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Alumni: what's one memory from Westowne Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000495
Westowne Elementary
401 Harlem Ln, Catonsville, MD 21228 · (443) 809-0854 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
359 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 | 98 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
76%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
59.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +18.7pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +15.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 32.2% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Westowne Elementary
Westowne Elementary's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westowne Elementary this school | 635 | 56.5% | 45.2% |
| Rossville Elementary Baltimore | 726 | 59.2% | 46.7% |
| Burnt Mills Elementary Silver Spring | 747 | 62.1% | 39.0% |
| Relay Elementary Baltimore | 581 | 52.7% | 47.9% |
| Joppa View Elementary Baltimore | 491 | 53.2% | 49.7% |
| Elkridge Elementary Elkridge | 798 | 45.9% | 47.4% |
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 Westowne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #411 of 853 | #48 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #319 of 853 ▲ 200 | #35 of 109 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #298 of 853 ▲ 195 | #34 of 109 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #167 of 898 | #15 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #649 of 857 | #56 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #14 of 857 | #1 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #463 of 885 | #67 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #396 of 551 | #61 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
635
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 635 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 57% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 41.6 | 15.4:1 | 56% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 44.2 | 15.3:1 | 59% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 49% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 41.9 | 16.4:1 | 47% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 39% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 22% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westowne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (689 to 635); teachers down 2% (41.9 to 41).
About Westowne Elementary
Westowne Elementary sits in Catonsville, Maryland, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 635 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 32% bigger than the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools counts 177 schools and 110,872 students, including Westowne Elementary.
The biggest share of students at Westowne Elementary, 34%, is Black. Other reported shares: 24% White, 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That is in line with Baltimore County, where about 31% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
Classroom staffing at Westowne Elementary totals 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Federal data show 57% of students (359) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Westowne Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Westowne Elementary would score about 40.8%. It scores 45.2%, 4.4 points above that figure.
For the population of Baltimore County, median household income comes to about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Baltimore County counts 180 public schools with about 110,872 students.
Johnnycake Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from Westowne Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 42.4% proficiency; Westowne Elementary posts 45.2%.
Under the NCES locale system, Westowne Elementary is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 635, from 659 in 2020-21.
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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
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 Catonsville
- Catonsville MiddleMiddle · 818 students
- Catonsville ElementaryElementary · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Johnnycake Elementary0.6 mi · 592
- Edmondson Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 556
- Southwest Academy1.0 mi · 842
- Catonsville Elementary1.1 mi · 653
- North Bend Elementary/Middle1.1 mi · 482
- Western School of Technology1.4 mi · 942
Frequently asked questions
About Westowne ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westowne Elementary?
Westowne Elementary enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westowne Elementary serve?
Westowne Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westowne Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westowne Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westowne Elementary?
Westowne Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 15% Hispanic, 34% Black, 19% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Westowne Elementary public or private?
Westowne 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.