gaithersburg | 671 | 27.0% | 75.2% |
| Olney Elementary Olney | 585 | 22.4% | 68.4% |
| Mays Chapel Elementary Timonium | 657 | 31.8% | 57.5% |
| Piney Ridge Elementary Sykesville | 578 | 20.6% | 76.1% |
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 Westchester Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #228 of 853 | #25 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #188 of 853 ▲ 35 | #22 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #314 of 853 ▼ 103 | #39 of 109 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #131 of 898 | #11 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #600 of 857 | #48 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #317 of 857 | #58 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #742 of 885 | #95 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #547 of 551 | #84 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
662
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 662 | 43.9 | 15.1:1 | 27% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 42.2 | 16.3:1 | 26% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 45.2 | 14.6:1 | 30% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 25% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 38.5 | 17.2:1 | 22% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 23% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 10% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westchester Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (663 to 662); teachers up 14% (38.5 to 43.9).
About Westchester Elementary
Westchester Elementary is one of the public schools in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 662 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
Besides Westchester Elementary, Baltimore County Public Schools runs 176 other schools. The district enrolls 110,872 students.
The student body at Westchester Elementary is 56% White. The school is also 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 8% Black. Among Baltimore County residents, the White share is about 53%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
A staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. Among public schools in Baltimore County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Test results at Westchester Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.2% actual, 58.5% predicted).
In Baltimore County, home to about 850,796 people, the median household earns about $91,768 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Westchester Elementary shares Baltimore County with 179 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Westchester Elementary from the closest public school, Catonsville Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Westchester Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Westchester Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 668 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 662.
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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 Westchester Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Westchester Elementary. Westchester Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- WESTCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORAL SPRINGS, FL · 979 students
- WESTCHESTER ELEM.KIRKWOOD, MO · 572 students
- Westchester Elementary SchoolDecatur, GA · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Catonsville Middle0.2 mi · 818
- Hillcrest Elementary1.3 mi · 678
- Woodbridge Elementary1.7 mi · 484
- Catonsville Elementary2.1 mi · 653
- Catonsville High2.3 mi · 1,735
- Johnnycake Elementary2.3 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Westchester ElementaryHow many students attend Westchester Elementary?
Westchester Elementary enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Westchester Elementary serve?
Westchester Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Westchester Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Westchester Elementary.
How diverse is Westchester Elementary?
Westchester Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Westchester Elementary in?
Westchester Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.