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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Winand Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000497
Winand Elementary
8301 Scotts Level Rd, Baltimore, MD 21208 · (410) 887-0763 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
276 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 | 64 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
26%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
63.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +25.3pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +18.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 26.8% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Winand Elementary
Winand Elementary's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winand Elementary this school | 426 | 64.8% | 43.3% |
| Kingsford Elementary Mitchellville | 458 | 61.4% | 29.7% |
| Deer Park Elementary Owings Mills | 384 | 66.9% | 52.6% |
| Excel Academy Public Charter Fort Washington | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
| Govans Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 69.3% | 28.1% |
| Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS Morningside | 357 | 62.5% | 48.5% |
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 Winand Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #440 of 853 | #51 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #356 of 853 ▲ 232 | #44 of 109 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #241 of 853 ▲ 303 | #27 of 109 ▲ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #552 of 898 | #68 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #379 of 857 | #16 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #761 of 857 | #102 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #343 of 885 | #53 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #133 of 551 | #24 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
426
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
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 | 426 | 31.4 | 13.6:1 | 65% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 29.3 | 15.4:1 | 62% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 25.6 | 17.6:1 | 61% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 60% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 33.4 | 16.3:1 | 54% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 59% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 51% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 37% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 24 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winand Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (543 to 426); teachers down 6% (33.4 to 31.4).
About Winand Elementary
Winand Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Baltimore, Maryland. Enrolled students number 426 students, in pre-K through 5.
Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools with a combined 110,872 students. Winand Elementary is one of them.
Black students are the large majority at Winand Elementary, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Baltimore County residents are about 31% Black. By the diversity index, Winand Elementary comes in at 26%.
Teachers at Winand Elementary total 31.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%. Across public schools in Baltimore County, the average is 53%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.9% at Winand Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.3%.
In the county around the school, Baltimore County, median household income is about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winand Elementary is among the 180 public schools in Baltimore County.
The closest public school to Winand Elementary is Northwest Academy of Health Sciences, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Winand Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 455 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25, a decrease of 29 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (15.7:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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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Nearby schools
- Northwest Academy of Health Sciences0.6 mi · 808
- Church Lane Elementary0.9 mi · 273
- Scotts Branch Elementary1.0 mi · 457
- Milford Mill Academy1.3 mi · 1,471
- Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill Academy1.3 mi · 1
- Woodholme Elementary1.4 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Winand ElementaryHow many students attend Winand Elementary?
Winand Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Winand Elementary serve?
Winand Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Winand Elementary have?
Winand Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winand Elementary?
At Winand Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Winand Elementary public or private?
Winand 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.